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Originally Posted by MTVN
Think the thing with Ukip is that their policies themselves aren't actually racist or that prejudiced and I don't think Farage is either. He generally seems the libertarian type who really doesn't give a toss about peoples race, sexuality etc. The problem is that up until very recently they were just part of the irrelevant right wing loony fringe. Look at their manifesto in 2010 and its a load of nonsense, even Farage admits it was 'drivel'. But because that's the sort of party Ukip were for so long they attracted a lot of dodgy characters and they weren't too bothered about how questionable their supporters were because nobody cared about Ukip at that stage. But now that means the ones who are highest up in the party are those who naturally have been there the longest and were attracted to the Ukip of pre-2010, and they're a big embarrassment to Farage. It's why for all the talk about Ukip being 'anti-establishment' and 'something different' they've had to moderate themselves massively and move closer to the political centre in order to have any legitimacy.
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also a lot of Ukip supporters grew up with things like homosexuality being a criminal offence.
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