Beverley on Nostr: 'The reality is that racism isn’t a bottom-up expression of popular discontent, but ...
'The reality is that racism isn’t a bottom-up expression of popular discontent, but a top-down project propagated by people in positions of power.'
'Just think about how the billionaire-owned rightwing press drip-feeds hate into British politics, splashing fearmongering headlines across their papers: “Islamist plotters in schools across the UK” – the Telegraph; “1 in 5 Brit Muslims’ sympathy for jihadis” – the Sun; “Migrants spark housing crisis” – the Daily Mail.'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/09/enemy-working-class-far-rightPublished at
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