The British Aposet – two words to embody politics

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The prevailing political discourse found two words leaking in: “The White British”. The term is increasingly used to create a narrative of the victim, which is crowded with indigenous population in the United Kingdom. Stories are always the same: White British have become a minority in their country; They face discrimination in employment. The value of British culture and history is reduced.

There are real issues that must be addressed. scandal Gangs of children’s gangs; Collective immigration creates so hidden Jews that it represents an obstacle to integration; The multiple of asymmetric cultures creates at least the perception of a two -level society. But why focus on the “white white” express phrase?

when Robert Jenrik, A man who sees him on a large scale (not at least on his own) speaks as a governor leader, repeatedly and repeatedly about the retreat of the white British population in some cities and says that the UK is “an island of strangers”, whose words are not distinguished by other than whites. It is clear that it will be equally if Rishi Sunak or Kemi Badenoch moved.

There is no gradient, there is no good separation from no. The third generation of the black British who answered their predecessors in Windrush to call for filling the shortage of employment on the wrong side of this bilateral professor’s book. So, also, politicians such as Priti Patel or Sadiq Khan, actor Ben Kingsley or Mishal Husain, along with many citizens committed to non -caffeine law.

Nile Operation, a well -studied conservative enlightened, uses the white British phrase for him Data blog Because of the ethnic categories in the census. But the publications of O’Brien also seem to be a headline such as “collective migration and social change”. Another governor also Spreading the term. Nigel Farage is often more cautious, but it also talks about the cities of a “white minority”.

Whatever the motives, base, or benign, this “white white” use in political discourse reduces the discussion to the color of the skin and ignores integration or contribution. White British is the only measure of virtue. one A prominent right blogger The British white share at the end of the 33rd century can be only (decreased from approximately 75 percent in England and Wales in the 2021 census) and that the majority will not have British proportions exceeding one or two generations.

Besides the main parties, the new White Warriors in Britain shows little control in the search for grievance. The anti -immigrant or legitimate violence is exempted by right -wing commentators. The anti -Muslim feelings are publicly common. The crimes of non -eggs are highly relevant and other atrocities are overlooked. When a man led to a crowd of Liverpool fans, social media showed people seeking a new fight. After the police revealed that he was white (in itself a shocking but short -sighted step to get rid of violence), attention fell.

This is a problem that is not just a clear cause. But also because there are serious issues that must be addressed. This week only Louise Casey report The most prominent and continuous failure to protect young girls from sexual exploitation organized by the Pakistani asset men. These crimes were partially ignored because the authorities are afraid to show racism or stir up divisions, and they had a disgraceful ignorance of the victims who saw them in the lower class.

Complaints against strangers are eternal. However, it is correct that some areas have high or very dominant immigrant societies and that large numbers involved in integration. It is also concerned that some of the recently elected electoral districts are deputies who offer explicit sectarian arguments in Islamic regions.

All this leads to one question. What do you want to do about it? Reducing legal immigration will slow down the pace of change, but the existing conditions cannot be changed: 9.6 million non -white or multiple residents In addition to 3.7 million white non -British here legally.

There are only three options. The first is relaxing about it. The second is to find ways to integrate power and encourage people to get out of the gitus that he imposed on themselves. This means policies on language and culture that provides a unified idea to the British.

The third is the treatment that is envisaged by the former Conservative Party and Douglas Carwell, which calls for “the collective deportation of the Pakistanis”. This conversation exceeds the removal of illegal immigrants and convicted criminals, but this is the logical conclusion if you see this game pure numbers. Fortunately, there is no evidence of general support to expel legal immigrants committed to law and their newborn offspring.

But there is a challenge to the left, here, where the problems are real, must be recognized and addressed. Whether this is rape gangs, employment practices, or other issues, progressive politicians do not cause them to do not prefer by rejecting all complaints as “the far right” and avoiding difficult talks.

The only harmonious future is in a well -integrated multi -ethnic society, which all sees fair. Many may argue that Britain is largely that society. One thing is clear, though. There are dangerous issues, brutality, complex, and real and real. But it will not be repaired by super white grievances with fractures about the skin color that creates two levels of citizens, a real race and “plastic British”. Some problems cannot be reduced to white and not white.

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