Quote Originally Posted by Toadstool View Post
Whatever your thoughts on the rights and wrongs of the banner - do you believe that it represents a small minority or a silent majority?

I think there are a lot of people who perceive that “you can’t say or do anything these days for fear of being called a racist”.

And that in itself can lead to a backlash.

The young white male in a lot of these towns are in a minority themselves.
I think that you have a point about young white men living in what used to be prosperous industrial towns, they have certainly been left behind and forgotten and a lot of evidence points that way, especially with drug addiction and suicide. It's no coincidence that we have a seen a rise in far right politics and a backlash against the EU in these areas, because whether we like it or not,alotof young working class white men have little hope, job opportunity and Educational ambitions. They have been shit on as well and it shouldn't be ignored.

Are they racist? Some are-Would their racist tendencies be as prevalent if there was real job opportunities in their area? Probably not.

Th working class have always been good at sharing and integrating,they've had to, sure there have been problems along the way, but on the whole, as long as their is work and prosperity, Working class people have always been welcoming and accommodating.

The problems kick in when Politicians blatantly don't care about these people, businesses and corporations are allowed to treat these people poorly, education standards drop etc. That's when the Racism and far right politics start creeping in, and they have. Are young white working class males discriminated against? Maybe not for the colour of their skin, but certainly for their class and in some cases within the middle class media, their culture.