i have never seen “volcanoes”

The reporting on it has been terrible but I want to be clear about the Belfast riots from someone who lives here: the distinction of it being British loyalists who might kill people for calling them Irish doing the rioting does matter, not least because, in contrast to what knuckle dragging settlers on social media would have you believe, ‘the Irish’ have literally been patrolling the streets to protect migrants. Racism absolutely exists amongst Irish communities as well, but I need all of you to understand that in this specific instance you are doing more harm than good by spreading the false notion that ‘both communities’ are coming together in these riots, and by contributing to the British press’s refusal to name loyalist paramilitaries as still a major problem in this city. You don’t have to believe me, specifically, but please understand that there are multiple dimensions to our politics which cannot be ignored if the goal is actually to build a better society for everyone, and look into what people who actually live here are saying and doing about it before jumping to conclusions.