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True, I agree, some are undoubtedly racist. The point was more that just simplifying all voting Leave, UKIP, BNP down to "it's because they're racist" misses out a whole range of other issues.
@radmich Corbyn just doesn't seem to have taken off, I've heard various reasons why.
I think his difficulty in getting his message across and the presence of very few politicians who appear to actually be anything other than professional politicians (with the exception of a few who started off in law, marketing, etc) make today's politician's very difficult to relate to.
Also, his views on defence don't enamour him to a lot of traditional working class people I know.
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Corbyn just doesn't seem to have taken off, I've heard various reasons why.
Round here they see him as been a bit mung bean and socks-and-sandals. They like their labour leaders to have a bit more knackers about them. I personally think he's decent, although he needs to speak out more. Half his policies are still a fucking mystery to me.
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Corbyn just doesn't seem to have taken off, I've heard various reasons why.
If it's repeated enough times it will be believed.
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/04/08/camerons-ratings-now-lower-corbyns/
He's not charismatic. But he's not toxic, either. He's on par (or above) other major politicians, but for some reason it's not constantly repeated that they're unelectable or liabilities.
General_Lucifer
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