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1/ In a rational world Labour's leader would immediately challenge a white supremacist spouting conspiracy theories about the Great Replacement on the radio
But the British political commentariat is in the toilet, & their inability to confront racism is normalising extremism
But the British political commentariat is in the toilet, & their inability to confront racism is normalising extremism
2/ This is what happens when you present white supremacy as a "reasonable" position to have, and say condemning racists is "cancel culture"
This is what happens when you elect a government that is led by a man who has a history of white supremacist rhetoric - unchallenged
This is what happens when you elect a government that is led by a man who has a history of white supremacist rhetoric - unchallenged
3/ This is what happens when you have a political media class that are allowed to write and spout racist content unchallenged
White supremacists feel so emboldened now they spout their vitriol on national radio, while journalists & politicians let them do it unchallenged
White supremacists feel so emboldened now they spout their vitriol on national radio, while journalists & politicians let them do it unchallenged
4/ This is normalising the unacceptable - there is a reason white supremacy is the fastest growing terror threat
This isn't about "cancel culture", "PC" or anything else - it is about the British political class' inability to challenge, or complicity in, white supremacy
This isn't about "cancel culture", "PC" or anything else - it is about the British political class' inability to challenge, or complicity in, white supremacy
5/ And this is happening at a time when British nationalism is growing and Britain is becoming more isolationist
To MPs and journalists I say: this is not a joke, this is serious
White supremacy is not a reasonable or acceptable opinion - and should never be treated as such
To MPs and journalists I say: this is not a joke, this is serious
White supremacy is not a reasonable or acceptable opinion - and should never be treated as such
6/ The political classes need to get their head out their arse and stop with their navel gazing and pontificating over anti-racism protests, complaining about kneeling, or capitalising "Black"
This is a serious issue, and your narcissism is allowing it to spread unchecked
This is a serious issue, and your narcissism is allowing it to spread unchecked
7/ Too many people in this country have forgotten that an MP was killed by a white supremacist four years ago for "betraying white people"
This is not a game
This is not a game
8/ All this also happens when you create a media that is so overwhelmingly white that it is incapable of recognising its flaws
And when they do invite people of colour on, half are from a tiny minority within BAME communities that deny the severity of racism for their career
And when they do invite people of colour on, half are from a tiny minority within BAME communities that deny the severity of racism for their career
