Is the level of political correctness turning Britain in to a racist nation? Has the freedom to voice our honest opinions without getting jumped on made a bad situation worse?
I ask because after a recent visit to my local pub, I was shocked by the visciousness of my usually placid buddies on the subject of immigration. Also does it make me racist when I find it hard to disagree with many of thier opinions.
The main topic was on migrant workers, 400,000 of them when only 13,000 were expected, and unemployment rates for UK citizens up by the biggest jump in many years was their cause for concern.
Sensible opinions please.
2006-10-25 06:53:55 · 26 answers · asked by Hippy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No I dont believe that makes you racist, your simply concerned about things that are important to you, such as employment. Its a pretty big issue for most people.
Immigrants from other countries are under cutting the native workforce and of course this drives up the tension. With other Eastern european countries joining the EU, this has only intensified the feeling of anxiety.
I think the government really needs to address these fears before they come to a head.
2006-10-26 05:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by Imdad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of public opinion is the result of inaccurate media hype - usually headlines in tabloid redtops. For example, regarding the 400,000 figure you mentioned, I believe that a serious study was recently made that showed an enormous number of these immigrants were from places like Poland and that many have returned, or intend to return.
In my view it doesn't make you racist if your opinions are honestly held and are the result of serious thought on and analysis of the facts. As a person with a few good friends from so-called 'immigrant' groups, even I admit to getting a little worried when I think of an uncontrolled influx of people into certain areas of the UK. It could lead to probable overloading of schools, social and medical services, etc..
But on the subject of political correctness, I think it will ultimately destroy many aspects of the traditional British sense of humour. One can not say anything the least bit controversial these days without risk of prosecution - especially with respect to religion...
2006-10-25 07:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by avian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not racist to fear for your jobs and safety but you are right about political correctness. In my opinion a lot of the tension right now is being caused by the "P.C. police". Muslims and others are feeling singled out and the resident population feels that the "outsiders" are getting special treatment. It does not help when British Airways of all people send a woman home from work for wearing a crucifix.
By and large ordinary people get on just fine. My old boss was German, my neighbour is afro-caribbean, the bloke who runs my local shop is a sikh from Pakistan and there is a family of Poles round the street who I invited round for a barbecue in the summer.
Live and let live.
2006-10-26 09:04:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is driving the English working class into the open arms of the BNP. Labour pays scant attention if any at all to the needs wants and desires of the indigenous white Anglo Saxon population, which makes up about 85 percent of the people of UK. In addition the UK-gov is scared witless of the Celts and it is for this reason they have been given their own Parliament in Scotland and Assembly in Wales. England awake - you are a great people with a great history of which you and the entire world can be justly proud.
The English do not have a herritage - they have a great and glorious history - join it today.
Today, 25th October is the anniversary of the great English victory over the French at Agincourt. When the King told his Welsh archers "loose arrows" they did and their one thousand strength, each archer letting fly 8 to 10 arrows in the first minute of battle, decimated the French lines. The English infantry ran through the French and tore them to shreds. Victory.
2006-10-25 07:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that it is helping.
What you have to remember is that PC evolved out of trying to STOP racism. Certain terms and words were used as insults against others, so (quite rightly) it was stopped. However the problem was that people did not know when to 'draw the line' so it has developed that people are afraid to make ANY type of comment that could / may be seen as offencive.
I had an Asian chap ask me if I took my coffee 'white' then recoil in horror as to what he said !!!
Worse still, the people who and decide if something is politically incorrect are GUESSING & ASSUMING what will offend others.
Basically we are in a situation where people, if you say ANYTHING which excludes others for what ever reason, despite SENSIBLE REASONS, you are classed to be 'racist' 'agest etc' eg Is it AGEIST that I have to wait till 60 + till I claim my pension? or in the case you have mentioned 'racist' against migration workers.
The truth is that we have limited jobs & rescources in this country and if we let too many people in there will not be enough rescources for others (and yes I do mean the people who were born here, which seems fair).
As for sounding racist, well, I think you have to be sensible and look at the REASONS WHY you are saying what you are saying.
If you are saying no to migrant workers to protect the interests of UK that is fine, however if you are saying no to these workers soley in the grounds of their skin colour, religion culture THAT is racism.
2006-10-25 07:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not racist but less tolerant of the situation as it stands.
The government don't seem to be doing too much about the problem so people are getting frustrated and venting their anger out in the public and on places like this. Unfortunately the problems will escalate if nothing is done and the British just don't feel like their opinions are worth anything.
2006-10-25 07:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Racism has most certainly increased in the UK over the last 5 to 10 years. I believe most of it is in the new UK islands that have been created, Bradfordistan, Lutonstan, and Londonistan. I see from a political map that more of these islands are currently being formed.
2006-10-25 07:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello my friend, I like ur question and it is a good question and it is really not racist if u dont agree with other opinions and that is a good thing because that is a strength that u have in yourself (if u know wat I mean) but to be honest I agree with the 13,000 accepted from the 400,000 people because these people do not have War in their countries and if too many people come in, this will make TAX increase and it will be good for the goverment but it wont be good for us. Britain is not a racist nation and if it was, War would occur between races and thousands of people would die because of racism, but still I have been in a pub lately and I have seen so many Asians inside and to be honest I was surprised and this was in the World Cup with England playing and to be honest the reason why there is so many unemployed it is because of two things that I belief in;
> It maybe because of not qualified/educated people.
> The price of TAX deducting from peoples wages,
e.g. Doctor earns £80,000 p.a and after TAX deduction £50,000.
(Now that takes the piss).
The last thing that I need to say is that our voices are always heard by the goverment and we have freedom but it may seems they are listenin but basiclly it just goes out the other ear and they do their work, that they feel like doing.
Sorry If I Couldnt Answer Ur Question.
Bless.
JFK!
2006-10-25 07:15:15 · answer #8 · answered by J. F.K 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
IMO the subject isn't political correctness or "tolerance" in any respect, according to se. its incorrect "Tolerance". I could desire to look at it from the perspective of the US..... some issues are allowed/tolerated/in spite of interior the united kingdom, with the help of the christians even, which would be staggering to the yank perspective. the undeniable fact that those issues are allowed for the CHRISTIANS potential that "tolerance" ends up in those issues being allowed for others. and thats no longer neccesarily a solid factor. interior the US, absolutely everyone has to maintain on with the comparable regulations. this restricts some issues that are no longer constrained interior the united kingdom, even though it additionally prevents particular issues that take place interior the united kingdom. woult the christians interior the united kingdom be prepared to have their non secular freedoms be tempered with a greater secular baseline, as a manner to grant a greater even keel to different non secular expressions? interior the US, quite a few the "issues" that that author refers to... may be spectacular! the entire equipment is dampened against those very issues, with the help of a mundane mass that restrains the enterprise of religion. on a similar time as interior the US, some human beings could act as though a matching subject is occurring, (and, bizzarely, able to do it sometimes with much less vile racism and separationism) the subject isn't almost as huge-unfold as they make it out to be. the undeniable fact that this: "those info talk greater to the crippled state of the Church of britain" seems suitable, or is even of any meaning, is the very middle of the subject. it form of feels blatantly glaring to me that the entire subject in actuality, almost all the united kingdom's issues, come from an historical festering wound that has by no potential been mounted. it is made sparkling with the help of the undeniable fact that interior the US, it replaced right into a founding concept to no longer enable this wound to be carried over to u . s . of america. "shall make no regulation respecting an enterprise of religion, or prohibiting the loose exercising thereof;" its quite... sickeningly... truly, ironic. the factor that the author of that article is striving for... is the very rationalization for the subject.
2016-10-02 22:55:02 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your white and christian, just being proud of your own race and religion is being racist. If you want to keep family blood pure your racist, if you state the facts about some minorities your racist, to many people play the race card to readily these days. I don't believe in racism, I give everyone equal chance. Recently a friend of mine had a new employee to train and evaluate, he wasn't all that happy because he was there my mate wasn't getting the overtime he needed. This guy was black and useless (I had to evaluate him too and he was useless) and my mate said to him that if he was going to be there taking his overtime he was going to have to pulll his weight. The guy wrote a letter to the supervisor and said my mate was a racist, and was being unfair. I saw the potential for this when I had to evaluate him so I was very understanding and patient, even though him being there actually increased my workload. I just wrote a bad evaluation. Now he's gone, but my mate had to go before review board, and the real stupid thing is my mate is married to a Etheopian woman. You want to race discrimination, just try to get a job in China town, a muslim restraunt, store, but if you report that, they laugh at you.
2006-10-25 08:16:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋