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曾是全英国最热情的小镇,克罗伯勒为何会变得如此分裂?It was the most welcoming town in Britain. Why has Crowborough become so divided?

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2022年,当地人张开双臂欢迎乌克兰难民。但今年,300多名寻求庇护者的到来使社区分裂。裂痕能够修复吗?

In 2022, they opened their arms to Ukrainian refugees. But this year, the arrival of more than 300 asylum seekers has split the community. Can the rift be healed?

周日早晨,在东萨塞克斯郡的克罗伯勒镇,几十名反移民活动人士在一家旅行社外挥舞着英国国旗。他们的音响系统播放着一首关于“左翼柠檬”的歌曲。

It’s Sunday morning and in the East Sussex town of Crowborough a few dozen anti-migrant activists are waving union jacks outside a travel agent. Their sound system is blasting out a song about “lefty lemons”.

几码远的地方,数量相当的抗议者则支持被安置在附近一个军事营地的寻求庇护者。他们举着“人性没有国界”、“当仇恨占上风时文明就会失败”的标语;他们播放着鲍勃·马利、披头士乐队和艾瑞莎·弗兰克林的关于爱与和平的经典歌曲。

A few yards away, a similar number of protesters are supporting the asylum seekers being housed at a nearby military camp. Their signs read “Humanity has no borders” and “Civilisation fails when hatred prevails”; they’re playing classics about love and peace by Bob Marley, the Beatles and Aretha Franklin.