18-08-12, 12:06 AM
Congratulations I see you've reached the Ad Hominem stage. :rolleyes
You may hold the odd personal notion that England has no government/Parliament but that doesn't make it so. Do we live in a democracy or no? As for the old chestnut about economic suicide. We currently export more elsewhere than we do to Europe, it's simply a matter of strengthening those markets.
On the second point Rusty knows this - The difference between English and British, is that England and the English are the core. 'British' or 'Britain' refers to the whole i.e. inclusion of the subsidised bits tacked on.
And finally, speaking of sound bite drivel. (Oh How flippantly a person's views are dismissed when they don't concur) especially by one who recently accused the Americans of dangerous levels of patriotism possessed of a 'With us or agin us' mentality. That was the phrase wasn't it? As I'm clearly not with you I suppose that last comment was to only be expected. Pot kettle anyone?
I'll end on Slaninars honest comment. Being an immigrant (from danger) himself he reminds us that "most immigrants didn't come here for the culture they came for the money". Well said Slaninar, had I said that even though it were true I would have been castigated by the very same people who advocate enforced multiculturalism. Hand wringing and accusations of BNP and EDL sympathies would abound, just as their names were raised earlier simply because I offered an opposing point of view.
Off topic indeed, back to the Olympics then eh.
You may hold the odd personal notion that England has no government/Parliament but that doesn't make it so. Do we live in a democracy or no? As for the old chestnut about economic suicide. We currently export more elsewhere than we do to Europe, it's simply a matter of strengthening those markets.
On the second point Rusty knows this - The difference between English and British, is that England and the English are the core. 'British' or 'Britain' refers to the whole i.e. inclusion of the subsidised bits tacked on.
And finally, speaking of sound bite drivel. (Oh How flippantly a person's views are dismissed when they don't concur) especially by one who recently accused the Americans of dangerous levels of patriotism possessed of a 'With us or agin us' mentality. That was the phrase wasn't it? As I'm clearly not with you I suppose that last comment was to only be expected. Pot kettle anyone?
I'll end on Slaninars honest comment. Being an immigrant (from danger) himself he reminds us that "most immigrants didn't come here for the culture they came for the money". Well said Slaninar, had I said that even though it were true I would have been castigated by the very same people who advocate enforced multiculturalism. Hand wringing and accusations of BNP and EDL sympathies would abound, just as their names were raised earlier simply because I offered an opposing point of view.
Off topic indeed, back to the Olympics then eh.