Will Self trending on twitter re Channel 4 News / Brexit

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“Not all Brexiters are racist but most racists will vote Brexit” @wself to @DredaMitchell who responds “Most aren't”

Please check it out.
Am stunned.........
Sorry no link. Anyone has it please add.....
OMG

[bkgirl]

Totally agree HollyGoeslightly & bridgetoc

[baptismoffire]

Freedom of movement is a red herring. Even if we leave we'll still have it, same Iceland and Norway, both of whom the Leave campaign cite as positive role models for post-Brexit UK. Otherwise we won't have trade with Europe at all. So leaving changes not only nothing with non-EU immigration, but also changes nothing with EU freedom of movement into UK

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Holly too right.
Mumsnet can be very "It's Grim Up North London" too!

[HollyGoeslightly]

This is all pro-remain, what a surpise...

[doesthatmakesense]

Some bedtime reading for y'all. It isn't an election, it doesn't (or shouldn't) matter whether you think Cameron is a twunt or Gove is a pillock. Or whether Will Self gets on your nerves.

medium.com/im-trying-to-fact-check-brexit/fact-checking-brexit-the-conclusion-c1f56ba4cb70#.tp8mvaye4

[HollyGoeslightly]

Goodnight doesthatmakesense.

[HollyGoeslightly]

This is when I first saw Will Self and realised what an odious individual he was.

[doesthatmakesense]

Ah, nice to see the ripe tradition of ad hominem attacks is alive and well... And thanks for giving everybody a last minute insight into the persuasive geo-political case made by the Leave campaign. Am just off to bed with a copy of the communist manifesto, a big bottle of champers and my best pair of "remain" bedsocks.

[HollyGoeslightly]

Yes bridgetoc, wouldn't surprise me if he hangs out with likes of Izzard, Geldof and Thompson. Tossers.

[HollyGoeslightly]

Also when Selina Scott was speaking about animal welfare and EU red tape, the camera cut to the audience and I saw the 'comedienne' Katy Brand (on the Remain side) with a massive condescending smirk on her face. After tonight I am very happy with my vote to Leave.

[bridgetoc]

Will Self is a perfect example of a sneering champagne socialist. Just the sort of person that will vote remain!

[HollyGoeslightly]

I am voting leave as are many people I know and none of us are even remotely racist or xenophobic. We just want immigration to be controlled, so that it doesn't put a massive strain on the NHS, on schools, on housing, on transport, on our infrastructure in general. We also want democracy. For Will Self to suggest a link between racism and wanting to escape the EU, is just plain bigotry.

[bkgirl]

A friend just called in who would have an Indian background as does her husband. I asked her what she was voting and she laughed and said Leave. I showed her this video and she rolled her eyes and said more or less the same had happened to her at work. She also wants restrictions on immigration and cannot understand why people here "don't appreciate what they have and want to protect it.". I have asked her to join mumsnet to take part in this. (Incidentally, we worked together collecting for refugees a few months ago.)

[BurnTheBlackSuit]

Voting remain will sadly probably increase racism too.

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Hope this works!

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bakeofcake....nah, he knew he sounded like an arrogant pompous tw@t. He was diggggging himself out of a very BIG hole.

[bakeoffcake]

When he was allowed to finish the sentence he said along the lines of "I'm not saying that ALL brexitera are racists, I'm just pointing out who your bedfellows will be"

[eyebrowse]

I don't think it's racist to vote out but voting out is likely to increase racism.

Its also likely to increase anti-english sentiment in the rest of the UK, Europe and beyond

[BurnTheBlackSuit]

Here here iamslavetoeu.

[BurnTheBlackSuit]

I refuse to be intimidated from voting in what I believe in.

And by intimidated, I mean being called racist and thick.

My vote has nothing to do with immegration. Or any of the "names" supporting leave. Or a lot of other things.

[SpringingIntoAction]

IamSlavetoEU

Thank you

You said what i wanted to say but felt I would have 'way-sist' screamed at me.

[SpringingIntoAction]

nd there are plenty of good reasons to remain.

There really are not. Hence the smearing, spinning and Project Fear.

If there was a compelling reason to stay we would all be rushing out to Remain - there isn't.

[IamSlavetotheEU]

Hasn't he got a point? Won't most racists be drawn to the idea of Leave rather than Remain?

I keep hearing this and wonder how people can keep saying it.

The EU is seen as a white fortress, designed to keep people of different nations OUT. !!!!!

White immigration only.

Black author ROCKING IT FOR LEAVE on chanel 4 debate right now ROCKING IT. Labour voter, in despair at what she has seen and heard in her community.

[MunchCrunch01]

slurs on character shouldn't come into it, trying to shame people into voting remain isn't a reasoned argument, and there are plenty of good reasons to remain.

[GhostofFrankGrimes]

He is just trying to make Leave seen toxic so people don't vote for them

To be fair leave are doing are good job of that all by themselves.