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  Pat Condell on Britain's Cultural Crisis

  by cofty in

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  a scandal is brewing in the uk.

  for many years gangs of asian men engaged in rape and torture of young girls who were in the "so-called" care system.

  it is believed there were around 1,400 victims in north west england, focussed on the town of rotherham.. if reports are to be believed, social workers, police and the cpc knew it was happening and everybody failed to act for one simple reason.

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  it was against war with France that Britishness first defined itself - perhaps, or maybe England just happened to win that particular war. Was the war you had in mind before the uniting of Scotland and Engand? The Scots and French have formed alliances against England in the past, I think.

  it was via the formation of the British empire that Britishness sought to identify itself - no, British identity already existed. The Empire sought to force-feed Britishness to aboriginal peoples.

  The British Isles consist of Britain and Ireland, therefore Britishness/British culture is made up of Northern Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh cultures. Simples.

  I don't think British culture is 'unfixed' but it sure is flexible.
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  My difficulties in writing academic essays, contrasted with the same difficulties by NK elites

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i struggle to write good academic essays.

  i'm never happy with the result of my labours.

  i've had a few hds, but still feel they lack something.. for some months, i have been pondering why i have this problem, and the realisation is becoming clear that my problem is the result of having my brain washed clean by jesus for 40 years (my period of enslavement to the wt cause).

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  Erm... what are HDs?
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  DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

  by Bloody Hotdogs! in

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  as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

  im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

  http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  The english have many stories about knights fighting dragons.

  Dragons were dinosaurs. Perhaps dragon myths originate with extant taxa, such as crocodiles, monitor lizards and pythons?

  Unless you provide evidence, can you forgive us for being sceptical?
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  DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

  by Bloody Hotdogs! in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

  im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

  http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  ^^^^^

  Sorry, Nessie's been added to the 82 version.
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  DINOSAURS - What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

  by Bloody Hotdogs! in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as part of my deconversion catharsis, i have been building a(nother) website to highlight some of the more ridiculous jw beliefs.

  im a looong way from done, but i wanted some early feedback on one article: dinosaurs.

  http://www.jwbeliefs.com/dinosaurs/.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  ^^^^^^

  Well spotted, BloodyHotdogs.

  If you look closely, inbetween the mammoth and the ark there looks like a Loch Ness monster or 'Nessie' in the 78 version. This also has been removed.

  T-rex or not the whole idea of a literal, biblical flood is absolutely ridiculous - I find very difficult to believe that some people still believe in it.

  BTW great website, BH!
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  Pat Condell on Britain's Cultural Crisis

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  a scandal is brewing in the uk.

  for many years gangs of asian men engaged in rape and torture of young girls who were in the "so-called" care system.

  it is believed there were around 1,400 victims in north west england, focussed on the town of rotherham.. if reports are to be believed, social workers, police and the cpc knew it was happening and everybody failed to act for one simple reason.

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  Ruby - I think your interesting stat is also encouraging.

  I agree in part about ethnic minorites identifying closely with Britishness - perhaps I should have stated 'recent immigrants from rural Pakistan ...' in my previous post. Older immigrants certainly identify with Britishness, as can be seen in the Indian/Pakistani community's stressing of education + good career, and also in the straight-laced, old-fashioned attitude of older generations of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean.

  My gripe lies with recent immigration policy. John Major's Tory government were quite soft and hopeless concerning immigration, from what I remember. Then New Labour really took dumb immigration policy to new levels of idiocy plus added multiculturalism into the mix - a disastrous combination.

  As a result we have FGM, polygamy and heightened terrorist threats that sensible immigration and policy on culture would probably not have allowed.

  You seemed you've answered your own question re what is Britishness/British culture - it's made up of Northern Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh culture.
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  Pat Condell on Britain's Cultural Crisis

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  a scandal is brewing in the uk.

  for many years gangs of asian men engaged in rape and torture of young girls who were in the "so-called" care system.

  it is believed there were around 1,400 victims in north west england, focussed on the town of rotherham.. if reports are to be believed, social workers, police and the cpc knew it was happening and everybody failed to act for one simple reason.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  the way I am approaching this, via putting more women in positions of responsibility and contesting patriarchy, is much more fruitful than arguing for assimilation - a rather bold prediction on your part - we'll see.

  BTW assimilation into British culture would still allow for diversity. The British public are not one monolithic block - multiracialism and a wide range of viewpoints exist.
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  Pat Condell on Britain's Cultural Crisis

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  a scandal is brewing in the uk.

  for many years gangs of asian men engaged in rape and torture of young girls who were in the "so-called" care system.

  it is believed there were around 1,400 victims in north west england, focussed on the town of rotherham.. if reports are to be believed, social workers, police and the cpc knew it was happening and everybody failed to act for one simple reason.

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  Ruby - I agree with your analysis of Pakistani culture.

  But ... can't you see the link between multiculturalism and that culture? The reason British-Pakistani men have done what they've done is partly thanks to the multi-culti doctrine that states Pakistani culture is somehow equal to British culture in merit. Immigrants from rural Pakistan have not been encourarged to adopt British culture but rather have been encouraged to continue their lives and traditions as if they're still in Waziristan. For the past 15 years, anybody who had dared point that out was smeared as a racist - it's only very recently that this type of opinion is 'allowed'
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  Michael Brown verdict discussion policy - take II

  by Simon in

  1. forum
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  i had originally thought that making the rules clear about what was and wasn't going to be allowed when discussing the michael brown verdict that we'd be able to avoid some of the unpleasantness that surrounded the subsequent trayvon martin trial discussions.. michael brown verdict discussion policy.

  i had hoped that once the evidence came out there would not be as many people promoting opinions that contradicted it.

  unfortunately, that appears to have been naive of me.

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  lisa - I see you're quick to mention ages as if this would save them from having to show any sort of responsibility, nice.

  They were walking around carrying hammers - I think it's safe to assume they weren't offering to put a shelf up for anybody.
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  Michael Brown verdict discussion policy - take II

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i had originally thought that making the rules clear about what was and wasn't going to be allowed when discussing the michael brown verdict that we'd be able to avoid some of the unpleasantness that surrounded the subsequent trayvon martin trial discussions.. michael brown verdict discussion policy.

  i had hoped that once the evidence came out there would not be as many people promoting opinions that contradicted it.

  unfortunately, that appears to have been naive of me.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  lisaBObeesa - it seems the only racist people we know for sure re. Ferguson are the group of black 'protesters' who beat a white Bosnian immigrant to death using hammers. Please see EndofMystery's thread.