Tuesday 18 September 2018
Bigotry in the Guardian comments
I'm starting to collect examples of class bigotry from the so-called left, to have a record. The Guardian is rife with this BTL. This example did receive some pushback, thankfully, and wasn't too highly upvoted although I note the blaming of the working class for colonialism, and specifying the English working class (not Scotland or Wales which certainly face similar issues in deindustrialised areas), arguments that would cause outrage if applied to any other deprived group.
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