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It's not a sidetrack. It's a relevant issue. If Powell was a racist, his views on immigration are tainted by this racist view, and his arguments are then redundant.
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The author of the article is claiming that Powell was not a racist, and the proof he offers for that is that Powell loved his time in India and even learnt two Indian languages. That is not sufficient proof that he was not a racist, and I addressed the reason for this in my previous post. He was a racist, his views were racist, and thus any contributions from him on the immigration debate are marginal and defunct. |
This is putting the cart before the horse (I assume you are aware of this saying)
You cannot just start with the assumption that he was a racist you have to prove that he was and then and only then can you claim that his views on immigration are tainted and even then you have to prove that they were.
Now again I invite you to read his speech and make comment on specifics, who knows we might actually agree on some of the issues
Your hatred of the British Empire has emerged on other occasions and it distorts your view, however that is another subject.