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Australian here. IDK much about the feelings of Brits.
How could the populace feel so strongly about this divisive issue, while apparently such strong support for Farage exists, when I presume he would be pro-Israel?
... and seeing that I'm here, I have a bonus question: if Brits generally acknowledge that Brexit was a terrible idea, why isn't Farage tarnished by his ardent support for it?
Most right-wingers also don't like Israel anymore. However this usually is paired with heavy antisemitism. See also the rise of Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens in the US.
Support for Farage is in the 30%-40% range (which would likely win him a thumping majority of know-nothing racist incompetent bozos, fruitcakes and loons), and being a far right hate-monger, he and his ardent supporters hate Israel, not because of the destruction of Gaza, but because Israel is Jewish. So yes, they're Islamophobic and Anti-Semitic at the same time!
this is not true at all. as somebody who unfortunately has had too many conversations with these people, they are staunchly in the pro-israel camp. have you not seen the marches for the UK where they carried israel flags? this is misinformation.
Wow ok. Horseshoe political theory in action.
He's in the category of racists who claim not to be racist on the grounds that they hate all immigrants equally, irrespective of skin colour or nationality, which would still be horribly racist even if it were true. And it's not.
but hardly politically indistinguishable. just one similar conclusion.
That's how I understand horseshoe theory - they share some similar views for vastly different reasons.
I think "indistinguishable" might refer to some other phrase.