When I was a young girl my Mother said to me.. You listen here kid you're CPFC

Never known him to report someone for stuff against him, only where abuse was levelled at others

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Eastern Europeans...presumably because they are white and when it comes to gender it seems you can slag off men but say anything about 'overly emotional' women and the sky falls down.

I think in a very general sense you have a point though....This said he made the point generally without actually saying what aspects he had an issue with. You in reality need more information before someone throws in the 'racism' charge.....Or should I say this should be how it works...we all know certain people have a fondness for labels. Racism is about assigning characteristics and saying 'in general' is very lukewarm

You could say that the affects of eastern European immigration is in general a bad thing. This isn't racist also if you are yourself European then it's hard to view complaining about another European as anymore more racist as a black person using the 'n' word in describing another black person.

Also if he, in a general sense, is referring to cultural differences I don't see that as racist either. Are we at a stage in society that we can't talk about general cultural differences between different sets of society?....or if we do that we have to talk in positive terms?

I agree that referring to groups of people being this or that is usually inaccurate but if you are not wishing violence on people then it comes down to a judgement call on whether you think it's 'hate' or not.

For some that definition is hit pretty easily.

I think you have the right to be wrong and say inaccurate stuff before you are accused of racism. Well, be given the benefit of the doubt until enough information is collected first.

I myself have been accused of racism and it isn't something I enjoyed or I agree with. I think the label is often used like the 'literally Hitler' label....essentially an intellectually dishonest way of closing down a debate.

This isn't to say that racism doesn't exist, it's just to say that there is a supply and demand problem so some people assign the charge rather more easily than is fair.

Edited by Stirlingsays (22 Feb 2017 2.50pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I'm actually glad there are people like Nick in the world but he does bring it on himself sometimes. I think it's the moral superiority thing that grates.

I never see myself as being particularly moral Legal but I do get a little tired of hearing our liberal,left friends telling us how we should all think.

Can't we all just get along?

Vive le Roy!