# A vote for Brexit shouldn't be a vote for bigotry, but it is.

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**Created:** [June 20, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vote-for-brexit-shouldnt-be-a-vote-for-bigotry-but-it-is/757893 "2016-06-20T16:33:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vote-for-brexit-shouldnt-be-a-vote-for-bigotry-but-it-is/757893/212 "2016-10-08T05:05:57Z")

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> [@Stanislaus](#):
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> At some point, the millions of Leave voters who aren’t remotely bigoted are going to have to face the fact that they unwittingly gave encouragement and solace to xenophobes and bigots.

If that’s a by product, so be it

If the mood of the country has gone from happy clappy welcome everyone from all over the world to very rare instances of racism, then the authorities will deal with that.

Move on. Remain lost - and for a host of reasons. Try and leave this fixation with immigration behind. Welcome to the brave new UK. Tbf, there are bigger issues to deal with.

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