Whilst I agree things are better than they were 20 years ago, I think things have got worse in the last 3-4 years.
What's that based on?
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Whilst I agree things are better than they were 20 years ago, I think things have got worse in the last 3-4 years.
What's that based on?
Personal experience. The xenophobic and racist rhetoric, has got worse in recent years, in my experience.
It is just rhetoric, it’s important to point that out, but it’s hurtful and more prevalent now than it was a few years ago.
You already decided it was true that the country is becoming more racist, specifically after the Brexit vote, so now every time you read about an incident, or indeed witness one yourself, it confirms your preconceived biases. This is called confirmation bias.
The rise of right-wing figureheads who inspire such cretins isn't confirmation bias. It's fact.
You already decided it was true that the country is becoming more racist, specifically after the Brexit vote, so now every time you read about an incident, or indeed witness one yourself, it confirms your preconceived biases. This is called confirmation bias.
Pardon? I am seeing and hearing xenophobia and racism rhetoric with my own ears and eyes. There is no bias involved, I am stating fact based on what I have seen and heard. It is also fact that I have seen an increase in this over the past 2-3 years.
If you want to start a discussion about my ability to see and hear, I recommend we take that offline.
If you are accusing me of lying, I take umbrage and will ask you to please tread carefully.
Ok man, you're completely immune to cognitive biases, any assumption that you, or anyone else, has any sort of cognitive biases is infact an accusation of lying in which we must solve like Homer Simpson with a glove slap followed by a pistol duel.
Race hate crimes accounted for around three-quarters of offences (78,991) and rose by 11% on the previous year.
Please do not tell me what I am and am not immune to. You do not know me, my background nor my ability to recognise what is wrong or what is right.
I recommend we let this thread get back on track before you and I have a real issue.
It says on your own report in the image you linked that the increase was mainly down to improvements in crime recording. More reports because I can now simply do it online doesn't mean more actual crimes.
It also says something else.
You don't recall anti-migrant sentiment leading up to the brexit vote?
Not really. But the press like to push that idea, just like to try and convince us that the climate change protests are popular.