As a result of this story people in Germany have learnt that: 1 Lineker works for the BBC as a football pundit. 2 he sometimes tweets his disapproval of government policies (that nobody in Germany ha… (View Post)

I've never heard dog whistle used in anything but a pejorative sense, both about the whistler, and the people who might be susceptible to it. Ridiculous to pretend that it's meant as a comp… (View Post)

It's actually pretty ugly if you think about it. (View Post)

I'm not sure exactly what language Lineker was referring to, but obviously it can be acceptable to compare something to Nazi propaganda even when the person hasn't actually built gas Chambe… (View Post)

Bit weird for certain people to get so precious about a football pundit comparing the language the government uses to Nazi propaganda when Boris Johnson said the EU is like Hitler. And quite a few pe… (View Post)