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In reply to the discussion: Here's why 52% of British voted to leave [View all]angrychair
(8,749 posts)86. Your insinuation is insulting
Your implication is that liberal progressives, who are not all "working-class whites", are closet racist???
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We ignore Trump at our own Peril. He is actually providing a very good read on the real
FighttheFuture
Jun 2016
#111
My bet is that the "working class" will not come out better under Exit. They might feel better
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#4
Boris Johmson wants a UK that is a "hyper-capitalist island freed of EU regulations".
pampango
Jun 2016
#43
So break everything since a couple of important things aren't perfect? REALLY?!
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#14
"We ignore the problems people see with migrants and immigration at our peril"... WTF!?
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#41
OK if its PC as long as its rooted in reality and tells the truth, MOST societies that were for...
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#54
Is it too PC of me to ask you to back up that claim with some evidence?
Violet_Crumble
Jun 2016
#142
That's usually cover for human tribalism, I don't see an issue with that if there's no critical mass
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#39
I'm talking about the immigration unfairness outlined in your response... not the Brexit vote
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#57
It wasn't this way BEFORE "immigrants"? tia... I remember when I lived in Europe UK housing was....
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#59
You have any evidence that the expensive housing was caused by immigrants? tia
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#72
Well, for start, you can trace the shortage of social housing to the Thatcher years.
Denzil_DC
Jun 2016
#94
But this is the myth of austerity used to promote good old divide and conquer tactics.
Denzil_DC
Jun 2016
#126
Semantics, they stoked human tribalism to get the leave vote... who cares the shade of skin and
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#62
I don't think correcting an assumption about "POC" is just semantics really.
whatthehey
Jun 2016
#65
the subthread related to immigrants whether they'er PoC or not its the bases of human...
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#74
"EU migrants are almost all white"... was not a counter to the point involving PoC? tia
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#79
link... "weak economies" has always been his position even though he didn't weigh on it during this
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#49
My opinion is it's a stressful time in Europe and political profiteering
BeyondGeography
Jun 2016
#99
The point is that the "white working class anti-establishment populism" thing is
forjusticethunders
Jun 2016
#23
"Tea kettle absurdity" - Yep, we wouldn't put up with something like that here in the US - Oh
jonno99
Jun 2016
#96
It's why growth is required, whether that's capitalism, or socialism, or whatever
The2ndWheel
Jun 2016
#60
More upper middleclass types shouting 'racist' at everyone who disagrees with their
Marr
Jun 2016
#113
Time for the Brexit voters to reread Animal Farm...for the umpteenth time.
Android3.14
Jun 2016
#115