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Calling episodes of racism and xenophobia for what they are qualifies as "hate" towards those who voted Leave?

The attack on the Polish cultural centre is "rhetoric"? The murder of Jo Cox is rhetoric?

Feel offended, but at least don't try to paint yourself as subject of hate.

The incidents you mention were awful and are not to be tolerated. We (as a nation) voted to leave the EU, not to allow this kind of hateful violence.

But you know full well that the rhetoric I'm talking about, as exemplified by that post, is the attempt to paint everyone with any 'leave' symapthies as a racist.

"Of course not all Leavers are racists. That would be a terrible thought. But all racists now think 52% of the population agree with them."

https://twitter.com/paullewismoney/status/747080385683660801

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