Paul the Wolf
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If you read the rest and not selected bits which suit you I said there was racism and xenophobia in all countries including France. This is the Brexit thread so the reasons France wouldn't vote to leave the EU because of immigration because even the racists realise that the people of other races (as in racists) as opposed to xenophobic (strangers) tend to not come from European countries.I think young people know full well what the EU is. The issue is that they see it as something fundamentally different to you and can tolerate something far different to you. And the reality is that my children for example feel more of an affinity to Europeans their age than they do many of the lovely people who voted for Brexit.
I know that this is something that offends Boris and probably you. But it is the reality. What will be interesting for me is how that generation reacts in 20-40 years time when they become the dominant political group.
Have to laugh again though at the racism debate though. I know we're all down in the dumps about Brexit. I know the UK, like many countries, has problems with racism and there has also been an uptick in it since Brexit (god knows, I and one of my sons have experienced it). However, to pretend that the UK is some hotbed of racism while the rest of Europe is some kind of sea of tolerance. Give over ffs. I did have a particularly good chuckle at 'people in France aren't very xenophobic towards other EU citizens'.
Ah that's ok then. As long as the Europeans are protected from the worst excesses of it, its fine.
I find all kinds of xenophobia and racism abhorrent.
Nobody is trying to say there isn't a problem in other countries, but trying to pretend there isn't a problem in the UK is ridiculous.