Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
Nothing happened, we are talking hypotheticals here. I'm just trying to understand the processes involved, when somehow supporting an entirely legal political party suddenly turns you into a racist. Also how a bit of chatter on the internet quickly turns into fact, which is then freely dispenced far and wide. It is an interesting phenomenon, and it does seem a bit libellous unless I am missing something. That's why I am asking how would somebody go about proving in court that Morrissey is in fact a racist? Off the top of my head, I can see potential harm caused from damage to reputation and loss of earnings.
If only there were "entirely legal" political parties throughout history with right wing, racist ideologies that we could use to compare the situation...