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What does Multiculturalism mean? Who are you asking?


Posts: 42
Joined: 2004-08-16
I am an Englishman born of English parents. My mother and father unlike myself never left these shores, not even for a holiday. Their culture as with mine, naturally, was English and British. To me multiculturalism means invasion and imposition. Our nation has systematically been invaded. Not agressively, but by the hand of traitors. People who would never have to live alongside the invaders. The people of Britain were never asked if they minded that these people came to live here. They were given no choice in the matter. This was a policy of dictatorship, not democracy. I am a an ex-Londoner and my city has been taken from me, I would no more live in London now than walk on burning coals. Am I a racist? No as I wish no human being harm. Do I want my country back? Yes I do, and before it's too late, if it's not too late already.


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Joined: 2005-08-10
Re: What does Multiculturalism mean? Who are you asking?
On looking through some sites on multiculturalism, I stumbled upon a posting by an 'ade.clegg'. If the views expressed here were not so narrow-minded, I might even permit myself a chuckle. In fact, considering that clegg's views are blatantly racist, despite the comfy rhetoric behind which he chooses to conceal them,I thought that he had, in fact, made a sufficient mockery of his own limited thought process. However, on second thoughts, just a few point for him to consider. Firstly, the fact that his father, mother and grandma's dog, as well as himself, have not left the UK, does not ensure that he is, as he suggests, a thorough-bred Englishman. Although it may alarm him (I can feel the fear invading his body already), there are a significant number of 'all-English' people who are, actually, not totally English. Shock horror indeed. This is because people came INTO the UK and, lo and behold, light brown babies were had, yes, even without English people having to leave the UK's shores. It would only take a few more generations...are you getting my drift? He may want to check up on Channel Four documentary 'Untold' which discussess this issue. If for nothing else, at least to sleep easy tonight. Secondly, the comment that 'people of Britain', whoever they are, were not asked if immigration was acceptable beggars belief. Silly me, I forgot that the people of Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and a whole range of others not only in that continent but in others, gave specific written permission for Europeans, and indeed the British, to invade their shores. It must have slipped my mind. And the minds of many historians. Strange that. So you are an ex-Londoner and would 'no more live in London now (due to the 'invaders') than walk on burning coal'? Good, keep it that way. I hope you shut the door on your way out.



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Joined: 2006-01-04
Re: What does Multiculturalism mean? Who are you asking?
ade.clegg, OK...... There are two possible way you can come up with your nonsense!!!!! you either, first, have about zero knowledge about history of Britain or second, you are a moron.... I am leaning toward the second possibility...... you wrote: "Our nation has systematically been invaded." Have you forgotten British colonization...... Why your people brought their a**es into Asia?????....Why couldn't they live over there????? Why is it OK for them but not OK for others????? And How the he** you come up with the word "invaded"????? Please explain. I am really really angry.....



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Re: What does Multiculturalism mean? Who are you asking?
zamantheman,


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