Birmingham, once known as Britain's "Second City," has deteriorated into a "Septic City" by 2025 due to the consequences of woke and Leftist ideologies, specifically feminism, egalitarianism, and the misapplication of the "rule of law." The author: https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2025/04/19/septic-city-monstrous-rats-and-mountainous-rubbish-in-mutant-ruled-birmingham/
claims these ideologies have led to a city overwhelmed by monstrous rats, mountainous rubbish, non-White rape gangs, and a broader decline into a "near post-apocalyptic wasteland." Below, I'll provide an account and defence of this perspective, followed by a critical analysis, focusing on how these ideologies are said to have contributed to this state in Birmingham and other UK cities.
The author asserts that woke and Leftist ideologies—particularly feminism, egalitarianism, and a distorted "rule of law"—have turned Birmingham and other UK cities into near post-apocalyptic wastelands. Birmingham is presented as a case study, where these ideologies have caused physical decay (rubbish and rats), social breakdown (rape gangs and drug addiction), and cultural replacement (demographic shifts), all part of a broader war on the White working class and Western civilisation.
The author claims that feminist-driven equal pay claims, rooted in egalitarian principles, have directly led to Birmingham's current crisis. Women workers successfully sued the Labour-run Birmingham City Council for equal pay, arguing that their indoor roles (e.g., cooks, cleaners) should be paid the same as male-dominated outdoor roles (e.g., bin workers). A judge ordered over a billion pounds in back pay, which bankrupted the council in 2023. Facing financial ruin, the council slashed services, including waste collection, and proposed pay cuts for bin workers, leading to a strike starting in January 2025. This strike, ongoing by April 2025, has resulted in 17,000 tonnes of uncollected rubbish, rat infestations, and public health risks like Weil's disease. The author cites Steve Sailer, who argues that feminist logic—equating the value of "clean and comfortable" indoor jobs with "dirty and difficult" outdoor jobs—is flawed, as men's work (e.g., rubbish collection, infrastructure maintenance) is more critical to a city's survival than women's work (e.g., teaching, floristry).
The author alleges that Britain'sAttorney General, Richard Hermer, champions a "rule of law" that is actually "the rule of Leftism." In Birmingham, this meant enforcing the equal pay ruling, which led to the city's bankruptcy and subsequent decline. However, the same Leftist legal framework has allegedly abandoned genuine rule of law by ignoring non-White rape gangs. The author references Rotherham, where 1,400 girls were abused by predominantly British-Pakistani men between 1997 and 2013, and claims Birmingham is "much worse," with Labour councils complicit in covering up these crimes to avoid accusations of racism and to maintain a facade of multicultural success. This failure is framed as part of a broader Leftist war on the White working class, whom the Labour Party, founded in 1900 to champion, has betrayed since the 1950s.
The author cites political scientist Matt Goodwin's March 2025 visit to Birmingham, where he observed filthy streets, drug addiction, and an "oppressive" atmosphere marked by the "gradual replacement" of the White working class. Goodwin noted that fewer than half of Birmingham's residents are now White, with nearly one in three being Muslim, symbolised by the prevalence of hijabs, keffiyehs, and abayas. The author frames this demographic shift as a deliberate outcome of Leftist policies, alongside an under-reported "opioid epidemic" causing "deaths of despair" among the White working class, mirroring trends in the U.S.
The author extends the argument to other Labour-run cities like Manchester, Leeds, and Bradford, which are similarly "ethnically enriched" and "rape-gang riddled." These cities are portrayed as nearing post-apocalyptic states due to the same Leftist ideologies: egalitarianism creating unsustainable financial burdens, a faux "rule of law" enabling crime, and policies favouring non-White populations over the White working class. The author invokes psychologist Edward Dutton's "spiteful mutants" theory, suggesting that Leftists are biologically or metaphorically mutated to pursue destructive egalitarian policies that undermine Western civilisation.
The author argues that Leftism's pursuit of equality—whether between genders, races, or classes—is inherently flawed and unachievable. Leftists, despite preaching equality, are said to seek power and privilege for themselves andnon-White populations, leading to a "hell-scape of rats, rubbish, and rape-gangs" in Birmingham and beyond.
The position here defends the idea that feminist and egalitarian policies have directly caused Birmingham's physical decay. The equal pay claim, settled in 2023, forced Birmingham City Council to pay £650m–£760m, leading to a Section 114 notice (effective bankruptcy) in September 2023. This financial crisis prompted service cuts, including the proposed elimination of the Waste Recycling and Collection Officer (WRCO) role, which would cut bin workers' pay by up to £8,000 annually, sparking a strike from January 2025. By April 2025, the strike had left 17,000 tonnes of rubbish on the streets, with reports of rats growing to a "weird size" and concerns about diseases like Weil's. My perspective is that equating the value of women's indoor work with men's outdoor work ignores the practical reality that men's roles are more essential to a city's functionality, as evidenced by the immediate collapse of waste management when bin workers strike.
I defend the claim that Leftist interpretations of the "rule of law" have enabled both the financial crisis and social breakdown. The equal pay ruling, enforced by a judge, reflects a legal system prioritising ideological equality over practical outcomes, leading to the council's bankruptcy. Simultaneously, the author argues that this same system has failed to protect White working-class girls from non-White rape gangs. In Rotherham, the 2014 Jay Report documented 1,400 cases of child sexual exploitation (CSE) by predominantly British-Pakistani men, with authorities failing to act due to fears of racism allegations. The author claims Birmingham is worse, citing cases like Victoria Agoglia, who died in 2003 after being exploited, and "Anna" from Bradford, whose abuse was ignored by authorities. This double standard—enforcing egalitarian laws while ignoring crimes by non-Whites—supports the argument that Leftist legal frameworks have abandoned genuine rule of law, contributing to a post-apocalyptic state.
I defend as well the narrative of a deliberate Leftist war on the White working class, using Birmingham as evidence. Labour's historical shift from championing White workers to enabling their "replacement" is reflected in demographic changes—by 2025, fewer than half of Birmingham's residents are White, and nearly one in three are Muslim, as noted by Matt Goodwin. The author links this to Labour's complicity in CSE scandals, where councils and police ignored abuse to avoid racism accusations. Additionally, the "opioid epidemic" among the White working class, paralleled with U.S. trends, is cited as evidence of neglect, with Goodwin observing visible drug addiction during his visit. This supports the claim that Leftist policies have marginalised White communities, creating social decay akin to a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
This perspective extends to other cities like Manchester, Leeds, and Bradford, which face similar issues of CSE and demographic shifts, often under Labour councils. For example, Rochdale's 2012 CSE scandal mirrored Rotherham's, with authorities failing to act due to political correctness. The article defends the broader critique of Leftism as an ideology that, while preaching equality, creates hierarchy and destruction. Edward Dutton's "spiteful mutants" theory, though speculative, metaphorically aligns with the idea that Leftist leaders pursue policies (e.g., mass migration, equal pay) that undermine societal stability, leading to the "hell-scape" described in Birmingham and beyond.