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realoyesterday at 1:24 PM3 repliesview on HN

Wow. Are you for real?

I thought this kind of bigotry was only used by far right shit to manipulate feeble-minded people.

I'll be generous and assume this comment was not made by a human, but by a bot.


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ryandrakeyesterday at 2:30 PM

This place has gotten wild in the last few years. Open stormfront-esque comments without any shame whatsoever. It is absolutely nuts the extent to which bigotry has gotten totally normalized.

phyzix5761yesterday at 1:37 PM

People hold beliefs based on information they've received from sources they perceive as trustworthy. Maybe the sources they're basing their beliefs on are not so trust worthy or maybe they have a different perspective on events. I'm inclined to say its an issue of trustworthiness because the source is likely news and media and those are created for the sole purpose of pushing specific agendas and narratives.

shrubbleyesterday at 4:46 PM

I'll be generous and assume you don't read British news and are unaware of the existence of Rotherham.

There was just a big debate in Parliament over an inquiry into the subjects raised.