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Can't decide about the wisdom of this idea but...sounds a lot like laying the groundwork for a second Civil War to me. Something I always thought was a risk under a second Trump 'presidency'. www.bu.edu/articles/201...
Noted Civil War historian Nina Silber, a BU professor of history and American studies, on whether the current political climate in the US could lead to another civil war.
BBC's Tory leadership to the rescue...
'Xenophobia' - 'the fear or dislike of anything that is perceived as being foreign or strange' (Wikipedia). ‘I certainly don’t want my children to share a neighbourhood with men from backward countries who broke into Britain illegally...’ (Jenrick on the BBC) Literally guilty as charged.
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC apologises for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
Absolutely. But, as an observer from across the Pond, where is the organized, coherent response from the Democrats, anti-fascists and plain democracy-loving citizens? Where is the media strategy? Where are the messages of hope -showing how actual grown-up politics can work?
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