youre really advancing your cause as the reasonable voice of the poor oppressed straight, white middle englanders
Is Boris going to stop our festivals?
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youre really advancing your cause as the reasonable voice of the poor oppressed straight, white middle englanders
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Pure anglo-saxon... with just a dash of viking for good measure?
I'm not even English. Being born in the West Country, I'd class myself as Wessex .. but there's never a box in the forms for that, so I always end up as 'other white'.
because its all he's got
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Not a lot, to be perfectly honest. I know I'm not 'at home' in London, being far more attracted to rural living than the city, but apart from that (and trying to work out what some of the odd stuff on sale down Brixton Market is) it isnt' something that I lie awake at night worrying about.
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And what else have you got? What do you identify yourself as? How do you define yourself? What boxes do you put yourself in when asked?
Being 'Wessex' is not all there is to me. I have a job, interests, hobbies, music tastes, friends, favourite films, etc etc. Ethnicity is not the sum of my being.
Smokedout, I believe there is plenty of songs we haven't written about *ALL* of the genocide that went on. But don't worry, it's really, really at the top of the list as far as masses are concerned!
Your taste is your taste, but you have to admit, there is sizeable amount of the population, that wants pissed up carnivals with loads of red and white flag waving. Now, people don't mind "open" rules, where everyone can participate, but the clipboard wielding middleclasses can fuck off, if they are going to start pushing diversity for the sake of diversity.
Oh behave. People like you who run around trying to get people on the defensive just because they want a mental St Georges Day celebration, is enough to send normal people into a foaming mouthed goose-step all the way to Griffin's front door.
I don't think about my identity every day, I to don't see it as my most important attribute, but I do want to celebrate it once a year...in a style that tops St Patricks day, Queens Day, Bastille Day etc.
Why bother? Pointless exercise. You're never going to be the best judge.
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Didn't they try and ban white flags from the Proms because it was 'too english' or something dumb?
which happens every year including on St Georges day in London, local village fetes across the country and every time england manages to win a football game
why do you have a problem with the sizable proportion of British people who share a different cultural heritage celebrating that as well
why is it that people who say things like that usually turn out to be closer to griffens front room rather than waiting outside his front door
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You have no identity? How sad.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
agreed.
the proms, the changing of the guard, henley, the boat race, the FA cup, jubilees/coronations etc, the state opening of parliament, wimbledon, the Lord Mayors Parade etc etc etc
plus the many events across the country which celebrate St Georges day
given that there appears to be no shortage of things celebrating english culture than your point is what exactly
ajdown
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There shouldn't be a shortage, this is England after all.
If you don't like it, there are plenty of other places in the world that would be no doubt willing to accept you as an asylum seeker if our conditions are really that unbearable here.
I can't speak for myself, but perhaps it's got something to do with the fact that he's the chairman of the only party that it is promising to do a better job of promoting St Georges day?
Don't moan at me about people waving flags around Griffin's house, if everyone else is indifferent to St Georges day and isn't prepared to do anything about it.
Anyway, this whole discussion is getting a bit academic, because Boris most probably won't get in the way of any existing events and will promote St Georges day better than Ken did, so everyone is likely to me more happy (including the pair of us).
...besides...I need to keep my blood pressure in check...
FridgeMagnet
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There _isn't_ a shortage.
That's the _point_.
That's the _point_.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Are you for real?
There are plenty of culturally exclusive events in other countries. That doesn't stop them from having a mental national holiday. The masses love a good old fashioned knees up and for that, we need the help of the government to year on year, logistically come up with better celebrations.
Go to Ireland on St Patricks Day. Go to Holland on Queens day . Go to France on Bastille day. People just want a bit more of a party!
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Right, fuck it I'm off this thread, simply don't have the patience for the sheer level of fucking ignorance displayed by some on it.
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So ... it's wrong for people to wave the St George's Cross flag because that might be considered racist?
Yet how many times have you seen people wearing Jamaican colours, or having african flags hanging in their cars, or any other item of 'national identity' and nothing gets said about that?
Personally I don't have a problem with that ... but I can't figure out why people have such a hangup over a little piece of red and white cloth.
Yet how many times have you seen people wearing Jamaican colours, or having african flags hanging in their cars, or any other item of 'national identity' and nothing gets said about that?
Personally I don't have a problem with that ... but I can't figure out why people have such a hangup over a little piece of red and white cloth.
well tell you what why not organise one, in fact if people want it that much im surprised it hasnt happened yet
fucks sake we managed to get tens of thousands of people out to celebrate smoking ganja so surely it should be quite easy for someone to organise something which you say would have this much support
who's said it was, youre really searching for problems that dont exist, makes me wonder why
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
wtf does that mean. gad, this is making my blood boil already
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I too have been quite appalled by the level of anti-English racism displayed by some in this discussion.
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
what kind of complete loony are you then? fuck me, if that's what's happened when you've had a drink, i'd fuck shoot you, let alone ban you from having fun you fucking numpty shite.
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