What is it that attracts racists, Islamaphobes, homophobes and general bigots to Nigel Farage?

What’s the problem with that ?

MayBee70

As a limited company he’s charging people a £5 entry fee.

So what? If people are willing to pay that then it speaks volumes. What’s five quid these days?

Taylor Swift tickets were nearly £1000 each.

The Royals charge much more than that to visit any of their properties as do the National Trust.

Owusu-Nepaul was heavily criticised online during the campaign after an old tweet of his emerged in which he reacted to a friend talking about “white man tears” with the reply: “My favourite drink”.

“They were comments made before I put myself forward for election. Prior to that I was a private citizen. Of course, I would never use such language as an elective representative,” the candidate told PoliticsHome.

Hypocrite perhaps

Nicenanny3

Yia Yusuf with Nigel Farage

This is a good example of using the actions of one Muslim to stereotype a whole group of people with widely different views. Farage, as a white male, doesn't represent my views or that of very many voters in this country including every white male. Yia Yusuf doesn't represent the views of Muslims either, nor does his donation to Reform validate their aims any more than Hester's donation to the Conservative party. Yia Yusef can donate to any party he likes but it doesn't make him "right". It's the equivalent of saying I can't be racist because I have a friend who is black/Muslim/ Jewish etc etc.

Thanks foxie48, I’m losing the will to continue participating. You’ve expressed my feelings so much more calmly and clearly than I could

Full house at the Birmingham rally, it's live on YouTube if anyone is interested.

foxie48

Nicenanny3

Yia Yusuf with Nigel Farage

This is a good example of using the actions of one Muslim to stereotype a whole group of people with widely different views. Farage, as a white male, doesn't represent my views or that of very many voters in this country including every white male. Yia Yusuf doesn't represent the views of Muslims either, nor does his donation to Reform validate their aims any more than Hester's donation to the Conservative party. Yia Yusef can donate to any party he likes but it doesn't make him "right". It's the equivalent of saying I can't be racist because I have a friend who is black/Muslim/ Jewish etc etc.

Good post.

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

Kandinsky

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Kandinsky

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

What appears to be getting worse is people believing Reform propaganda.
All this information about the guy standing against Farage is unverified by any reputable news source, and until it is, more fool anybody who swallows it.

Kandinsky

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

Please can you add a link to your source as I can't find anything about this "controversy".

Are you aware of the actual origins of that phrase? "white mans tears?"
Its got a long literary and social history in the USA and its origin is quite clear - white people who have a sort of pious compassion for racial minorities but are as in Foxie's definition
" I can't be racist because I have a friend who is black/Muslim/ Jewish etc etc."

foxie48

Kandinsky

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

Please can you add a link to your source as I can't find anything about this "controversy".

There is nothing online, I believe it’s fake news.

Nicenanny3

Full house at the Birmingham rally, it's live on YouTube if anyone is interested.

I wont watch it as I dislike these sound bite rallies (from any party)

but I really would like to know the answer to the question

How does Farage propose exactly to turn back the boats and plonk people on French beaches, since its the major part of Reform strategy.

Casdon

foxie48

Kandinsky

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

Please can you add a link to your source as I can't find anything about this "controversy".

There is nothing online, I believe it’s fake news.

Yes, Casdon, I too have scoured the media with no references found except from Farage.

Maybe this is the source. Good grief.
news.sky.com/story/gravely-concerning-claims-of-russian-interference-in-general-election-to-spread-support-for-farages-reform-13161235

I don’t know where your all looking there is a lot of info out there.

gnews.org/m/2673582

Casdon

Maybe this is the source. Good grief.
news.sky.com/story/gravely-concerning-claims-of-russian-interference-in-general-election-to-spread-support-for-farages-reform-13161235

It must be true. It was spoken by the deputy PM. 😂

petra

I don’t know where your all looking there is a lot of info out there.

gnews.org/m/2673582

That isn’t a source. That’s a TV station Farage works for reporting that Farage said something. There is no link to the purported tweet, which, if it ever existed, would be archived and straightforward for any competent journalist to find.

Wyllow3

Nicenanny3

Full house at the Birmingham rally, it's live on YouTube if anyone is interested.

I wont watch it as I dislike these sound bite rallies (from any party)

but I really would like to know the answer to the question

How does Farage propose exactly to turn back the boats and plonk people on French beaches, since its the major part of Reform strategy.

Starmer says he's going to renegotiate the Dublin agreement, I hear. More money to the French then,without results.

I’ve found a report in the independent about it - apparently he tweeted it ( tweet now deleted ). He hasn’t denied it from what I can see.

The original post read

: “Going into 2020 I’m going to continue to be vocal about how to tackle racism and the fact I drink white man tears on a regular basis*

Mr Nepaul replied to the post saying: “My favourite drink

Wyllow3

Casdon

foxie48

Kandinsky

It gets worse.
So he said his favourite drink was ‘white mans tears’

And labour haven’t sacked him?

Again, if NF had said his favourite drink was black mans tears he’d he crucified.

This is what’s wrong with this country.
Everyone looks the other way if a left winger says something racist.

Please can you add a link to your source as I can't find anything about this "controversy".

There is nothing online, I believe it’s fake news.

Yes, Casdon, I too have scoured the media with no references found except from Farage.

I haven't seen what Farage has said, but *very read this
www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-clacton-candidate-says-running-for-every-black-brown-person-uk

petra

I don’t know where your all looking there is a lot of info out there.

gnews.org/m/2673582

I believe that ‘gnews’ is not a recognised news source petra. I’ve newer heard of it, and I can’t find a reference to it online.

Casdon

It’s reported in the independent.

I found it within 5 minutes.
But I had to look for it. it’s been hidden / overlooked by 99% of news outlets.

I assume he meant it was in the same way that Sunak says he is proud to be the first Asian PM. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t see his comment as racist.

Perhaps given the context he meant it as a way of saying that Farage is encouraging the sort of hatred that would be dangerous for people of colour.

Either way, it’s not remotely the same in my opinion.