I Know We've Done This To Death, But...

[Kromovaracun]

... why does the sheer number of racists/homophobes/whatever in UKIP simply not bother people?

The usual response is that "all parties have bad eggs that we don't hear about." But

a) UKIP are significantly worse offenders

b) UKIP do not seem to care about their unsavoury members. Every time there's a platitude about how the problem will be solved, or how the party is taking quick and effective action - but then it transpires that the person has been behaving in such a way for a very long time, and earned no response.

Why do the same empty excuses always prove so effective? Does this really not bother people? Is nobody concerned that they may have just elected one of UKIP's legion of bad eggs to public office?

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royfromaus

Incidentally, I am MORE than happy to criticise Ms Abbott for her sheer stupidity and the racist subtext to her (non) answers to Andrew Neil, but I think that the point naomi24 was making is that I don't criticise black / Asian homophobes, so in this instance, I don't think what she said was relevant.

However it WAS relevant earlier on in this thread.

But I didn't watch the clip back then!

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royfromaus

"I will make clear... do you think here comment and her subsequent refusal to address her comment has racist connotations?"

Absolutely.

No question.

Can I ask a question in return?

[royfromaus]

Of course, sp

[sp1814]

Do you think that when Newent John Lyndon Sullivan (UKIP) asked "I rather wonder if we shot one "poofter", whether the next 99 would decide on balance, that they weren't after-all? We might then conclude that it's not a matter of genetics, but rather more a matter of education.” has homophobic overtones?

[royfromaus]

Lol, do I really have to answer that?
The man is obviously a complete *** moron. He may as well said

"I rather wonder if we shot one " Steps fan", whether the next 99 would decide on balance, that they weren't after-all steps fans"


I'm sure the threat of being killed would make me agree with most things.

(The delay in answering was deliberate, just to get you thinking that I may well agree with him)

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royfromaus

Actually - I didn't think anything of the sort. We don't have any morons on AB (there was a clear out two years ago...we all had to sit a test).

;-)

[naomi24]

SP, //…please try not to misrepresent me.//

I wouldn’t intentionally misrepresent anyone. If your posts mislead the reader then I would suggest you’re unwittingly misrepresenting yourself.

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naomi24

...and on that bombshell.