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The biggest gem on this was a white English women on my mate's facebook saying "I'm voting out, cos immigrants" OK.. "And it's racist to call this racist".
Clearly a sore point to be seen as a supporter of a racism campaign for her. I don't know if she actually is not racist and buys all the fearmongering, hence the defensiveness, or doesn't want to fess up to it.
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There's nothing wrong with calling a racist out. One of the strange things from this referendum is the reluctance to call Xenophobic Racists, Xenophobic Racists and it's lead to a culture of fear and hate being allowed to prosper.
Of course you need to understand where that culture has come from - chiefly due to a succession of Neo-Liberal politicians pointing the blame for working class problems elsewhere, rather than towards themselves as they increasingly siphon money upwards under the guise of austerity.
So call a racist, a racist. Don't allow a culture of fear and hate to grow.
However try to educate people and vote for politicians who promise to deal with poverty