Adherence to identity politics has locked the liberal left into a state of constant vigilance to defend members of ethnic minorities and ethnic minorities as a whole regardless of what a minority within the minority might be involved in, or what if any responsibility the minority community itself might carry in that regard. It is simply not open for debate. Identity politics demands that carte blanche absolution is the only acceptable order of the day. Therefore anyone drawing attention to the disproportionate numbers of any community involved in any form disreputable behavior is instantly allotted the role of racist or fascist propagandist. Guilty until proved otherwise.
Media, MP's anti-fascists, especially working class ones (always suspect anyway) are casually classified thus. There is no context. It is evident on this thread. They have transgressed against identity politics mores, and that is it. Naturally there is zero regard for how this posturing is going down with the watching public. After all most of them are racist and fascist (Brexit/Trump proves this surely?) as well.
Of course the problem is once everyone, in a sort of 'Dear White People...' way, is deigned to be racist and fascist, then by the same token, no one is.