Oh sure...
He has form, and is probably a little bit racist. I don't deny that.
But I don't think that Hitler quote was racist. It was factually inaccurate, utterly irrelevant, and preposterously stupid, but I don't think it was inherently racist.
I think they should've made it clear that he was suspended for being a massive bell-end rather than for being racist.
Don't get me wrong, I'm on your side... I think Naz Shah and Livingstone are appalling, but I also think that too many terms are being erroneously conflated and the debate is becoming muddied as a result. So let's call Livingstone what he is... a massive bell-end.
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He has form, and is probably a little bit racist. I don't deny that.
But I don't think that Hitler quote was racist. It was factually inaccurate, utterly irrelevant, and preposterously stupid, but I don't think it was inherently racist.
I think they should've made it clear that he was suspended for being a massive bell-end rather than for being racist.
Don't get me wrong, I'm on your side... I think Naz Shah and Livingstone are appalling, but I also think that too many terms are being erroneously conflated and the debate is becoming muddied as a result. So let's call Livingstone what he is... a massive bell-end.
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