Racism allegations could derail right-wing populist Nigel Farage’s bid to become Britain’s next PM | CNN

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1. allegation

   /ˌalɪˈɡeɪʃn/

   *noun*

   plural noun: **allegations**

   1. a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

   he should be deported to russia but bitch please, stop with ‘alleged’ stuff.

2. Shouting Bernard manning whenever anyone asks about his childhood views will probably do that.

3. Sure, the same way it *could* be 30° or you *could* win the lottery tomorrow.

   If anything racism allegations from 40 years ago will strengthen his support, just like all the other racism allegations Reform have faced.

4. Let’s hope so. No one who has aimed gas chamber jokes at a Jewish person should ever be anywhere near office. He shouldn’t even be an MP. He’s a disgrace, as is anyone trying to defend him.

5. Honestly surprised it has any effect.

   I mean, I get that he’s always attempted some form of deniability in how he approaches these things. A sort of stepping up to the line of acceptability and only occasionally having a toe go over the line, but I’m a bit surprised that this was actually having any impact on anyone. I always just took it as something disingenuous people circled over to make themselves feel better, I never thought people were actually fooled by it.

6. I mean I doubt it does anything to his current base but it could impact any people not yet planning to vote reform – might explain the rumours that they’re open to a coalition with the Tories, if they think they’ve peaked with the numbers they have atm

7. Yes I’m sure the 30% of people currently planning on voting for Reform will be outraged by this

8. If anything a few old racism allegations will boost his support with their key voter demographics.

9. I’d thought it’d strengthen and reinforce it if anything else.

10. Well, obviously. That’s the whole point these guys are remembering these stories now.

11. It shouldn’t be could. It should simple be have. He isn’t fit to lead as he is a filthy amoral, racist, Putin ass kissing anti-semite.

12. As they should. They are very consistent with his approach to politics throughout his privileged little life.

13. Oh, the guy who regularly associates with far right racists turned out to be a bit racist. Who’d have thought?

14. If anyone thinks that farage saying racist things, either now or in the past will harm his chances of becoming pm then I have a bridge to sell you.

15. His defence is “the BBC used to air the minstrel show” which is basically an admission of guilt

16. Meh, I think he’s a cunt but this won’t make a jot of difference.

17. Really? This is the kind of stuff his supporters love. I don’t see how it damages him with a typical Reform voter at all.

18. His supporters see the accusations as smear tactics. I don’t think these “Nige is a racist” stories are putting them off. Digging out stories from his school days is quite pathetic really.

19. There’s actually zero evidence in that article that this is having any impact. It’s all just:

    >Maybe the fact that he’s a racist that will scupper him!?

    I mean. Has it scuppered him so far? Was _anybody_ in any doubt that he’s racist? His polling has dropped by like 2%, which is entirely within the margin of error.

    Reform is beating every other party at the polls. Im fucking sick of people underestimating this stuff. We are sleepwalking into a Reform government or coalition.

    But you know. Maybe people will stop supporting him because he doesn’t like brown folk.

    Fucking wake up UK.

20. 33% of the UK is racist though.

    Not gonna hurt his chances much.

21. State of this country, they’ll likely strengthen his position

22. It won’t. We’ve seen how the far right work online. Trump encouraged a march on the US capitol and got re-elected. And US and UK politics sadly generally dovetail because of thatcher Reagan

    We were lucky we got through our days of conversation mystery austerity but there’s still economic problems from the weakened infrastructure and systemic wealth distribution problems particularly post covid

23. Most of the people voting for him don’t care. They’ll either agree, say worse things, think it’s just banter or “Woke PC nonsense” that he can’t say that.

    I don’t think all reform voters are racist, but they clearly aren’t overly averse to a bit of casual racism.

24. Guys been in the game for a long long time. Where were these allegations when he was pushing UKIP or making a fortune being an MEP? 

    Why now? 

    I can’t stand the guy, he’s a weasel, but I also don’t like feeling like I’m being played and pushed into opinions by a biased media. 

    So why are these allegations coming so thick and fast? 

    Why are there always “reform councillor quits” or similar? 

    Why the obsession with Reform on this sub? 

    There’s some manipulation going on somewhere by someone and it stinks and it’s working.

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