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Originally Posted by Pierre
but the Left put across the view that we are more racist society, that we are a more oppressive to minorities society when the fact just don't support that view.
The recent report into race is a perfect example, where because it didn't fit in with the narrative, the report itself was branded racist.
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The reason we've improved in these areas is that people have had these fights already. Britain didn't wake up one day and decide that women should have the vote, that racism needs to be rooted out and that homosexuality should not be illegal. People argued and protested against a wider society that did not believe these things to be true. People campaigning on racist slogans and homosexuality being illegal was mainstream within many people's lifetimes.
I am not saying that every point made by people fighting a culture war is valid nor that this is the prime concern of most voters. However, it's worth remembering that when someone is arguing against racism or for trans-rights that history does something vindicate the minorities who at the time were pushing unpopular opinions.
That said I think the Labour Party needs to focus on people's material concerns. Getting too lost in social media battles as if that reflects the day to day concerns of people of all races and genders is a big mistake.