Comments by "gerhard7" (@gerhard7323) on "'We aren't a serious country': Matt Goodwin on where the liberal revolution went wrong | SpectatorTV" video.

There are pros and cons to immigration and there should be a far more open, honest, factual debate about it. The problem is that this Tory government and doubtless any forthcoming Labour government is essentially permitting it to remain unchecked at levels which will profoundly affect certain communities far more than others. As soon as any in those communities see fit to point out these competing pressures they are immediately accused of being racist gammons by those in communities that will largely experience and choose to only see the net benefits.
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'The whole point of a democratic nation state is that we agree who The People are and what The Place is, and that we agree to abide by the electorate’s decisions (with some qualifications) on important matters concerning that people and place.' - Mary Harrington.
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'the nation-state form as such is now desired only by those at the bottom of the social scale, and no one with an iota of power cares what they think. Worse still, no one with an iota of power even cares who they are, or what nation they do or don’t in principle belong to.' - Mary Harrington.
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TBH, so much of this is a con perpetrated on the naive and that preys on their ignorance, good faith and sense of justice. This is why language like 'free markets', 'consumer choice' and 'deregulation' are deployed to great effect. If you're poor it's invariably because you're lazy or thick or both and the harsh-but-fair market will simply sift you out like wheat from chaff. Mostly BS of course, but a BS narrative that we're bought up to believe and largely still believe.
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