Schrödinger’s racism, Nige’s latest wheeze to dodge his associates’ bigotry | John Crace
We are apparently to believe Raheem Kassam calling Kemi a ‘Nigerian scammer’ was racist and not racist at the same time Back to the future.
The Guardian reports: We are apparently to believe Raheem Kassam calling Kemi a ‘Nigerian scammer’ was racist and not racist at the same time Back to the future.
Some of us can remember the days when the key to surviving a nuclear war was to kneel down under the kitchen table and keep your eyes closed till you were incinerated or died of radiation poisoning.
This politics story centres on Nigeria. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Nige, John Crace and Raheem Kassam.
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- Nige, John Crace, Raheem Kassam, Kemi
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