Quote Originally Posted by BigFatPie View Post
Whoa, steady on Tiger. I haven’t changed my position on this subject at all, and I’ve no idea why you think I have. Obviously crime is closely linked with poverty. That’s basic stuff. To be fair, I don’t even remember poverty being mentioned in our previous exchanges, but it’s a key reason why proportionately more black people are involved in crime.

As for Hamilton, very rich people do tend to live in places where they’ll reduce their tax bill, and F1 is no exception, though the extent of the wealth of those drivers is pretty exceptional. Does that preclude him from making political statements, and engaging in symbolism or activism ? Of course not, unless you subscribe to the view that Gary Lineker can’t have sympathy with refugees unless he puts one up, or that I can’t express a view about a poverty amongst black people unless I’ve given money to a black person. I’m sure you’re too clued up to agree with all that nonsense?

Do you think the animosity both on this board and elsewhere toward Hamilton is solely down to his perceived arrogance and tax avoidance, or do you think there might be an element of something else?
Basic rule that cuts across gender/race/***uality is that if you have strong opinions and nothing much else to offer in the personality department, you're going to rub people up the wrong way. I had the strong impression he was not liked long before BLM, I distinctly remember Georgie Bingham saying she'd lost all respect for him about a year ago.