oh ffs.
Yes, I am fully aware of those headlines, and that poster. I am
fully aware of how the Leave campaign went about getting those votes, and of the propaganda they and their tabloid mates put out. But that doesn't mean that was what was also going on in the minds of voters, as
And - crucially - that
still doesn't mean that the 17.4 million who voted to leave were primarily or mostly motivated by racism or xenophobia. They swimply weren't.
For the Labour heartlands outside the big cities (which is where the campaign was won and lost), it was more of a sense that they felt abandoned and left behind, and that this country was no loger one they had a stake in. They were conned by Leave into believing that that was the fault of the EU.
Here's a quick campaigning heads-up for you; calling all those who disagree with you racists or bigots is an absolutely lousy way of winning therm over to your side. That, and the sneering, patronising tone of Remain campaigners, cost them as much as anything else did.