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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I know what you mean, but perhaps it's a big strong to assign the term 'racist' to such an implicitly large cohort of Brexiteers.
"Xenophobic" may be a better term. Every faction has its proportion of racists so picking on Brexiteers, especially in the context of Sunak, is poor rhetoric.
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Pick you terms carefully. I said a fair number, not a large number. Let's be clear though, a number large enough to make a difference in tight elections. I do agree that the number who might be classed xenophobic is larger.
Assigning precise numbers is difficult due to the complexity and nuance in the competing factors that went into the 2016 decision. Here is an interesting article in Nature on this precise subject:
Prejudice and the Brexit vote: a tangled web