whats that old chestnut about politics-the extreme right and the extreme left being much the same? Stalin or Hitler sort of argument. For the record I do not equate having concerns about immigration with being racist. They are two seperate things. That doesnt preclude the fact that there are those who are anti-immigration who are racist of course. More interesting of course is the concept of "racism" itself and what that entails. Is it about skin colour? Is it about religion? Maybe where they were born? Theyre politics perhaps or general "culture"? I personally, as Ive said before on here re similar posts, dont care about the intrinsic attributes of anyone (ie things they cannot change) eg colour of skin/age/sex/sexual orientation/where they were born/physical or mental abilities etc but I do feel that I should be able to challenge things like their personal beliefs inc cultural practices/religion and politics. We all of us have our own sets of preferences and prejudices, likes and dislikes. They are born of either nature or nurture. Some are harmless to others. Some are not. That we should have a right to challenge each others beliefs free from half baked accusations of racism/sexism/ageism/homophobism/transphobism (saw this one in a letter of complaint and loved it so much I include it here
)etc is key.
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