sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 27 days agoReform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows | Novara Medianovaramedia.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
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minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoThe article literally talks about how Starmer’s attempta at courting racists is backfiring on him
minus-squareSenal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoYes, but I don’t think it’s because he’s angling for a social group that’s into doing a bunch of hate crimes. It’s much more likely he’s doing it for political reasons. I could be very wrong however.
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoWhat’s the difference? All he is doing is ahowing that racism is ok now.
minus-squareSenal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agointent and context. One is an actual bigot, one is an effective bigot but only by convenience. All he is doing is ahowing that racism is ok now. He’s showing that tolerance of bigotry is currently ok as long as it’s a means to a political end. Which is different in intent and context, but as you say, not necessarily different in outcome, for some. The difference between “benefits him politically”(starmer & johnson) vs “is a bigoted arsehole”(farage).
The article literally talks about how Starmer’s attempta at courting racists is backfiring on him
Yes, but I don’t think it’s because he’s angling for a social group that’s into doing a bunch of hate crimes.
It’s much more likely he’s doing it for political reasons.
I could be very wrong however.
What’s the difference? All he is doing is ahowing that racism is ok now.
intent and context.
One is an actual bigot, one is an effective bigot but only by convenience.
He’s showing that tolerance of bigotry is currently ok as long as it’s a means to a political end.
Which is different in intent and context, but as you say, not necessarily different in outcome, for some.
The difference between “benefits him politically”(starmer & johnson) vs “is a bigoted arsehole”(farage).