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[Politics] Brexit
- Thread starter KingstonSeagull
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On a serious note, there are many here who have put forwards their reasons for support of a leave vote who are not racist or xenophobic.
How do you ensure that the racists and xenophobes who now feel legitimised in their views do not seize the vote as an excuse to spread their hatred of anyone with a different skintone, heritage, religion or sexuality?
How do you ensure that the racists and xenophobes who now feel legitimised in their views do not seize the vote as an excuse to spread their hatred of anyone with a different skintone, heritage, religion or sexuality?
EVERYONE, whatever political persuasion has the responsibility to try to clamp down on extremism but NOT at the expense of free speech.
Nixonator
Well-known member
I was asking how this is undemocratic:
Unelected law makers in the UK: 825.
Unelected law makers in the EU: 0.
How did you miss that?
I'm sorry, are you comparing the house of lords to EU parliament?
Quality banter.
I agree with you entirely, but how do you clamp down on it?
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Felpham Seagull
New member
spot on mate
Nixonator
Well-known member
I've not really had much time to think on it, currently i'm more concerned with my views being delegitimised by a minority of remain voters who peg me as both of the above and more.
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Well if we have a 2nd Referendum there will be trouble,if Scotland sticks their ore in there will be trouble,if we go down the road of no freedom of movement and leave properly there will be trouble,if we had of remained there still will have been trouble........Enoch Powell predicted it...
How do we deal with it? Best answer is to have no freedom of movement and then a better grip can be got on the population,a more static accountable and traceable population...this brings more trouble as it could lean toward a stagnant population disaffected....I don't know..
They both do revision on legislation, only the house of Lords isn't democratically elected, the EU parliament is. So when talking about democracy within the UK and the EU, it's a totally reasonable comparison to make.
Please, enough with the 'B' word. It makes you look stupid.
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
People in this country have had enough of experts....................
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Punitive measures for people caught promoting or carrying out racist attacks. That would be a start. In addition, given that we are probably facing a general election in the next 6 months, I believe each mainstream party must have some kind of common agreement that these kind of attitudes are unacceptable in our society and will not be tolerated. I would like the political parties to produce something together as I think it would send the clearest message and perhaps help to heal the most damaging and dangerous aspects of the recent campaign.
No freedom of movement will not stop the far right, who have come to the fore in the last 48 hours, from implementing their 'foreigners go home' policy to anyone with a non-anglo saxon name or non white skinthough, even if they were born in this country, as I was 54 years ago.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Let's hope the far right disappear into the background as quickly as they've appeared then. There is no room in this country for scum like that.
yxee
Well-known member
We do have some of our own domestic laws that prevent discrimination... how is this even a question? If someone is racist they are instantly recognised and judged by a normal functioning society. That has not changed!
It is a bizarre question to ask in my opinion.
Where ??
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Personally, I think some things, for a while at least, have changed. Such is the division in society now and such are the tensions that opening this can of worms has brought, it has given some people more courage to behave in an unacceptable manner.
The special question time was interesting earlier. An often repeated theme by all of the panel except perhaps the UKIP bloke was for building unity. Even Diane Abbott made some sense.
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
Should be punitive measures taken against these idiots on social media reporting racist attacks that are a figment of their imagination.Inciting racial hatred is a crime-doesn't matter if it's the left or the right doing it.Lock 'em all up and throw away the key.
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Genuinely I cannot answer at this moment,the dangerous prospect of all non Europeans getting (so called sent home) has crossed my mind and if it gets to that stage all I can say is we will be in a modern derivative form of civil war...
We need a strong leader and government and the laws we have to be enforced.
With or without Brexit this prospect (and hopefully not) this day was always going to arise..