On the subject of immigration, and with the greatest respect dexxy, I recall the late Robin Cooke ( I’m not sure if I’ve spelled his name correctly ), pointing out in his so called ’ Chicken Vindaloo ’ speech, ( I think I’ve got that right, but I’m just not in the mood for googling stuff right now ), that the British people, i.e. us lot, can’t lay claim to being a race at all, as all we are at the end of the day are the descendents of immigrants.
I can’t recall the speech in its entirety, but my interpretation of its content at the time was that he was telling us that we, as a nation , comprise little more than a pack of mongrels…Now I personally don’t have a problem with being labelled a mongrel, but as a nation, we’ve been around for quite some time, far longer than the U.S at any rate.
I have no idea of the percentages of immigrants to native Americans currently living in the U.S., but I’m guessing that 98% wouldn’t be too far shy of the mark.,…Now try telling the Yanks that they’re not a race, and that they’re merely a bunch of mongrels,… then, when you regain consciousness, you can tell me how long you managed to remain at 90 degrees to the horizon.
And while you’re about it, try telling the same thing to the families of the blokes who fought and died in two world wars , not to mention many other theatres of conflict , in order to preserve the sovereignty of this country ( supposedly) , so that those pinstriped pricks in parliament can hand it over to Bruxelles. Free, Gratis, and for nothing.
Try telling these people that their sons and husbands didn’t belong to a race of Britons, and that all they were, were mere descendants of immigrants,… mongrels in fact, …then let me know how you got on.
I can’t fathom where these political representatives of ours find the brass neck to lay wreaths at the cenotaph on armistice day in the full knowledge that they’ve given the country away. I really can’t.