Musk illuminates UK child abuse, but also stirs up right-wing radicalism
Musk illuminates UK child abuse, but also stirs up right-wing radicalism
oldham in northern England is used to taking advantage of the city to pursue its own agendas, said local council politician Abdul Wahid. However, people had not expected that they would be in the focus of Elon Musk. The richest man in the world repeatedly posted a historical child abuse scandal in the first days of January, who shook this community and many other places in the United Kingdom more than a decade ago.
The abuse scandal in Oldham
oldham, in which a large British-Pakistani community lives, was previously a Division and extremism were nourished. Now the city is again in the field of shooting of the extreme right due to allegations about covering up the child abuse, which were reinforced by the Musk statements.
Elon Musk's influence on the debate
While Musk seems to turn to other topics again and meanwhile a Position Abuse scandals in Oldham from re -torn wounds and dwindling hopes for changes. Many people fear that Musk's statements could give extremists new buoyancy that use the historical history of abuse, which was mainly committed by groups of men of Pakistani origin, to fuel racial hatred.
criticism and support from the community of affected community
Musk's messages on its social media platform X King Charles III demanded that they have covered up abuse. to dissolve the parliament and set new elections, and attacked the Minister for Women's Protection. While many British politicians have condemned Musk's comments as the distribution of misinformation, some survivors of abuse express gratitude that Musk draws attention to their fate.
The voice of the survivors
Samantha Walker-Roberts, who was raped by a grooming gang at the age of 12, emphasized to CNN that she is grateful for the Spotlight, which musk throws on cases like her. "I just can't thank him enough," she said, adding: "Finally everyone listens to us, thanks to Elon Musk." Walker-Roberts, who waived her right to anonymity, believes that Musk's interest in the scandal has raised the topic of child abuse on the political agenda of the UK.
effects and demands for justice
Walker-Roberts asks Musk to continue to fight for the oversights and to give them a voice from his platform. Despite new measures and financial resources, which the British government announced to combat child abuse, the demands for a legally ordered investigation in Oldham, as it took place in previous cases, have not yet been met. Instead, only a locally conducted review was promised in Oldham and four other locations.
necessary measures to combat abuse
a national Investigation Child abuse, including gangs, came to the conclusion in 2022 that there were “extensive failures of the local authorities and police forces”. Another expert opinion commissioned by the government in the nearby city of Rotherham came to the conclusion that at least 1,400 children were abused by groups of men in a period of 16 years.
call to unity and changes
politicians and survivors in Oldham call for an end to the split and a joint discussion about the problems. In this context, Wahid explains that it does not matter whether it is ethnicity, religion or culture. "The problem exists," says Wahid, "so we have to get to the bottom of the cause." Walker-Roberts and other survivors continue to wait for justice and effective measures against child abuse. "We can't get around year after year ... and for decades and come nowhere," she concluded.