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What the Liverpool Incident Tells Us About the New Culture War

The populist right's response wasn’t about victims - it was about narrative control. And it’s becoming their only move.

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May 27, 2025
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Police officers on Water Street
Image from BBC Live Updates.

As a rule, I don’t react immediately to large scale mass casualty incidents. Not because I don't care - but because I know what I am: a social media commentator, miles away from the scene, with no more access to facts than anyone else scrolling through fragments and guesswork.

In those first chaotic hours - when even the polic…

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