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Thread #112016   Message #2367631
Posted By: WalkaboutsVerse
17-Jun-08 - 05:15 AM
Thread Name: An English Folk Awards..?
Subject: RE: An English Folk Awards..?
Another point worth bringing up, then: if there has been a bias against English culure, then WHY?...
There seems to be some living within the borders of England who don't want such things as a Degree in English Folk Music, an English folk radio programme, an English folk awards, or the Arts Council of England to promote more English culture. E.g., Tony Blair, born in Scotland, said: "We don't want a return of English nationalism"; I, however, having repatriated more than a decade ago, am sure that we do - WITHOUT any imperialism this time. Many Scots HAVE linked Scottish folk to Scottish nationalism - I support them, and think the same should occur here in England.
As I've also said here, nationalism with conquest is bad, but nationalism with eco-travel and fair-trade, via a stronger UN, is good for humanity.