Here’s a thought exercise: Imagine a substantial number of Europeans are being moved into some indigenous South Americans’ territory. Now imagine a percentage of them are “illegals” and, what’s more, that they’re given government-funded housing locals often can’t afford. Imagine, too, that this drives up rent further, making the housing even more inaccessible to the indigenous. Also imagine that “hate speech” laws ensure that if the locals complain about the injustice, they can be arrested. And then there’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back:

A few of these illegals sexually assault an indigenous girl.

Would it be surprising if this sparked a spasm of violence? (Note: This is not synonymous with asking, “Would such violence be moral?”)

If you say the above four “imagines” strain the imagination, perhaps they should. But you actually don’t have to imagine.

Because the above is precisely what’s happening, as we speak, in the home of indigenous Irishmen, says an on-scene source. There is a difference, though: In this case, they don’t call the injustice cultural or demographic genocide.

They call it country-strengthening “diversity.”

With the story being overshadowed by Los Angeles’ left-wing, anti-law-and-order rioting, many aren’t focusing on the violence in Northern Ireland. But this week, the above “imagine” scenario resulted in homes and cars attacked and police injured in that region. This occurred mainly in a town called Ballymena. Not surprisingly, the authorities described what transpired as “racist thuggery, pure and simple.” But there apparently is far more to the story than that comic-book portrayal reveals.

Getting the truth on a European story can be hard because Old World media are controlled and woke. In this case, however, rather un-woke British commentator Katie Hopkins is on the ground in Northern Ireland. And, boy, does she have a tale to tell.

In a video posted today to YouTube, Hopkins relates what she has learned, saying:

In Ballymena, the community has long observed busloads of individuals arriving from the Republic of Ireland. Because Ireland is in the EU, there’s freedom of movement, allowing groups like Roma [aka gypsies] from Eastern Europe to enter the south and then cross the unpoliced border into Northern Ireland [which is part of Britain]. Due to Northern Ireland’s ties to Westminster [the U.K. government], funding is available for undocumented migrants, providing housing and benefits. This creates tension in places like Ballymena. On one hand, there are vibrant communities, including locals and hardworking immigrants like Filipinos, who arrive with visas and jobs, contributing to hospitals, nursing homes, and other essential services. They’re kind, compassionate, and integrate well. On the other hand, there’s an unspoken issue: busloads of undocumented migrants are arriving and being given housing, often prioritized over locals because private landlords receive substantial government payments — taxpayer money — making these tenants more lucrative than local or working-class families.

This dynamic pushes locals out of their communities, as rents skyrocket to levels they can’t afford. It’s a source of deep frustration….

Why is this happening in Ballymena? Well, nearly 5,000 of the town’s 31,000 “residents were born outside of Britain, Ireland or Northern Ireland,” relates Canada’s CBC. The outlet continues:

In Northern Ireland’s overall population, ethnic or racialized groups make up just 3.4 per cent of Northern Ireland’s overall population, compared to Ballymena’s 16 per cent.

If you guessed that Ballymena is primarily a working/middle-class town, go to the head of the class. It’s a now-old story, too. In Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for example, immigrationist actions have transformed the demographics from 95 percent non-Hispanic white in 2000 to 56-60 percent Hispanic today.

Of course, even just mentioning this can inspire a “racism” accusation. But this doesn’t stop the wealthy, woke value-signalers from ensuring that migrants aren’t introduced into their tony neighborhoods. And when they are, as in Martha’s Vineyard in 2022, they’re deported to Bluecollarville with alacrity. As pundit Tucker Carlson said of the pseudo-elites’ neighborhoods: They still look as if “it’s the 1950s.”

(A related note: Taking the cake was a liberal Brooklyn resident reacting to an integration plan affecting his kids’ school. Explaining his opposition, he said, “It’s more complicated when it’s about your own children.”)

Returning to Hopkins, she points out that making matters worse are Britain’s “hate speech” laws, which silence anti-immigrationist voices. Hopkins cites as evidence the case of Lucy Connolly, who’s currently serving 31 months’ incarceration for an “offensive” tweet. (Meanwhile, a U.K. judge spared a “transgender” pedophile prison time because the experience could cause him “anxiety.”) Further illustrating how bad Truth suppression is in Britain is that commentator Bill O’Reilly’s program is blocked there. O’Reilly is fairly anodyne, too.

And what might Europeans learn without the censorship? Well, consider Hopkins’ revelations about migrants charged with sexually assaulting an Irish girl. Media will claim, as the CBC did, that they “spoke through a Romanian interpreter.” This is deception.

It was almost certainly a Romani interpreter, as the perps apparently are Roma. Romani is not at all like Romanian, but is actually closely related to Indian languages Hindi and Punjabi. The point?

The pseudo-elites are trying, again, to obscure migrant crime’s true nature.

As for the Ballymena unrest, Hopkins adds perspective, stating:

So, I ask, what do you expect people to do when their country, homes, and children’s safety are taken, and then they’re mocked by the media? Where is the release valve?

“Northern Irish residents feel,” Hopkins sums up, that “their country is being taken.”

Are they wrong?

Note that this immigrationist invasion is occurring all over the West. Consider, too, that Germany is about the size of Montana; the Netherlands, Connecticut; the U.K., Oregon; and Sweden, California. And the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland together are only about the size of South Carolina. Is it wrong that the Germans, Dutch, Brits, Swedes, and Irish should have even these small places to call their own?

Of course, it all makes sense if you’re a globalist who, aiming to eliminate nations, wants to erode national cohesion. If you love your Western culture, however, and wish to bequeath it to your children, well, not so much.

Katie Hopkins’ entire video presentation, just under 12 minutes long, is below.