https://www.itv.com/news/2021-11-16/all-...zeem-rafiq
I also listened to a lotta this stuff and must say what an absolute disgrace. As LS previously commented - it is like travelling back in time to the poisonous days of the 1970s. I must say during that time I occasionally came across folk from Yorkshire who really were poisonous racists, pure n simple. Thankfully there were also others who didn't share the same narrative like "we've gotta stop our white cities/towns being taken over by these ####". But that was the kinda racist shit that was coming out of the mouths of people who didn't seem to realise how bigoted it actually was - the middle England view of stopping this perceived threat of being "swamped" by another culture they didn't like. It would be curious to see how common the problem is amongst people in certain regions of England. In other words, "How many folk per 100 interviewees share the same extreme views and behaviour"? Not easy to uncover btw because said interviewees would be very wary of revealing extreme views that are potentially unlawful. What was also very disappointing was the uncommitted stance of certain bystanders who were close to Rafiq - "turned a blind eye" to stuff they should've challenged!!!? And they were supposed team mate/friends of Rafiq????
I also listened to a lotta this stuff and must say what an absolute disgrace. As LS previously commented - it is like travelling back in time to the poisonous days of the 1970s. I must say during that time I occasionally came across folk from Yorkshire who really were poisonous racists, pure n simple. Thankfully there were also others who didn't share the same narrative like "we've gotta stop our white cities/towns being taken over by these ####". But that was the kinda racist shit that was coming out of the mouths of people who didn't seem to realise how bigoted it actually was - the middle England view of stopping this perceived threat of being "swamped" by another culture they didn't like. It would be curious to see how common the problem is amongst people in certain regions of England. In other words, "How many folk per 100 interviewees share the same extreme views and behaviour"? Not easy to uncover btw because said interviewees would be very wary of revealing extreme views that are potentially unlawful. What was also very disappointing was the uncommitted stance of certain bystanders who were close to Rafiq - "turned a blind eye" to stuff they should've challenged!!!? And they were supposed team mate/friends of Rafiq????