Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
Of course. If no-one apart from Hitler and a few of his fanatical followers had become Nazis then there would be nothing to stamp out. Simple.
Nothing apart from the millions of passive onlookers who over a few steins would agree with each other that the anti fascist demonstrations in Berlin were over the top, that the Nazis were basically good patriots who liked dressing up, that there is good and bad on both sides and that they Jews’ (and the socialists, gypsies, disabled and other victims and scapegoats) brought some or all of their troubles on themselves!

Racism cannot be ended just by individuals not giving out explicit racist abuse as a personal choice - which is how the original comment came over.

I think the BLM protests have reached a tipping point because of the length and weight of numbers involved, and the way prominent figures in sports have aligned themselves with it in visible and coordinated demonstrations before matches/events. But there is an equally determined push back - clear from many governing bodies and across social media. So now is not the time to stop, it is the time to step it up and expose the racists and their sometimes unwitting allies the complacent!