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In reply to the discussion: so my Portuguese friend was accosted in a coffee shop this morning [View all]auntpurl
(4,311 posts)36. I'm so sorry that happened to your friend.
And I'm so sorry about the people here who seem unable to take the words of the many of us who actually LIVE in this country and know what's happening. I am popping in on my self-imposed DU hiatus. I had to take a break because it was driving me crazy arguing with these...people. Be back in a few days when the Americans stop caring about Brexit and are on to the next thing.
Take care of yourself.
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so my Portuguese friend was accosted in a coffee shop this morning [View all]
PaulaFarrell
Jun 2016
OP
I hope your friend is okay. I have been reading a number of stories of non-anglos being attacked
niyad
Jun 2016
#2
This American woman had a similar experience, came up with an interesting campaign:
auntpurl
Jun 2016
#37
Trump gets a lot of passes and excuses made for his voters too. The denial is deep
Person 2713
Jun 2016
#3
Anecdotes certainly prove that there is no other reason behind the BREXIT votes...
Human101948
Jun 2016
#5
There can be more than one fucking reason for people voting leave. Claiming that xenophobia
Chakab
Jun 2016
#19
The heads of the leave campaign exploited concerns about economic insecurity and systemic equality
Chakab
Jun 2016
#22
Even the anger over the consequences of neoliberal policies gets directed toward
tblue37
Jun 2016
#35
"A few people here believe that you can't reduce Brexit to nothing "but" racism and xenophobia."
Denzil_DC
Jun 2016
#18
These are the two cities that I know best; and I think there's very little chance of problems
LeftishBrit
Jun 2016
#43