it just shows how f***ing stupid this goverment is. They are using historic sites or parts of british culture for homes for people from other coutries.

We are well an truley f***ed if blair gets 4 more years cos it means all schools will be useless with no one getting an education and then universities will have alot less people going cos of top up fees. Then the country will be totally full and we will be at war with north korea.

Vote anything but labour

Edited by phat eagle (24 Mar 2005 8:08pm)

IWLO: Finally

SIMON JORDAN:
On Charlton fans
"In retrospect, of course I regret calling them morons. Imbeciles would have been more appropriate."

me:
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and labour definately arent getting my vote

lol

Oh dear, oh dear. Here we go again.

I, to be fair, have no wish to trawl through massive extensive spiels by inherently introspective and reactionist posters.

Still I will say what I have to say, and what will come of it will come.

The whole argument about immigration tends to be based on two specific themes. One says, look at what they are doing, they are wiping out our national culture! They are stealing our jobs! They are smelly! They eat weird food! They have funny hair! They speak other languages! This will destroy our country!

The second says: There is no space! They are leaching off our benefits! They are stealing our land?

Both a load of hysterical bollocks, to be frank.

Firstly, Culture has never been and never will be a static and uncchaning thing. 'Culture' in the broadest meaning of the term has always been a thing in transition. People seek to cling on to some fabled ideals when the rate of change is speeded up, but these things are the result of peoples misunderstanding of what constitutes their identity, and rely to much on seeking to belong to a group rather than happy in who they are as individuals and judging others as individuals, not by religion, colour or any propagated aspect of 'culture'.

With regard to the seocnd, it is well known, although not well reported in right wing press outlets such as the Mail, that there is a skills shortage in this country. Similarly, there is also an ageing population, and a top heavy population pyramid. The result is we need more people, not less, for the reason that they contribute to taxation, and provide necessary skills.

The arrival of people from all over the world has made this country a more interesting place in which to live, and without more the country will fast become a nation of pernsioners and a stressed out middle aged working class.

What do you mean if they continue as before?

Confused!!!

A lot of people seem to want anyone coming to this country to have a complete personality transplant and forget everything to do with their culture and heritage.
Can you honestly say that you would do that if you went to another country?
Wherever I am in the world, even I was living there, I would still be British and wouldn't want to have to completely change myself.