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Subject: Nationalism?

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Ed Harris (Venezia)

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Date Posted: 18:42:39 10/29/04 Fri
In reply to: Ed Harris (Venezia) 's message, "One reservation...." on 12:44:17 10/29/04 Fri

How do you mean, fan the flames of nationalism? Do you mean Scots nationalism, or Iraqi nationalism, or British nationlism in its anti-US form?

On Dave's point, I wonder if anyone saw the "Any Questions?" programme a few weeks ago, in which one gormless audience member asked, "Would you guarantee that you won't adopt the Conservatives' immigration quota system, even though it might mean that we get no more Michael Howards?" Anyway, every single member of the panel who wanted to say that, actually, immigration should be managed, was falling over themselves to preface their remarks with their Non Racist Credentials... "I've nothing against immigrants, because my family came from Romania." "I've nothing against immigrants, because my grandfather was Irish." "I've nothing against immigrants, because my grandmother's butler was Philipino." "I've nothing against immigrants, because my brother's wife's cousin's daughter once went out with an Indian guy." "I've nothing against immigrants, because my goldfish is a type called 'West Indian Miniature Three-Gilled Goldfish'." And only then were they prepared to go on and say what they meant, for fear of being branded 'racists'.

I have never heard anything so ridiculous. As if any intelligent person does not realise that someone who lives in Ludlow, Shropshire, ethnic population nil, can be open-minded and tolerant and non-racist, whereas someone who lives in Clapham, London, ethnic population 89%, who has a mixed race background, can easily be the most bigotted white supremacist on the market!

But still the panellists felt the need to justify their comments by "proving" that they were not racists BEFORE they could talk about immigration... guilty until proven innocent. It reminded me of a French revolutionary tribunals. I weep for the future.

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Author: Jim (Canada) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:38:35 10/29/04 Fri [ Post a Reply to This Message ]