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> the UK is withdrawing from a body where unelected people write laws They are elected. "A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been el

by fao_ 7y ago

> the UK is withdrawing from a body where unelected people write laws They are elected. "A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parl... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliam... http://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/be-heard/elections http://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/be-heard/el... > not making a xenophobic statement, despite people's attempts to frame it that way. Please explain why you think Joe Cox was murdered. Please explain why you think so many UKIP members are outed racists[0][1][2][3][4] (Notably, even Farage left UKIP because of the extremism). Please explain what you think the British National Front stands for. 0: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/01/henry-bolton-s-girlfriend-didn-t-bring-down-ukip-party-s-racism-problem-did https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/01/henry-bolto... 1: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/26/ukip-anti-muslim-bigotry-racist-europhobic-tories https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/26/ukip-a... 2: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/henry-bolton-ukip-racism-girlfriend-new-leader-jo-marney-a8172056.html https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/henry-bolton-ukip-racis... 3: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-04/former-ukip-leader-nigel-farage-quits-party/ https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-04/former-ukip-leader-nigel... 4: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ukip-choking-racism-its-wonderful-13681022 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ukip-choking-racism-i...

nailer 7y ago
MEPs don't write laws. You would know this with the bare minimum of research into the topic. (List of random bad things) I'll let you explain how those things are relevant. There will always be racists and crazy people. Mass immigration may create more of them if that's what you wish. You also write about racism yet link to an article about Islam. Islam isn't a race, you can read more about it using an internet search engine.
- fao_ 7y ago
  > I'll let you explain how those things are relevant I stated their relevance above. > There will always be racists and crazy people. Please explain why there has been a noticable increase in 'crazy people' and fascist ideologies in the public eye since the introduction of brexit. > Mass immigration may create more of them if that's what you wish. [citation needed] > You also write about racism yet link to an article about Islam. Islam isn't a race, you can read more about it using an internet search engine. You obviously haven't done the bare minimum of reading on why Islamaphobia is deeply related to racism and in most forms consititutes racism and systemic bias. There are some good overviews of the relationship between islamaphobia and racism in the following links: https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/2512/is-it-racist-to-criticise-religion https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/2512/is-it-racist-to-cri... https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/taking-racism-seriously-islamophobia/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/taking-raci... http://theconversation.com/why-uks-working-definition-of-islamophobia-as-a-type-of-racism-is-a-historic-step-107657 http://theconversation.com/why-uks-working-definition-of-isl...

by fao_ 7y ago

nailer 7y ago

MEPs don't write laws. You would know this with the bare minimum of research into the topic. (List of random bad things) I'll let you explain how those things are relevant. There will always be racists and crazy people. Mass immigration may create more of them if that's what you wish. You also write about racism yet link to an article about Islam. Islam isn't a race, you can read more about it using an internet search engine.

fao_ 7y ago
> I'll let you explain how those things are relevant I stated their relevance above. > There will always be racists and crazy people. Please explain why there has been a noticable increase in 'crazy people' and fascist ideologies in the public eye since the introduction of brexit. > Mass immigration may create more of them if that's what you wish. [citation needed] > You also write about racism yet link to an article about Islam. Islam isn't a race, you can read more about it using an internet search engine. You obviously haven't done the bare minimum of reading on why Islamaphobia is deeply related to racism and in most forms consititutes racism and systemic bias. There are some good overviews of the relationship between islamaphobia and racism in the following links: https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/2512/is-it-racist-to-criticise-religion https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/2512/is-it-racist-to-cri... https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/taking-racism-seriously-islamophobia/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/taking-raci... http://theconversation.com/why-uks-working-definition-of-islamophobia-as-a-type-of-racism-is-a-historic-step-107657 http://theconversation.com/why-uks-working-definition-of-isl...