was Enoch Powell a prophet or a god?

Answer 1

He was neither... but he _was_ an extraordinarily intelligent and perceptive man - as a politician and as a scholar - who warned that uncontrolled immigration into the UK (true of most countries, really), would cause many social problems, some of which we are now too aware today.

Answer 2

Remember the cartoon?

Two guys sitting down for a teabreak in a factory and one says "Enoch was right about the blacks!"
The other pauses and adds "And about the workers!"

Powell might be remembered today for his views on non-white immigration into Britain, but his views on workers' rights, trade unions, equal rights for women, et c, were those of a typical right-wing Tory politician - he believed workers and the unions should not have any rights, and a woman's place was to make babies and cook dinner. (and be nowhere near a workplace, which caused problems when a woman - Margaret Thatcher - became his party leader. Powell solved this problem by moving to an even further right-wing party with repressive and bigoted tendencies, the Ulster Unionists, that as policy selected only men as parliamentary candidates)

He might well have "sorted out the blacks" but the majority of white people in Britain weren't much above the status of "white ni ggers" to him.

Answer 3

Enoch Powell was pretty poor at predicting the future. He was an elitist and racist. The main problem Britain faces is not that immigration is too much to cope with but that we simply don't have enough of it - our economy has a requirement for people at all ends of the spectrum, from farm labourers to rocket scientists.

The fact is that his point of view (on pretty much everything) is simply not relevant to the modern world, indeed his philosophy would single handedly destroy Britain's status as a great economic force (currently the 5th biggest economy in the world).

Answer 4

Hello
Obviously neither - but a lot of people had a lot of respect in what he said.

Some people say that he spoke about things others would have liked to comment on but were afraid to say.

Some say he was a sincere and honest person who had geniune concerns for the U.K.

Your question a prophet or god? the answer NO

Kind regards

Answer 5

If he addressed that he is God, he lies.
If he addresed that he is a prophet, he should give an evidence for the claimed prophecy.
Otherwise he is a good man.

Answer 6

Neither, he was an over-educated bigot who lied about his constituents' problems with their black neighbours to whip up racist sentiment. He thought that the fact he was an Oxford prof qualified him to lead the lower-orders whom he despised.

He was wrong - the rivers of blood have stubbornly refused to turn up and Britons have got on with the business of their lives perfectly well without his rabble-rousing rubbish.

A truly despicable man.

Answer 7

Although it will never be recognised by the lefty twats and political correctness brigade, his predictions have been stunningly accurate.

I think he was neither prophet or god, he was a man who was ready to see what was inevitable, and try to warn the population about it. However, sadly, he was ignored.

Answer 8

He was a very wise and far-seeing politician who foresaw the stupidity of unlimited immigration and opening our country to coarse uncivilised people with barbaric cultures and religions.

But he did not have the courage to stand against his party leaders and let himself be sent to political oblivion in Ireland. Great men are made of sterner staff.

Answer 9

He was neither, just a politician who played to the emotions of the British people.

Answer 10

Neither, but he saw what would be the consiquence of open borders.
Come back Enoch, you can take over from Bliar any time.