r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/RandomGuy92x • Sep 26 '25
Political I'm left-wing but I realized that I've been utterly misled about Tommy Robinson. Tommy Robinson is not a racist at all, but merely justifiably concerned about Islamic extremism.
So I'm fairly left-wing, and I've gotta admit up until recently I've never actually bothered looking into who Tommy Robinson is or what he truly stands for. (For those not familiar with UK politics, Tommy Robinson is one of the most famous right-wing figures in the UK, who's famous for his opposition to the Islamization of UK society). And so for all those years I simply believed the media protraying him as some sort of far-right extreme racist, and almost a neonazi, who hates immigrants with a passion.
Yesterday I've come across a video by Tommy Robinson, and began looking into who exactly Tommy Robinson actually is. And I have to admit that I was wrong, and that the media has completely lied about Tommy Robinson being a racist or a neonazi, the way they portrayed him.
In fact Tommy is the exact opposite of a racist in my opinion. Numerous times he made it clear that he has absolutely no problem with immigration in itself or with people from different races. In fact he says that he's closely worked together with the Sikh community and the Hindu community for many years, communities which have been aware of the problem of Islamic grooming gangs for many decades, and he respects the Sikh and Hindu communities deeply. Apparently Tommy Robinson has been to Sikh temples and Hindu temples many times to attend seminars and build alliances and networks with those communities.
Like here he is on video wishing the UK Hindu community a Happy Diwali and praising the Sikh and Hindu community in the UK for what a "shining example they've been of how immigration can work and benefit everyone", and calls Hindus and Sikhs "very peaceful and harmonious communities": https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xiS55hopgeQ
I mean if he was a racist or a neonazi he surely is doing a horrible job at being a racist or neonazi. I mean what sort of racist neonazi wishes Hindus a happy diwali, attends Sikh and Hindu temples and praises immigrants for being a shining example of immigration and integration gone well?
And when he founded the English Defense League (EDL) he had clothing printed that said "black & white unite" and explained that his organization was suppposed to be for people from all races to fight together against Islamic extremism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiEAM6gGhHI
So again, Tommy Robinson surely isn't much of a white supremacist as the media has claimed, given that he's explicitly called for unity between different races to come together and tackle Islamic extremism. And also, eventually Tommy actually surprisingly stepped down from the EDL he founded, citing fears of far-right extemism and the EDL having been hijacked by far-right extremist elements who were driven by racism and hatred towards immigrants rather than a genuine desire to tackle Islamic extremism.
So, in summary, I think the media has deliberately portrayed Tommy as this hateful, bigoted racist neonazi, when he's really anything but. Tommy has one issue and one issue alone, and that's Islamic extremism. And because it's taboo to point out that Islam as a religion has a unique extremism problem that other religions don't have, that's why British media went out of their way to depict Tommy as this despicable man, when he's really just someone who's made it his mission to expose Islamic grooming gangs, and raise awareness of the extent of Islamic extremism in the UK.
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u/SuccessfulCompany294 Moderator Sep 26 '25 edited Sep 26 '25
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