People need to stop getting so het up about the accusation of being called 'racist' because you believe a nation state should be able to decide who can or who cannot come and live in it.

Wear it as a badge of honour because it is now so devalued as a term that it is not worth even playing the game of reacting to it.

All well and good, but the reality is that the label 'racist' is now so thoroughly discredited as to be almost pitiful.

A Racist is somebody who believes that a persons skin colour/national heritage is a predeterminer for specific behavioral traits and actions. Daft beyond belief although it has to be noted that there are biological differences between races, as evidenced by the inability for a lot of cross racial potential organ transplant options.

But in modern terms, many on the left throw the accusation at people whose arguments they cannot counter or deny. Its almost a default reaction to being proven wrong.

And to waste any energy in refuting such insults is now simply not worth the energy. Better to own the label as an acknowledgement that those who oppose you cannot counter your arguements and treat it with the disdain in deserves in almost 99% of cases.

Edited by Matov (04 May 2018 1.10pm)

All well and good, but the reality is that the label 'racist' is now so thoroughly discredited as to be almost pitiful.

A Racist is somebody who believes that a persons skin colour/national heritage is a predeterminer for specific behavioral traits and actions. Daft beyond belief although it has to be noted that there are biological differences between races, as evidenced by the inability for a lot of cross racial potential organ transplant options.

But in modern terms, many on the left throw the accusation at people whose arguments they cannot counter or deny. Its almost a default reaction to being proven wrong.

And to waste any energy in refuting such insults is now simply not worth the energy. Better to own the label as an acknowledgement that those who oppose you cannot counter your arguements and treat it with the disdain in deserves in almost 99% of cases.

Edited by Matov (04 May 2018 1.10pm)

The ANC labelled the IAAF's new rules on testosterone levels in female athletes "blatantly racist".

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It loses meaning if you keep shouting it incorrectly.

A fair post. I still think the main thing to take away is turnout, which is hideously low for any election yet understandable and depressingly expected.

From a Labour perspective, we need to find new means of bypassing the oppressive negativity of the media and get people motivated and engaged, which ultimately will be the difference between us winning or losing.