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Topic History of: Diane Abbott
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Wyot	Another example of the liberal blind spot that did for Dianne: www.gbnews.com/news/guardian-apology-rac...emitism-jews-cartoon It is a very racist cartoon. This was presumably lost on Guardian staff who are generally against that sort of thing I understand...
Wyot	Yes the media definitely used the anti semitic angle to destroy Corbyn; it was shameless. They may be doing the same thing with Abbott. If she was more aware of where her blind spots are as a (lower case l) liberal, she wouldn't have fallen into the trap though... And she is I suspect an essentially decent person trying to do the "right" things. As was Corbyn. It is unhelpful to us as a nation that media destroys people without qualm.
JK2006	Possibly I'm less sensitive than I should be but I was so aware that the "anti semite" trick used to destroy Corbyn (successfully) was the opposition using media - who are always willing to be used if it's a good story but particularly if it chimes with their agenda.
Wyot	Second line, of course, should read "white racism" rather than "non white racism".
Wyot	No I also don't really think she would mean that non white racism was trivial, but I find it interesting that she feels comfortable drawing these distinctions in the first place. She would condemn utterly anyone who said people of afri-carib descent these days don't suffer as much discrimination as Asians; now it is more like being picked on for having red hair. There is such a blind spot with so many who consider themselves liberal...and when it comes to Jews I think David Baddiel in his recent book "Jews Don't Count" has really hit the nail on the head. Yes media inflation, but Diane has shown the problem as well - not consciously or maliciously I'm sure. It just shows a lack of depth of thought, and the tribalism we all fall into at times.