Moggy wrote:I just don't think that was one of the main reasons why people voted out of the EU. General hatred of foreigners was a reason not Muslims alone.
I'd be very cautious about attempting to disentangle the two, to be honest -- anti-Muslim rhetoric feeds into the broader normalisation of xenophobia.
I'm not saying very many people would have voted Leave purely because they hate Muslims, but I think far fewer people would have 'legitimate concerns about immigration' (or however they dress it up) if they didn't exist in a culture which has to an extent internalised the opinion that all Muslims are potential terrorists.