Little Britain - the state of England today

Callistemon

^Why anyone would want to bring Switzerland into this thread is beyond be- what has it got to do with the OP?^
Well, we've mentioned England, the RUK, France, Spain, Russia, Eastern Europeans, possibly more nationalities.
Wouldn't want the Swiss to feel left out.
I forgot the Italians - the ones whose football team beat ours. Here's the captain being a little bit unsportsmanlike:

That yob pulling should have been given a red card for that appalling action. Italy have nothing to be proud of .

The RNLI has (very wisely in my view) chosen not to be Government funded so as to keep its independence.

And Patel has stated that the rules regarding not helping refugees at sea do not apply to the RNLI or Coastguard. Though what the crew of a fishing vessel is supposed to do when faced with a life or death situation, who knows. Are they supposed to turn around and let people die?

Can you imagine a lifeboat being called out to people in trouble for them just to turn away and let those people die because they’re refugees. Because they could be prosecuted if they saved them. What has happened to this country?

The RNLI are a national emergency service and it is utterly astonishing that it is a charity and not supported by public funds.

Lifeboat men and women are good folk, made of strong stuff and I am sure they will never be terrorised by cowardly trolls.

MayBee70

Precisely. By the way, I didn’t know till today that there was an Olympic team consisting entirely of refugees. I hope they do well!

Made me weep

I didn’t see it. DH told me about it. I wish I had.

Wasn't that wonderful MayBee70, when they walked out into the stadium?

Precisely. By the way, I didn’t know till today that there was an Olympic team consisting entirely of refugees. I hope they do well!

Callistemon

I know what I'd do to those abusing the RNLI
(Perhaps best not posted on here).

Or, we could stop the Home Secretary and her cohorts spreading disinformation about the very people that the RNLI are trying to save, because it makes the hard-of-thinking believe we should just leave them to drown.

They’re probably the sort of people that end up having to be rescued as well!

I know what I'd do to those abusing the RNLI
(Perhaps best not posted on here).

I stopped collecting for Christian Aid because I used to get doors slammed in my face but I’ve never before heard of any animosity towards the RNLI.

There's always the lunatic fringe, Maybee

We should do what some of the Europeans do - use teargas and water cannon.
That'll disperse them.

Just heard that people from one branch of the RNLI have been verbally abused on their way to work because they’re still rescuing migrants. And that anti vacc’ers on the march the other day were calling for doctors to be strung up

Indeed Chewb, some may be Scottish, Welsh or from NI.

I doubt if there are many non white, non British origin on here.

Are we certain that those making the racial stereotypical remarks are English Dinahmo? As I neither know, nor care about the ethnicity of anyone on this forum, I wouldn't know.

Chewbcca Referring to your email yesterday about racism I looked up some definitions. They don't appear to chime with your comments which appeared to be about English people talking about other English people.

From the Cambridge Dictionary

"B2
policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in a continued unfair advantage to some people and unfair or harmful treatment of others based on race :
The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.
The report made it plain that institutional racism (= racism in all parts of an organization) is deep-rooted in this country.
B2
harmful or unfair things that people say, do, or think based on the belief that their own race makes them more intelligent, good, moral, etc. than people of other races :
The research found that half of the refugees had encountered racism since entering the country.
She said that she had experienced some overt racism first-hand.
He wanted to show what it felt like to be the subject of casual racism."

From Collins

"Racism is the belief that people of some races are inferior to others, and the behaviour which is the result of this belief. Racism also refers to the aspects of a society which prevent people of some racial groups from having the same privileges and opportunities as people from other races.
...a campaign to combat racism.
Synonyms: racial discrimination, racial prejudice, bigotry, racialism More Synonyms of racism"

? MayBee70

Chewbacca

Alegrias It's immaterial how ridiculous you may find low level racism, or that you care to refer to it with sarcasm, racism is racism, and is never acceptable.

Its time for the media to keep on focussing on the incidents of racism. Exactly! I agree with that 100%. And that includes right here; on this forum.

It took me a long time to call out someone for racism and it resulted in me having to leave a social group because I was regarded as a troublemaker by doing it. But I’m glad I did now. I’ve spent a lot of my life ignoring casual racist remarks from people because I didn’t want to upset anyone. And they would make those remarks because for some reason they think everyone agrees with them.

Kali2

MawBe- there is no need for MayBe70 to 'know anything' - your personal attacks on every word and utterance I say are clear for all to see, day in, and day out.

And it seems from comments that you used to do the same with another, or other posters in the past. Not sure why you do- it does not bother me but it does puzzle me. That's OK- the problem is all yours - water over a duck's back for me- but it is a bit weird, really.

That's rather a confusing post.

I haven't seen MawBe making any^personal attacks on every word and utterance you say day in, and day out Kali2. That is a falsehood.

MawBe has posted two or three times on this thread, rarely posts now anyway and none on here directed at you, Kali2.

Personal attacks are on people are they not, not on what they post? It is within guidelines to challenge what people post especially if there are grounds for doubt, attempts to deceive?

Kali2
it does puzzle me
Your on your own there because nobody else is puzzled
As you are well aware I can’t expand on that comment as it would be the report button as sure as eggs are eggs.

Still won't work.

Trying to shame me won't work

So you have different levels of what racism is acceptable and what isn't. Okaaaay. That explains a lot, thanks.

GrannyGravy13

Alegrias1 the news footage I saw of the young men being housed in the disused office block showed, camp beds.

Yes, that was it, GG13. The boy with his head propped up on the hard chair? Sleeping between rows of seats?