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Originally Posted by rubecube
Right, but can we at least call the bigots "bigots," and not dismiss them as some fringe factor? It's equally as disingenuous as saying Islam as a religion plays no role in Islamic extremism.
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Sure, but this is part of the problem. I have no idea how fringe or mainstream they are, because a bunch of non-bigots are inevtiably lumped in with them. I seriously have no idea what proportion of the 52% of voters are truly bigots. Is it half? A third? A tenth? No idea.
But I'm just talking about tactics at the moment - if you wanted to
win, here, addressing the legitimate immigration-related concerns, rather than pretending that all such concerns are simply the product of bigotry and xenophobia, would probably have brought that 52% number down somewhat. Again, maybe I'm being optimistic about that, but that's my wager.