The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113211   Message #2413398
Posted By: Ruth Archer
14-Aug-08 - 08:29 AM
Thread Name: The Weekly Walkabout (part 2.)
Subject: RE: The Weekly Walkabout (part 2.)
"Ruth - as I've said before, you're someone who doesn't like immigration being questioned, so you try and label anyone who does as a bigot or a racist."

I am happy for real dialogue to take place, WAV, but you are not interested in real dialogue. You repeat the same points endlessly; you try to ringfence music and culture; whenever anyone points out the mistakes you've made in your reasoning, or the factual inaccuracies inherent in your attempt to invent a culturally pure version of Englishness, you ignore them or post yet another link to your website.

You do not approve of immigration to the UK because you feel economically threatened by it, and because you are afraid of English culture being damaged or diluted by the presence of other cultures. Read the OED definition again, WAV. Regardless of my own feelings on immigration, the dictionary defines this position as a racist one. Your response is to dismiss the OED definition.

There's only one person who's in denial here.