Barnard17

It is true that this is the reason people believe of themselves, it is untrue that this is the reality of the situation. We live in a Democracy, if no political party represents your views you are quite free to start a new one. At the same time there's a much larger party variety than the core three, even turning to UKIP would be a (marginal) step up from the BNP. The problem is the BNP are loud and stupid, which is a marvellous combination for the uneducated voting masses. Sometimes I wonder Plato wasn't right about the Philosopher Kings.

What is British Identity? If we are losing it, it must be a definable and distinguished ideal or set of characteristics which is unanimously held by those who can trace their heritage through generations of solely UK living forefathers (because there are obviously so many of those.)

Have you woken up one morning with your hand missing because the day before you stole an apple? Have you been banned from your football chants because the only phrase you should use is "Allahu Akbar"?

No, people are harbouring racist feelings because (as it has been forever throughout history) during an economic down turn and times of high unemployment scape-goating is used to blame whichever social group is new or alien to the public majority. Prior to the 1940s the common punching bag for this throughout the centuries was the Jews. The oppression and censorship regarding the outcry is new as a result of shock of post WW2 cultural reforms, but historically is by no means the cause.

Because it's xenophobia, not racism. Racism is based upon race; Polish are not exceptionally racially distinct, the difference comes from national identity, culture, language etc.

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