Textbook case of mainstreaming of reactionary politics
Mason blames 'the people' for his own reactionary take, avoiding responsibility - no one is forcing him to say that, not all evidence points to that 'truth' and most importantly what 'the people' think is heavily mediated by people like him
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Mason blames 'the people' for his own reactionary take, avoiding responsibility - no one is forcing him to say that, not all evidence points to that 'truth' and most importantly what 'the people' think is heavily mediated by people like him
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Farrukh
Paul Mason, "All over Europe we are seeing people say that they've had enough of migration where people who migrate don't want to integrate"
"People like me who want to see a multi ethnic society, want to see sensible migration"
"People like me who want to see a multi ethnic society, want to see sensible migration"
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Suffice to say, if you are not willing to take power structures into account in the shaping of public discourse, you are part of the problem
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02633957221104726
When the same people are asked about their lives, immigration is towards the bottom and issues key to the left are high
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This way, the elite feels comfortable pushing both reactionary and demophobic politics
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