Racism is evil but that does not make all racists evil - some certainly are.

That is exactly what I have been trying to get across. Thanks Jim. To some on here it seems that if you call someone a racist you are branding them as the devil incarnate. I do not believe that. Most people have a certain level of 'ism' be that related to sex, race or creed. We cannot help it. It is part of the human condition. What most people do though is resist the temptation to act on it. It is working and as new generations grow the 'isms' are being diluted and eventualy they will be all but a memory. I hope!

What politicians like Farage and newspapers like the Mail do is pander to those base instincts and, while they are not evil in themselves, they can bring forth evil in those who are particularly unstable such as Thomas Mair. The human psyche is a very complex and often vulnerable thing that cannot be categorised as wholly good or wholly evil. It is perfectly possible for a good person to commit acts of evil or an evil person to do some good. We cannot, therefore, dismiss a person as being evil but we can condemn any evil acts they commit and try to set them on the right path.

It is bloody hard work at times though ;-)

Cheers

DtG