Wouldn't that be Christianaphobic?JimC wrote:You forgot the "Get stuffed, you delusional moron"
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“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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You have my deepest sympathy. This w/e my father, in relation to the referendum, actually said, "I'm not a racist, but ... (immigration) ..."rachelbean wrote:My dad has now taken to posting Pro Brexit videos on Facebook and Twitter. And really bad/xenophobic ones at that
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What's racist about opposing immigration beyond a certain level?
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Well, I oppose arab and african immigration, but I have the honesty of identifying as racist.Brian Peacock wrote:You have my deepest sympathy. This w/e my father, in relation to the referendum, actually said, "I'm not a racist, but ... (immigration) ..."rachelbean wrote:My dad has now taken to posting Pro Brexit videos on Facebook and Twitter. And really bad/xenophobic ones at that
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It's not automatically racist of course, and there can be valid reasons for such a stand involving employment and the environment, but a fair number of people wanting less (or zero) immigration have either conscious or unconscious racist motivations.Forty Two wrote:What's racist about opposing immigration beyond a certain level?
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Indeed. I'm al for an honest debate on immigration - a rational debate, rooted in facts would be nice - but alas, impossible at the moment. The lies being trotted out regarding immigration at the moment, the impact on jobs, wages, and the economy, crime, the health service, housing, education, are certainly xenophobic and in many cases out-and-out 'send 'em home' racism (nobody is talking about sending Irish, US, or Aus immigrants home for example, just 'foreigners': Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Indian Sub-continent workers). The interesting point was that my father felt he had to qualify his remarks in that way.JimC wrote:It's not automatically racist of course, and there can be valid reasons for such a stand involving employment and the environment, but a fair number of people wanting less (or zero) immigration have either conscious or unconscious racist motivations.Forty Two wrote:What's racist about opposing immigration beyond a certain level?
This should probably continue in the EU referendum thread.
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