Okay...I’ll temporarily break my habit of the last few months during which I haven’t ‘debated’ with you over anything political because it invariably degenerates into futile point scoring and political name calling.

There is no ‘thinly disguised pop’ at you. I mentioned you by name.

I looked, for the first time, at the BLM (UK) page that I thought you referred to and as I acknowledged there is is some idealised and dogmatic comment on there. Having said that, and has already been pointed out in another intelligent and observant post, it is sometimes difficult for the predominantly (possibly exclusively) white and largely middle class ‘group’ that makes up this forum to comprehend the implications of both casual and more organised racism.

I do have to wonder what your motivation is in resurrecting this topic. Mine, in responding, is simply this...we should always stand against racism in all its forms. It is a particularly pernicious form of bullying nothing more...nothing less...and time is always better spent opposing racism than defending the minority of football supporting boo boys.

To help you understand my position further...I am not a monarchist and never ever sing the National Anthem. When I was growing up the Anthem was everywhere...the end of every trip to the cinema...the last thing heard at night on TV etc. Its playing was so ubiquitous (brainwashing AF?) it became meaningless, which may well be where ‘taking the knee’ is going...but my point is...although I would never actually join in the National Anthem neither would I boo it.

So...three questions for you, one or two already touched on.

1) What do you think the motivation behind those who boo the practice of ‘bending the knee’ actually is?
2) Why do you think such behaviour, both the booing/online abuse of black players and the booing of ‘taking the knee’, is largely confined to football and not seen at other sporting events?
3) Why is it unreasonable to continue demonstrating opposition to racism when there is clearly a vociferous minority of people throughout the UK and Europe who believe it to be acceptable to indulge in such bigotry and prejudice?