Come on guys, this issue can never be resolved, and history which was relative then, is not so relevant today. I have worked with refugees from several countries for 3 years, it felt like 5, because of their demands, they want the same rights as those that live in that Country, yet have never earned those rights.
So they use the race card. In todays world of human rights, I'm afraid that, the frustrations of minority races, may in the end just back fire...
I'm also a second class citizen in my own Country like so many people are, and it may well be true that the Empire did take wealth back in those days, although the UK i do believe was the first Country to ban slaving and we didn't get a dime.
There will always be a racist element, I have a very close friend who has a very big chip on his shoulder, because he is mulatto, it is not easy to be a mulatto, back in the UK 55 years ago when he arrived, he's not fully excepted by his Caribbean peers or his English ones.
In fact he's f-----d up, but a nice guy all the same, I think Bafana is right in his opinions and I also feel Vaucluse to be correct too. So where does one go from here.... yesterday i spent a good hour writing an explanation of my opinions and experiences, I deleted it based on what SE said in a couple of words.
The race card is there to be played and it will be played, just like any welfare system is abused. I have an Indonesian maid, that i really do sympathise with, because of her life, but in the past it was no different from my own, a life of poverty and suffering, with no education and parents that are split.
Bafana and all other foreigners will be second class too, not only whites always, because that's how life has evolved, and keeps evolving until a significant change is made, our short life span on this planet, is very insignificant, its the way the cards are dealt at birth. Fundamentalist Religion on the other hand call it what you will, is the largest threat to any race of people, committing the crimes. Believe me what i say is true and from my heart, the majority of people are nice around the world, in every country, we love and care for each other the best way we can.
There will never be peace on this earth, as long as you have fundamental idealists, and I have no doubt that it will take thousands of years, to reach a peoples planet, and I have seen many sides of the coin, having lived in a communist Country too.
Mainland China for example had a planned strategy, whereby they could hold onto their Communistic ideals and join the market economy, there is no doubt in my mind, that we the Brits have been sold out more than 30 years ago and othe major Countries will also follow.
When I reflect back on my life I was 14 years when i became a cadet which most young boys want to do, at 18, I couldn't see any other way out of poverty and a crime ridden housing estate, than becoming a pro soldier on a 22 year contract, the reason of 22 years was simple, the pay structure was almost double the pay, from a 3 to 6 year soldier, and i thought well i can always buy the contract back.
Today I was reading a local paper about how a prisoner had been abused in his cell, this for me is the typical environment i grew up in on a housing estate in UK, colour doesn't matter, social skills don't matter, survival matters, no matter what race or colour.
So when I read bafana's opinion I can relate to it and I also know that Vaucluse is also right.
Before i do sign off, I would like to mention that the people from new developed Countries and those that are not yet developed, should really understand, that our own Countries at that time in history were quite barbaric and local ethnic people wouldn't be treated much different from the slaves in the Empire days, so please do not try to use that card, it is still going on today in the UK, and its called British Law, that was coined up and amended over 200 years ago, and is still against humanity in my opinion.The scales of liberty are very well unbalanced in a British society and that is why the UK would never really commit to Europe. For all the offences the UK commits on people by British Law, which is every single day, nothing can be done, to protect them.
That is how stupid the British people are, to sit back and take the inequality and race discrimination in UK, to call it racism cannot, class distinction yes.
Anyway I was just thinking after my third barons, I've almost finished a book, no complaints, and for those that want to make a comment, be nice, otherwise you well get back verbal diarrhea, or more than you can chew. It's better to accept the author of the post was pissed. But I'm not yet
but have run out of beer! The night is young only 02:18 maybe i should take a taxi
Not disobeyed the wife for a long time!
Last week
Not allowed out and i can see we are well off topic.
Australians being racist, probably no more than any other nation, I can imagine they hate the UK if they are decendants of the those that were shipped out there. The beuracratic system as never been accepted by the majority. I often wonder if the majority are homosexual
a great number i have met over my life time have been on the other side.
Though it must be their choice.
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