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@JWestland
"The cries of "ban him" from his opponents simply proves they are losing the argument and have run out of ideas."
Not perse, the KKK was acceptable in the past and now the are not. I don't agree with bans, but it also doesn't mean somebody has lost the argument. It just means they are going the wrong way about it.
I don't agree with non-platforming Farage, but he's a xenophobic arsehole, his poster about refugees and "Europe can't cope" is beyond the pale. Nothing can be done about it as it's not legally incitement. Then there's also the Sun, the Daily Mail...it's a conversation that's become normal it seems.
Perhaps the UK does need a good word with itself on what is OK to say or not, and stop pretending a xenophobic arsehole is what the UK believes it stands for and what it is.