Reform UK candidate made ‘low IQ’ comments about minorities

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgxxjzn738go

by Victuswolf

23 comments

  1. >Then in November, he tweeted: Nothing good will come from importing yet more Muslims

    Well has it? Anyone got some stats?

  2. To be fair beyond the headline he said the low IQ of sub Saharan africans was diluting the UK IQ average – he contests it as taken out of context when discussing a book. If that is the case that’s terrible, if he did say it meaning it then that is terrible. He has since deleted his account out of frustration so unless someone drags it up on the way back machine it remains a bit of a grey area. His comments about Muslims was a tick box recruitment culture and high levels of immigration concern. This does seem to case doubt on his views regarding IQ but as I have concerns about Islam and immigration in general without concerns about IQ and racism I guess we will have to give him the benefit of the doubt until we can find his since deleted account 

    Edit – not sure why the down vote for summarising the article in an unbiased way?

  3. Thought it was standard practice for all reform candidates to make vile racist comments

  4. Those comments might seem low IQ to some but they’ll resonate with many voters. As will the Green Party’s local election candidate’s Islamist outburst after his election win.

  5. The question once again is not why the chaotic mess that is Reform unable to do basic vetting, but why these racist shits are so keen to share a platform with Nigel Farage?

  7. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that so many Reform candidates have said vile hateful shit in recent memory guys, they’re totally not the BNP by a different name

  8. Why is it controversial to state that ethnicity has some impact on intelligence, while it is uncontroversial to state that ethnicity has some impact on physical ability?

  9. I’m not sure anyone who identifies as a reform supporter is in any position to criticise someone else’s IQ.

  10. It’s interesting people are ignoring the comments he made about the BBC chairman which seem, imo, pretty inarguably racist.

  11. Using a private company for a one-off vetting and getting screwed by it is peak privatisation mindset. I was well done.

  12. I recall certain MP’s calling Brexit voters thick too.

  13. What is the problem of someone with low IQ being candidate for Reform UK?

  14. No one here EVER seen videos of minority behaviour on our streets, in our shops, on our public transport? I envy you, you obviously aren’t being forced to accept them into the areas you frequent.

  15. Ironic as they’re relying on the low IQ voters to vote for them..

    Anyone with an iota of common sense sees them for what they are.

  16. A huge amount of people don’t seem to care though, and they’re adverse to moralising so what to do?

  17. This is the exact talking point Russians use. It’s their poison exported to UK

  18. Racist comments. Let’s not beat round the bush, I know racists have wanted to try and fight that as a word.

    “The Conservative Party said he posted a “number of Islamophobic and racist comments”.” If the tory party say you’ve gone too far…

  19. It must be hilariously frustrating for the ones bright enough not to say the quiet part loud.

  20. It’s a scientific fact that ethnic groups have significantly different average IQs. There’s nothing wrong in discussing this because it does lead to problems, like the other scientific fact that IQ correlates with whether a country is economically successful and democratic, or an impoverished failed state.

    However, the variance within the groups is enormous so that means that there can never be justification for discriminating against individuals based on their ethnicity – aside from that being vile and disgusting, it also means that your yourself is probably the one with the lower IQ.

    So please let’s talk about it and discover how we are all different and let’s discover our good points and where we maybe need to learn. Let’s learn together, and help one another. Each culture and every human being has something they can contribute to make our world a better place.

    But we won’t succeed if we play the racist card every time a flaw or bad cultural practice is called out. We all need to listen and learn.

  21. human populations have evolved separately from each other for hundreds of thousands of years. it is not surprising that we have different skin tones, physical characteristics, and immune systems. if, despite all this, such a complex organ as the brain did not suffer any differences, it would be quite strange, in my opinion.

  22. The BBC gave him the perfect opportunity to fill in the missing context from this comment and yet he didn’t.

  23. Oh, the irony.

    A Reform UK candidate, a man stupid enough to fund his own unsuccessful election campaign (about £20k, I’m told) for a limited company owned by a trio of multi-millionaires, suggesting someone else has a low IQ.

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