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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
splott parker
There’s loads of British folk who move abroad, there’s even TV programmes dedicated to them. Got a genteel name for them as well...ex-pats, they don’t mix with the locals, they attempt to create a little UK in the sun.....every time ex-pat is uttered on the box I shout immigrant. I’m wrong though I s’pose, they’re white.:shrug:
They return to these shores every now and again though for doctor’s appointments or various other NHS things.
do the brits [whites] abroad get to decide what films are shown in their new country?
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
+ the native hipster
do the brits [whites] abroad get to decide what films are shown in their new country?
Do immigrants here get that luxury?
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
+ the native hipster
do the brits [whites] abroad get to decide what films are shown in their new country?
Yep, on the campsites, a different ‘Carry On’ between housey housey sessions:hehe:
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
Alfresco
When you say moving abroad it probably means the service of a removal company
Your point is?
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
splott parker
Your point is?
The thread is not about expats which you brought up.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
Do immigrants here get that luxury?
errr lady of heaven?
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
az city
Spot on Eric. This "native Brit" thing is utterly vacuous.
Here's a question I always like (apologies for the dates being a tad approximate) - how many people ("native Brits", I suspect, in the parlance of 'Lither') were there at 10,000BCE on the British Isles? The answer is precisely zero. The British Isles were believed to have been completely uninhabitable during the last ice age when the channel froze and vast ice sheets covered northern Europe. So, I'd say there are no "native Brits". It's an utterly vacuous and stupid idea. All British people are, by definition, immigrants.
However, let's carry on with the nutty concept to show how ridiculous it is even if you bend it a little. How many on here have done one of the popular DNA family history tests? And of that tested group, how many had 100% British DNA in their results? The answer is none of course. British DNA is an amazing and diverse mixture drawn from wave upon wave of immigration, conquest and railways (if you don't know the way the advent of railways in the C19th led to a much more diverse gene pool, have a Google).
There is no "native British" race, there is no white race, there is no Welsh race. Surprisingly, there is only one race - human - and we are all equal under the sun whether the numbnuts racists posting on here like it or not.
Spot on, there is only one race...Homo Sapiens. It might be that people will only eventually realise this when we get to meet an alien life form. All this bickering over skin colour is tedious and unnecessary. We've all got much more to be worried about and we should all stick together to address these issues.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
splott parker
There’s loads of British folk who move abroad, there’s even TV programmes dedicated to them. Got a genteel name for them as well...ex-pats, they don’t mix with the locals, they attempt to create a little UK in the sun.....every time ex-pat is uttered on the box I shout immigrant. I’m wrong though I s’pose, they’re white.:shrug:
They return to these shores every now and again though for doctor’s appointments or various other NHS things.
Every country has ex-pats, its not a British thing, the Chinese have " China town " in various cities around the world
When I Lived in Sydney, you had communities of ex-pats from various countries, I was involved in the Lebanese community as I was dating the daughter of a Lebanese immigrant, it was very tight knit, the older generation refused to speak to me, would often abuse me in arabic, it was funny, I would be abused by them for being white and she was abused by Australians for not being white :shrug: still makes me chuckle
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
Alfresco
I would be interested to know if posters think there should be limit to what the UK can take in. Or should we just say balls to it lets just ferry everyone in who wants to be British.
In all the threads like this, I've never seen anyone who thinks there should be no border or immigration policy. Nobody thinks we should let absolutely anybody in.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
az city
Anyone who wants my spot on the "British" roster can have it. I couldn't wait to become an American and leave all the Eton Rifles, queen-loving, corrupt, hubristic, nationalistic BS.
and yet everyone from africa and the middle east wants to be 'british' perhaps they love their queen and their trifles
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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+ the native hipster
and yet everyone from africa and the middle east wants to be 'british' perhaps they love their queen and their trifles
I'd place a large wager that more Africans want to come to the US than the UK.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
It's a long time since I thought of Enoch Powell.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
+ the native hipster
and yet everyone from africa and the middle east wants to be 'british' perhaps they love their queen and their trifles
Yes, all 1.6 billion people in Africa and the Middle East want to be British. Honestly what planet do you live on
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
delmbox
Yes, all 1.6 billion people in Africa and the Middle East want to be British. Honestly what planet do you live on
I’ve heard that he’s spoken to every one of them!
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I'm amazed that this thread has descended into:
1 - some actual racism
2 - lots of accusations of racism
3 - zero solutions
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
I'm amazed that this thread has descended into:
1 - some actual racism
2 - lots of accusations of racism
3 - zero solutions
Conveniently ignoring my ingenious Iceland suggestion. Tsk tsk
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
Tito Fuente
Conveniently ignoring my ingenious Iceland suggestion. Tsk tsk
Ice tand corrected!
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
Ice tand corrected!
That's a deporting offence on it's own!
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
I'm amazed that this thread has descended into:
1 - some actual racism
2 - lots of accusations of racism
3 - zero solutions
One solution. Lengthy jail terms for anyone employing illegal immigrants for cheap labour and take assets.
As for proper immigration why not get them to do the jobs we need. Transport is in chaos due to understaffing. Same with the NHS etc.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
I'm amazed that this thread has descended into:
1 - some actual racism
2 - lots of accusations of racism
3 - zero solutions
solution :
setup a British centre in Calais where people can apply for asylum before they cross the border, and if it is granted arrange safe transport for them.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
JamesWales
I'm amazed that this thread has descended into:
1 - some actual racism
2 - lots of accusations of racism
3 - zero solutions
Maybe properly establish it's actually a problem that needs a solution. Given this ill thought through plan, its seems clear to me that it's not a massive concern, they just needed a few column inches to keep people like you happy so hatched this sh1t show.
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Originally Posted by
OurManFlint II
Maybe properly establish it's actually a problem that needs a solution. Given this ill thought through plan, its seems clear to me that it's not a massive concern, they just needed a few column inches to keep people like you happy so hatched this sh1t show.
Two by elections this week.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
Rjk
solution :
setup a British centre in Calais where people can apply for asylum before they cross the border, and if it is granted arrange safe transport for them.
Does Macron support this? What if those who fail or are tired of waiting still sail to the UK anyway?
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
OurManFlint II
Maybe properly establish it's actually a problem that needs a solution. Given this ill thought through plan, its seems clear to me that it's not a massive concern, they just needed a few column inches to keep people like you happy so hatched this sh1t show.
Shocking as it may seem, but different people have different concerns, and are capable of thinking about more than one thing at once. I think it's reasonable to object to what's been happening tbh.
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Re: This flight to Rwanda
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Originally Posted by
delmbox
Yes, all 1.6 billion people in Africa and the Middle East want to be British. Honestly what planet do you live on
yes sorry mr box the bbc article said only 52% wanted to leave