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Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social |
Maybe I just have an overly sensitive ear on this stuff, but feels to me that UK political commentatory is lousy with euphemisms about Sunak’s shortcomings as a “message-carrier” (not wrongly).
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Stephen Bush
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And in general, centrist or “Starmerite” commentators have tended to have a monomania on, for instance, the idea that Sunak’s loss to Liz Truss was primarily about race, something we have good evidence was not the case.
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David Emmett
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Pointing out the racism (and xenophobia, and general intolerance of difference) opens a whole can of worms that muddies the discourse. It's easier to dance around the issue with mealy-mouthed euphemisms. Especially if you are a white male, which a lot of media commentators are
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Banjon
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I remember people calling him "remain coded" and then my dog started barking
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