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A sharp spike in racist incidents reported after the Brexit vote
The Washington Post ^ | 06/26/2016 | Max Bearak

Posted on 06/26/2016 1:35:40 PM PDT by Robwin

After Thursday's referendum on a "Brexit," a wave of racist incidents have been reported to British police and documented in widely shared social media posts. Through the weekend, #Postrefracism has been trending, and its contents provide a disheartening view of how Britain's vote to leave the European Union may be emboldening those who harbor virulent racist sentiments.

Police in west London were investigating what they called a "racially motivated" attack against the Polish Social and Cultural Association. Poles make up the largest foreign-born population in the United Kingdom. The organization's building was apparently defaced with graffiti that said, "Go home."

In Cambridgeshire, leaflets were apparently distributed with “Leave the EU/No more Polish vermin” written in both English and Polish.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; racism
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But of course. Only question is why it took WaPo so long to highlight the racism angle.
1 posted on 06/26/2016 1:35:40 PM PDT by Robwin
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To: Robwin

Global Warming has also increased 1000%.


2 posted on 06/26/2016 1:36:29 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The official language of the United States should be Arabic. It's clear that our government is.)
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To: Robwin

Man, they flipped out the race card faster than jesse jackson.


3 posted on 06/26/2016 1:36:42 PM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Robwin

Muslims probably did it.


4 posted on 06/26/2016 1:36:46 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Robwin

Of course anyone can post anything on “social media.”


5 posted on 06/26/2016 1:36:59 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Robwin

If all the Brits have to complain about is Polish plumbers, we’re all in trouble!


6 posted on 06/26/2016 1:37:33 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: Robwin

Well, those that voted to LEAVE, are probably the most alien-fed-up of the population. No surprise really. After all the damage the “leadership” of the UK has done. Many wish they had Maggie Thatcher back — a real patriot and not a flaming liberal fool.


7 posted on 06/26/2016 1:38:06 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Women and children hardest hit.


8 posted on 06/26/2016 1:38:09 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Robwin

Somehow I fail to see people writing nasty graffiti and leaflets as evidence of “virulent” racism. But that’s just me, of course.


9 posted on 06/26/2016 1:38:16 PM PDT by Robwin
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a wave of racist incidents have been reported

Perpetrated by whom, I wonder?

10 posted on 06/26/2016 1:39:08 PM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: ClearCase_guy

And yet they never reported the TREMENDOUS numbers of rapes by muslims and the cover up by police.

Those #####s.


11 posted on 06/26/2016 1:39:42 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Or a false flag op by the “remain” faction.


12 posted on 06/26/2016 1:39:52 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: Robwin

Obvious hoax.


13 posted on 06/26/2016 1:41:44 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
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To: Robwin

Pure bullcrap. Any throat cuttings on the street like the Muslims do?


14 posted on 06/26/2016 1:48:01 PM PDT by Williams (If Trump is not the nominee ... The party's over.)
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To: Robwin

They describe racism as disagreeing with them.


15 posted on 06/26/2016 1:48:34 PM PDT by Williams (If Trump is not the nominee ... The party's over.)
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emboldening those who harbor virulent racist sentiments.

Blah blah blah

Of course it is not 'racist' to want to destroy white Western culture.

FU Wash Post and all who support the West's destruction.

16 posted on 06/26/2016 1:48:55 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: max americana

Last I looked Poles were all white. Am I missing something?0


17 posted on 06/26/2016 1:49:25 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Robwin

Wow graffiti. The World will end.


18 posted on 06/26/2016 1:49:31 PM PDT by Williams (If Trump is not the nominee ... The party's over.)
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To: max americana

And they’re white. If the British Left is going to treat emigrant Slavs as a different race...well we’ve got a whole new ballgame here.


19 posted on 06/26/2016 1:50:18 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: Robwin

Wait a minute. Is it racism when it’s white on white? I don’t think so.


20 posted on 06/26/2016 1:50:49 PM PDT by Williams (If Trump is not the nominee ... The party's over.)
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