| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist 19:08 - Nov 24 with 4243 views | ElderGrizzly |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:45 - Nov 25 with 776 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:41 - Nov 25 by nrb1985 |
This.
The Guardian telling their readership that a bloke most of us detest and believe is a racist, held racist views is hardly moving the dial or the narrative...
Waste of column inches. [Post edited 25 Nov 9:03]
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It's a news story. If they uncover people saying Farage was a racist as a young man, it would be a bit weird to not bother printing it. |  |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:48 - Nov 25 with 771 views | DJR |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:41 - Nov 25 by nrb1985 |
This.
The Guardian telling their readership that a bloke most of us detest and believe is a racist, held racist views is hardly moving the dial or the narrative...
Waste of column inches. [Post edited 25 Nov 9:03]
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In my view, it is not dissimilar to Trump whose vote was not affected by the numerous stories involving his conduct.
My view is attack the policies not the person, and in the case of migration there is no evidence of Reform's policies being challenged by Labour or the Tories. [Post edited 25 Nov 8:50]
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:51 - Nov 25 with 750 views | DJR |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:37 - Nov 25 by ThisIsMyUsername |
OK... how worried should we seriously be getting that this guy is actually going to end up as the next PM? |
As I mentioned above, I am not convinced Farage wants to be PM. [Post edited 25 Nov 8:51]
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:59 - Nov 25 with 704 views | GlasgowBlue |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:51 - Nov 25 by DJR |
As I mentioned above, I am not convinced Farage wants to be PM. [Post edited 25 Nov 8:51]
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He really couldn’t handle the workload, responsibility or pay cut. |  |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 09:05 - Nov 25 with 701 views | nrb1985 |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:45 - Nov 25 by The_Flashing_Smile |
It's a news story. If they uncover people saying Farage was a racist as a young man, it would be a bit weird to not bother printing it. |
The bigger news story would be if it was found he didn't hold racist views... |  | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 09:07 - Nov 25 with 683 views | nrb1985 |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:48 - Nov 25 by DJR |
In my view, it is not dissimilar to Trump whose vote was not affected by the numerous stories involving his conduct.
My view is attack the policies not the person, and in the case of migration there is no evidence of Reform's policies being challenged by Labour or the Tories. [Post edited 25 Nov 8:50]
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Indeed.
Things to attach in no particular order:
- Dreadful failed career in the city - could be described as mediocre at best, if you were to be ultra kind.
- Brexit, enough said.
- Liz Truss' budget being the best budget he'd ever seen...
- The fact he and Tice loathe each other, how will that possibly work in Government. | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 09:22 - Nov 25 with 636 views | RadioOrwell |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 21:23 - Nov 24 by redrickstuhaart |
Quite. Try googling spike milligan's pakistani daleks....
Most people did accept it back then, many without any conscious malice. Doesnt make it better, but it was the reality.
As a nation we got better.
As people we look back and recognise that the behaviour we thought was normal back then, was unacceptable. [Post edited 24 Nov 21:25]
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Farage didn't "get better"
Farage didn't "look back and recognise that the behaviour we thought was normal back then was unacceptable".
Why are you so desperate to defend him ? |  | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 09:56 - Nov 25 with 569 views | GlasgowBlue |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 09:22 - Nov 25 by RadioOrwell |
Farage didn't "get better"
Farage didn't "look back and recognise that the behaviour we thought was normal back then was unacceptable".
Why are you so desperate to defend him ? |
That is a very good point. When. Farage was growing up he'd be exposed to shows like 'Love Thy Neighbour' and racist comedians like Bernard Manning. It would be very surprising of he didn't engage in that sort of racist humour as a young teen.
But instead of his casual racism being a youthful indiscretion it became his manifesto for life. | |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:03 - Nov 25 with 556 views | reusersfreekicks |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 09:56 - Nov 25 by GlasgowBlue |
That is a very good point. When. Farage was growing up he'd be exposed to shows like 'Love Thy Neighbour' and racist comedians like Bernard Manning. It would be very surprising of he didn't engage in that sort of racist humour as a young teen.
But instead of his casual racism being a youthful indiscretion it became his manifesto for life. |
Also nazi praise and direct anti semitic abuse were not of the time in the 1970s.
His was not the casual racism of the time but much more extreme.
As usual he will get away with it.
Awful human being |  | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:05 - Nov 25 with 546 views | reusersfreekicks |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 07:33 - Nov 25 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I would like to point out that the stories relayed there go beyond what was simply accepted for the time. That is downright unpleasant and at the extreme end of what tended to go on. I just wanted to clarify that after having agreed with comments earlier that they were different times. Anthony Butler's comment is nearer the mark. Many of us could (and should) have stepped in with some of the things that went on and didn't and owe those on the end of abuse an apology. |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:07 - Nov 25 with 537 views | leitrimblue |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 08:41 - Nov 25 by nrb1985 |
This.
The Guardian telling their readership that a bloke most of us detest and believe is a racist, held racist views is hardly moving the dial or the narrative...
Waste of column inches. [Post edited 25 Nov 9:03]
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Couldn't agree more. The fact that a teenage Farage may have been a bit of a racist tw4t in the 70,s really isnt news.
Especially at a time when Bernard Manning and the like were on mainstream tv. |  | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:07 - Nov 25 with 537 views | reusersfreekicks |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 19:23 - Nov 24 by redrickstuhaart |
In fairness, there are probably very few people who never heard, told or laughed at a racist joke etc when a child back in the 70s and 80s.
The intelligent and honest answer for most would be- they were different times, I probably did, but I was young and ignorant and know much much better now. |
Terrible post.
Have you read what he said and did? | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:09 - Nov 25 with 517 views | reusersfreekicks |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:07 - Nov 25 by leitrimblue |
Couldn't agree more. The fact that a teenage Farage may have been a bit of a racist tw4t in the 70,s really isnt news.
Especially at a time when Bernard Manning and the like were on mainstream tv. |
I so disagree with this.
It misses the level of what he was doing
Plays into his hands [Post edited 25 Nov 10:09]
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:11 - Nov 25 with 509 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:07 - Nov 25 by leitrimblue |
Couldn't agree more. The fact that a teenage Farage may have been a bit of a racist tw4t in the 70,s really isnt news.
Especially at a time when Bernard Manning and the like were on mainstream tv. |
I wasn't a racist as a kid in the 70s. I didn't even know the concept of racism at junior school.
And this excuse about comedians keeps getting trotted out, but Farage wasn't a comedian (who tend to push the boundaries of the time they're in, more than regular folk) and I don't think saying Hitler should've gassed more people is much of a joke anyway. I certainly wouldn't have opened with it, even in the 70s! | |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:20 - Nov 25 with 479 views | Blueschev |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:11 - Nov 25 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I wasn't a racist as a kid in the 70s. I didn't even know the concept of racism at junior school.
And this excuse about comedians keeps getting trotted out, but Farage wasn't a comedian (who tend to push the boundaries of the time they're in, more than regular folk) and I don't think saying Hitler should've gassed more people is much of a joke anyway. I certainly wouldn't have opened with it, even in the 70s! |
People can say and do things in their youth that they later regret. It's possible to change for the better. The issue here is rather than showing regret or remorse, he dismisses it as no big deal. Which to me shows that he hasn't really changed those views at all. |  | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:20 - Nov 25 with 479 views | DJR |
Perhaps surprising he hasn't been challenged on the following more recent behaviour. It certainly suggests some pretty distasteful bedfellows.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/24/farage-urged-to-explain-conspir
"Nigel Farage is facing calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
In appearances on US TV shows and podcasts earlier in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and the financier George Soros as threats to democracy.
These included six guest slots on the web TV show of the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Jones was successfully sued by bereaved parents after claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre was faked.
During one interview with Jones in 2018, Farage argued that “globalists” were trying to engineer a war with Russia “as an argument for us all to surrender our national sovereignty and give it up to a higher global level”.
Farage also appeared six times on the web radio show of Rick Wiles, a far-right, antisemitic American pastor. Here, topics included whether central bankers would soon start to appoint leaders of the UK and US – an idea Farage did not challenge.
When the Guardian first reported these discussions in 2019, groups including the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Community Security Trust, a charity providing support to the Jewish community in the UK, called on Farage to repudiate such ideas, many of which are associated with far-right and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
However, Farage never commented. The only response came from a spokesperson for the Brexit party, which Farage led at the time, calling the criticisms “manufactured” and “pathetic”."
The fact though is that the Guardian can run such stories, but they are unlikely ever to be picked up by the right wing media, so their traction is very limited.
EDIT: Wikipedia reveals the following about Wiles.
Wiles has said that Jews seek to obtain control of countries to "kill millions of Christians", and has claimed that Jews are "deceivers" and that Jews "plot, they lie, they do whatever they have to do to accomplish their political agenda". [Post edited 25 Nov 10:37]
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:24 - Nov 25 with 467 views | leitrimblue |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:11 - Nov 25 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I wasn't a racist as a kid in the 70s. I didn't even know the concept of racism at junior school.
And this excuse about comedians keeps getting trotted out, but Farage wasn't a comedian (who tend to push the boundaries of the time they're in, more than regular folk) and I don't think saying Hitler should've gassed more people is much of a joke anyway. I certainly wouldn't have opened with it, even in the 70s! |
Unfortunately those comedians weren't pushing boundaries. Racism was absolutely rife and normalised at the time.
There's just so many sticks to beat Farage with I just don't believe 'he was a teenage racist in the 70,s' is gonna make any difference, as don't believe it surprises most people. | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:26 - Nov 25 with 448 views | positivity |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:24 - Nov 25 by leitrimblue |
Unfortunately those comedians weren't pushing boundaries. Racism was absolutely rife and normalised at the time.
There's just so many sticks to beat Farage with I just don't believe 'he was a teenage racist in the 70,s' is gonna make any difference, as don't believe it surprises most people. |
failing to apologise and then deflecting by saying that all his accusers were lying is a worse look for me; however it may work with his more rabid maga-esque base... | |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:30 - Nov 25 with 417 views | Blueschev |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:26 - Nov 25 by positivity |
failing to apologise and then deflecting by saying that all his accusers were lying is a worse look for me; however it may work with his more rabid maga-esque base... |
I don't think it will do him any harm at all. It probably endears him more to his base if anything. | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:37 - Nov 25 with 384 views | leitrimblue |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:30 - Nov 25 by Blueschev |
I don't think it will do him any harm at all. It probably endears him more to his base if anything. |
Exactly, his base expect nothing less then him being racist in the 70,s. This just confirms what they expected | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:38 - Nov 25 with 372 views | positivity |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:30 - Nov 25 by Blueschev |
I don't think it will do him any harm at all. It probably endears him more to his base if anything. |
agreed, the question is whether it turns off the people who have only recently considered him for their vote.
he needs to widen his base and this may mitigate against that? | |
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 12:03 - Nov 25 with 277 views | iamatractorboy |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:38 - Nov 25 by positivity |
agreed, the question is whether it turns off the people who have only recently considered him for their vote.
he needs to widen his base and this may mitigate against that? |
The older I've got the less faith I've had in humanity, given the people that have been elected in the past decade or so. So it'll probably lead to a landslide victory and a legal requirement to fly flags from your property. | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 12:11 - Nov 25 with 254 views | noggin |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 12:03 - Nov 25 by iamatractorboy |
The older I've got the less faith I've had in humanity, given the people that have been elected in the past decade or so. So it'll probably lead to a landslide victory and a legal requirement to fly flags from your property. |
If you're lucky enough to have a property. I believe Farage has about 6. [Post edited 25 Nov 12:12]
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| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 12:14 - Nov 25 with 242 views | redrickstuhaart |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:20 - Nov 25 by Blueschev |
People can say and do things in their youth that they later regret. It's possible to change for the better. The issue here is rather than showing regret or remorse, he dismisses it as no big deal. Which to me shows that he hasn't really changed those views at all. |
Precisely. | | | |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 12:19 - Nov 25 with 225 views | redrickstuhaart |
| So, Farage admitting to being a ‘fun’ racist on 10:07 - Nov 25 by reusersfreekicks |
Terrible post.
Have you read what he said and did? |
Have you read what I said? You certainly haven't understood it
The entire point was that most decent people growing up at that time and being honest would acknowledge the stuff that went on, and that they may well have engaged with some of it, but as adults in 2025 they look back on it with regret and horror.
Which is the opposite of Farridge. | | | |
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