Stop the British Civil War 2007. Solve Institutional Racism

[Celyn]

England is a part of Britain.
Scotland is a part of Britain
Wales is a part of Britain.


Any suggestion that "English" is equivalent to "British" is entirely inaccurate and quite offensive.

[gustard]

[quote=PRgirl]English, British, it is all a matter of semantics? QUOTE]

PR \girl what can I say - you call a Scot English and you could be on verrrry dangerous territory. Same for Welsh and Irish. It would be a bit like calling a chinese man Japanese, or or or ... anyway Ill reply to the rest of your posts later

[gustard]

Originally Posted by BICRE

The only way to avoid Civil War is to have people in power who are able to make balanced decisions about the management of vital Civil resources.


Institutionally Racist organisations cannot make balanced decisions.


Every incorrect decision takes so called 'Civil' society one (1) step closer to Civil War.


White Supremacist ideology cannot produce and sustain a Civilised society despite appearances.


Those who refuse to believe the possibility of Civil War speed up the process unwittingly. They will also make efforts to actively hide the signs of Civil War thus strengthening, promoting, sustaining, financing, enforcing and securing the problem which is Institutional Racism.

Ok so lets assume for a second that you may not be dramatizing the situation.
Where are you from ? What is your ethnic background ?
What do you see as the most serious issues of institutional racism in Britain today and how do you think these might cause a civil war ?

[PRgirl]

[quote=gustard]

Originally Posted by PRgirl

English, British, it is all a matter of semantics? QUOTE]

PR \girl what can I say - you call a Scot English and you could be on verrrry dangerous territory. Same for Welsh and Irish. It would be a bit like calling a chinese man Japanese, or or or ... anyway Ill reply to the rest of your posts later

Gustard I don't feel guilty for messing up on the semantics. After all the member complaining about my not getting the semantics right--has equated Mexicans with Puerto Ricans and put all the Latin Americans in one pot in more than one occasion. I am not one who has ever really studied the fine points of distinction between being British, English, Welsh, Scottish--the Irish I have always found distinctive. The Scottish consider themselve Celts? and also they have what is it called the Picts? And other groups including Viking influence and of course if they speak English (a German derived language), they have German culture in there as well. If I start thinking of the fine points of being British, or English and it is all the same---like so many on this forum have thrown in Mexican, Peruvian, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Spaniards all in the same boat before (and they know who they are), I will be smiling about it.

Variety is the spice of life...but people get mighty upset if they are English and you call them Scots instead. Hmm. I wonder why? Don't they have a UK passport? Are a part of Great Britain? Everyone living in harmony under one big British happy family? Lol. I better run along before somebody gets steamed over my lack of semantics between British and English and Scottish. The happy British family all living under the sun and content is not the reality is it? Gee. They are human. And find variation important.

[PRgirl]

Originally Posted by Celyn

England is a part of Britain.
Scotland is a part of Britain
Wales is a part of Britain.


Any suggestion that "English" is equivalent to "British" is entirely inaccurate and quite offensive.

Well if the English are British, and so are the Scottish and the Welsh are British too what is the term British? A political term. Do you think Puerto Rican is the same as American as from the United States of America? After all the label says USA. All the same right? Political status does not equate culturally the same now does it? At least the Scottish and the English speak English as a common language that they share. Can't say the same for us. So, let me get this straight---Being British is the equivalent of being politically united? The same as saying United Kingdom? And since the English are not the only ones (though percentage wise they are the majority group in the UK) who are part of Great Britain, then I should be specific and not generic? Is it similar to saying "American" and assuming you are speaking of United Statians and not Central Americans or South Americans?

How is my little semantical error so offensive? If I was referring to the majority of the UK people. English are the numerical majority of Great Britain aren't they? I guess being a minority in the GB is not all its cracked up to be. Scots still have their national pride deep inside them. Lol. Waiting for an unsuspecting foreigner like myself to say the semantic error to bring it out. This is fun!!!

[Veniconi]

But all of this defining aside...

Which institution is being racist enough to start a war?
Also, how can our 'Union Jack'-inverting poster be party to such a
dramatic revelation?

Does anyone have a spare 'reality stick'? If so, may I borrow it?
I can man the doors here and watch for the changelings creeping
out from under the skirting board...


Bemusedly...

[Polwarth]

You might have to use it on a few people here, Veniconi.