With a long history of politicizing race, Abbott is known for her [[racist]] comments about [[Finnish]] nurses and white people in general.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/8994068/Diane-Abbott-White-people-love-playing-divide-and-rule.html Diane Abbott: 'White people love playing divide and rule']</ref> According to Labour leader [[Keir Starmer]], Abbott's writings are [[antisemitic]].<ref name="JCstarmer" /> She has also expressed support for [[IRA]] [[terrorists]],<ref name="abbottira84" /> praised Chinese dictator [[Mao Zedong]],<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2018/02/17/does-left-still-love-communism/ Why does the Left still love communism?]</ref> spread suspected [[Russian]] [[disinformation]] [[conspiracy theories]] to frame political opponents,<ref name="FBNHS" /><ref name="corbynrussia" /> made insensitive comments about Islamic terrorist attacks and appeared in livestream with a [[Uyghur genocide]] denier. | With a long history of politicizing race, Abbott is known for her [[racist]] comments about [[Finnish]] nurses and white people in general.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/8994068/Diane-Abbott-White-people-love-playing-divide-and-rule.html Diane Abbott: 'White people love playing divide and rule']</ref> According to Labour leader [[Keir Starmer]], Abbott's writings are [[antisemitic]].<ref name="JCstarmer" /> She has also expressed support for [[IRA]] [[terrorists]],<ref name="abbottira84" /> praised Chinese dictator [[Mao Zedong]],<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2018/02/17/does-left-still-love-communism/ Why does the Left still love communism?]</ref> spread suspected [[Russian]] [[disinformation]] [[conspiracy theories]] to frame political opponents,<ref name="FBNHS" /><ref name="corbynrussia" /> made insensitive comments about Islamic terrorist attacks and appeared in livestream with a [[Uyghur genocide]] denier. |