Dear British people . . .?

Question

I believe that you are one of the most extraordinary people that the world has ever seen. I am American, and I recognize you as my Mother Nation. However, I have noticed that your society has embraced multiculturalism, or the acceptance of different worldviews. I love tolerance and political correctness, but when is enough enough? Are you going to continue to allow so many hostile, radical Muslims into your country who want to destroy you and the West? Those same Palestinians that many of you vouch for wish to see you dead, and celebrated the fact that many of your people were killed in 9/11, Iraq, and of course the London bombings last year. I love Muslims and am not trying to incite hatred against them, but this is religious war, not at all political. But with a spiritual void in your society, many youths will fall prey to radical Islam. All I can ask is, going to have a caliphate, or are you going to fight for your right to be what you want and not be under Sharia Islamic law?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict_photographs_controversies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbZGC5NKkOk
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/007146.php

Answer 1

It is a fine balance between having a fair country and having a safe country. We will often sway too far in one direction before coming back - invariably too far in the other direction.

To hate the british is not a crime and should not be made illegal or indeed stop entry into the UK for anyone, however uncomfortable it makes us feel. Hopefully, when they're here they will realise that they were wrong and that we're not really that bad!
The difficulty comes in deciding who poses a real threat.

As for the OTT. political correctness - I agree that it's ridiculous. We should be proud of our country and it's history and realise that people come here often because of them and not despite them!

ps. Dove - you sound great! Come and visit some time!

Answer 2

I was in NYC when they brought the cross from ground zero to st Peter's Church. I was there with a friend who lost two members of her family in the 9/11 atrocity. My son's friend died there as well ... So it meant something to us that not many other people would have felt, we both had memories of people we knew and loved, slaughtered in what they had assumed to be a safe place ... Work!

7/7 claimed many lives in London too and believe it or not, my son had been in London for a week-end, coming from Scotland ... In brief ... Had he gone a week laer ... He'd have probably been killed/maimed etc.

I understand your strong feelings, i'm afraid most people don't because and to them ... It's something that happened far away. Didn't touch them as it did NYC and anyone who lost someone they knew then.

I have Muslim friends you know! They felt the same repulsion about 9/11 as anyone else did. They're totally opposed to these kind of attacks and feel Al Quaeda is evil. Not because they want to be accepted here! Want to be seen as 'anti terrorists' but because that's the way they feel! They're british, have been for 3 generations now and they regard 7/7 as an attack against their country, would do anything and everything to discourage anyone to believe those responsible that they had good reasons for doing what they did. They're opposed to the war in Iraq but always were! Not because it's a Muslim country but because they always felt it was more about appropriating Iraq's petrol than anything else. I think you'll find that nothing is black or white, they're are a lot of grey areas in between these two colours and many people you would assume were in favour of world dominance or whatever are not! If you look at footage of protests against the war ... Most protesters were white!

Answer 3

I agree with the information about acceptance and muliticulturalism, but England as the mother nation? I haven't read about someone saying that since reading a book on pre-revolutionary war times. While I love England and think it is a great nation, America has greatly evolved since it was under English rule and has become a separate entity. Also, there are radical Muslims in many nations, but just because said nations accept other cultures doesn't mean their citizens are going to fall prey to the radical muslim beliefs. Some nations might not stress religion as much as others, but that doesn't mean their citizens are dumb enough to believe any radical religious idea that comes their way. To the reviewer below me, I wasn't saying that England and America are interchangeable. I just don't quite see England as being the mother nation anymore in a literal sense. I was comparing England and America's evolution since Revolutionary War times. (In those times, more citizens in America were of British origin and America was more similar to England. Now America is much more diverse, with more people from many other nations) We're very DIFFERENT than England. I implied that when I said that we are SEPARATE ENTITIES. Seperate. Not the same. Hope that clarifies.

Answer 4

The problem we have (We, as in British) is that we under the 'rule' of the European Union. We no longer have the sovereign rights that you do in the US. So, when the EU decides that the new Europe is to be multi racial, multi everything, where do all these new 'Europeans' head for first?
Yep - the UK. And why? Because we are a soft touch and they know we will stick to the EU rules even if we disagree with them. France, Spain, etc all simply disregard any EU ruling they dont agree with whereas the Brits actually enforce them.

OK - in answer to your question - the UK opens its doors to all of these religious idealists - even if they want to destroy the British way of life - because we are told by Europe that we have to.

We dont like it and maybe when we get a decent Prime Minister (What is Maggie doing these days?) we will do something about it.

Answer 5

Hi dove, I am a pretty laid back guy who has worked around the world and have seen people in their own cultures. As an American I guess you favour Israel and frown upon the Palestinians as they are the traditional enemy of Israel. I found the Palestinians to be hard working and charming people and enjoyed working with them. They want a homeland as much as anyone, such as the Jews who were given Palestine to settle in after the second world war. I personally do not see the Palestinians as a threat to Britain but obviously they couple us up to America who supports their enemy so much. Take care

Answer 6

Hi Im British and i agree entirely. In fact every one agrees in England actually. We all know our gates seem to be open to anyone coming in an claiming asylum. The problem is mainly due too the EU laws and its gonna get worse with bulgaria etc joining the EU. Our Government seems to have gone over the top on political correctness and positive discrimination. The figures show it.. 5 years ago the government claimed with opening the gates we would expect about 40,000 immigrants.... surprisingly 5 years on we got about 500,000 come in and more coming. The problem is denial of the problems and not knowing when to shut the gates without looking embarrassed and hardline. People in the UK are generally sick of immmigrants who demand rights and money and benefits and new mosques etc even tho if we lived in THEIR country we would be locked up for owning a bible.

Answer 7

For some one so 'loving and understanding' that sounded remarkably like a full blown rant to me.
You may not have noticed but all nations are fast becoming 'multiculture'! This despite the odd rant and rave against the idea.
I've been using this forum for quite some time now and I dont think I've ever come across a question that contradicts it's self so many times. "I love Muslims" you say, then go on to warn us that they are trying to take over the UK.
Sorry, but like it or not the whole world is becoming cosmapolitan, and the sooner that is accepted the better it will be, for all mankind.

Answer 8

The people in all Countries have had no say in the policies their government has forced on them, I agree massive immigration should stopped until those in the country have a adapted to the host countries laws and culture. Many of us have fought for years, the dream act has been brought up for 10 years and has never passed. We shut down the system with phone calls against comprehensive immigration reform. At election time is when our "leaders" even somewhat listen. With 9.2 % unemployment, the question is why would they want competition for citizens for jobs and college spaces unless their motives are not good?

Answer 9

Hmm...
You do have a good point about the spiritual void.

They do need to watch immigration etc. But it's so hard, almost impossible to tell who are the radicals and who are ordinary (muslim) citizens.

I do not have an answer, but I know that they need to be tougher and less concerned about political correctness if we want the country to be safe. I think they should make it clear that while we are not against any particular religions that our country cannot be changed to suit a few.

No re-phrasing Merry Christmas to happy holidays and banning traditional school things like making angels and christmas decorations etc.
No allowing people to cover their faces completely as they walk into banks and through airports etc.
We all need to work in harmony and respect eachother not be fearful of them going against us or fearful that saying something might offend someone.


edit: AMARA- England IS NOT interchangable with BRITAIN.

Answer 10

Brits were never asked , would like to be multicultural?
It was forced upon us with the word raciest .
Do you think Britain would be multicultural if we were able to vote on it ???