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I'm a lefty so perfectly open to believe bad things about the Tories, but this criticism is ridiculous. > The guy running it, Mosley, is the grandson of Oswald
by chimprich 6y ago
I'm a lefty so perfectly open to believe bad things about the Tories, but this criticism is ridiculous.
> The guy running it, Mosley, is the grandson of Oswald Mosley
Sharing about a quarter of your genes with a leading fascist from two generations previously in a very different social and cultural time doesn't mean you're a fascist yourself. To say that who your grandfather was defines your views is a kind of genetic fascism itself.
A quick look at his Twitter feed shows retweets of Guardian articles and Labour MPs' posts. Hardly definitive, but he doesn't look like an extremist.
> He’s a “Tory activist”, which basically means he would like to see a fascist white ethnostate.
I'm sure there are a great many Tory activists with unpleasant views, but this doesn't follow at all.