Cheers guys. Loss of income always gives people 20/20 vision.
Protests following the killing of George Floyd
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Burning the flag is just daft. We had a huge protest here for minority rights. They instead hoisted flags and read out the constitution to 'reclaim' the same. This is not a claim for anybody to be 'better' and people can choose their own mode of venting. But I'd consider burning your flag a step too far. And I'm someone who feels grated by forced nationalism where everyone has to prove their loyalties.
His email response to the affiliate makes it pretty clear what stance he has. Which makes the apology even more amusing when he had to grovel and call George Floyd a hero of the black community.
You mean well Olly but it happens on the other side as well. You won't see The Guardian posting about these sort of things
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Not that I would do it myself, but what if you didn't see it as your flag, because you struggle to identify with the nation/country due to how you feel it treats you?
Omg, is that what garda means?You mean well Olly but it happens on the other side as well. You won't see The Guardian posting about these sort of things
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it's so obvious but I always thought it was Irish for police!Not defending the fella. Just an individuals right to make a joke.
I'm still gobsmacked by the frequency in which people still keep coming up with this shit.
Omg, is that what garda means?
Shittest marvel superhero group of all time imo.
Can anyone define specifically what a "racist country" consists of?
Is it a country that contains some racists? A country where the majority of the population are racist? Where the government/governing party/leader is racist?
Is it a country that contains some racists? A country where the majority of the population are racist? Where the government/governing party/leader is racist?
Black protest in1920
You mean well Olly but it happens on the other side as well. You won't see The Guardian posting about these sort of things
Absolutely horrific images, really
Forward to 2020 and it's now demanding jobs with sustainable wages.
Black protest in1920
The guy on the front row with the cigarette is like a young Denzel Washington
Black protest in1920
Black protest in1920
I was specifically calling you out on your view that the UK is a racist country, name me a country which isn't a racist country going by your logic?
And yes go on, so the government are all racists too? So your labeling the conservative party a racist party? Is there a government or party that are not racist in the world according to you? Im just going by your logic here that these are very valid questions going by your line of thinking here
Black protest in1920
And before that it was the Irish, the US are built on segregation and oppression of minorities.
Corp Dems doing their bit. Without actually doing anything .
Well done & thank you.
Black protest in1920
Looks like Italians to me. They got a lot of shit in America in the early 20th century. Sacco and Vanzetti for instance.
Think about it...
It's a communist gathering.
Indeed. I spy a hammer & sickle
Did you just read the first sentence and then start your reply, because @Sara125 actually explained quite clearly what their point was and you somehow went past the deep end and into the jacuzzi.
Of course we're a racist country. Racism exists in this country. As far as something like racism goes we shouldn't pat one another on the back and say "job done" until it's been eradicated from every facet of our society. It isn't a kick in the balls or an insult to suggest we're a racist nation. It should be used as a reminder that although we have come a long way we still have a long way to go.
You can think of no reasons why the Conservative party might be considered a racist party?
Almost half of your visible italians are black and one of the signs mentions the communist party.
I agree with you except for the notion that were a racist country, I think it's insulting to the people of that nation who in the large majority are not racist. Do you describe even the most kindest of person a 'hateful person' because a few times in his life he demonstrated hate? Im just not comfortable with your and @Sara125 sweeping generalizations which is from a tiny minority.
What a man
Almost half of your visible italians are black and one of the signs mentions the communist party.
It was a time of great unrest. Anarchists and communists were infiltrating labor movements. This guy's organization was public enemy number one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galleani
But I'm not generalising the people themselves - maybe that's where my language is muddled. Our nation is at its core still rampant with systemic racism. Our laws, societal attitudes and language still discriminate against a hell of a lot of people. And a person doesn't need to be out openly using the n, c or p words to be racist. It can also be in how we condescend or dehumanise a person based on their race.
Sobering image. A century later and this is where we are. You can appreciate why asking for patience might be met with frustration.
Black protest in1920
I think that it's easier for people to accept it when we use local examples, a few years ago I mentioned the fact that in France at the end of the 19th and in the early 20th centuries schools in Occitanie had the writings "Speak french and be clean" on the walls. Jules Ferry, minister of education, would describe speaking occitan as a bad habit. This is symbolic of how France has considered all minorities regardless of their skin color, it's full of bigotry and xenophobia.
And while it's true that most people try to be better, it's still part of the foundations of our society.
Im still curious to explore your view, Is there any non racist countries in the world in your view?
Racist wouldn't be the correct term. But as far as I know there isn't a single country that doesn't have an history based on cultural and social domination which always leads to discrimination of minorities.
I'm not in a position to give an opinion on that. Britain is easy though since a lot of our laws and our society is still based on an Empire that just went around killing and stealing stuff from other people. That's the parts I personally think are our main issue since it's still the foundations of our democracy.
How about: A large part of the UK population is comfortable having a racist party being the largest party in parliament?
I’m Russian and he’s not my hero. He wasn’t a hero of my grandad who was a sergeant major in the red army and he isn’t a hero for plenty of other Russian people.
Stalin was an evil prick that allowed Beria and NKVD terrorise the Soviet people amongst countless other atrocities. Did he help the to beat the Nazis — yes — but he also agreed to partition Poland with Ribbentrop first.
John Oliver's latest episode on the BLM movement was brilliant and the ending was very moving.