Tolerance

[Dreadful Scathe]

I feel in fairness someone needs to point out that racist attitudes in Britain today differ markedly from some that have been seen in the last hundred years. We don't make people sit on different benches and take different buses because of the colour of their skin.etc..

we do have immigrants that live in their own areas though, sometimes thats where the housing is, sometimes they choose to, either way it causes serious intergration problems.

[LMC]

Most of the problems with that are related to the shortage of housing - refugee, asylum seeker and impoverished immigrants always end up in the worst areas because that's where there's housing available because no-one wants to live there. So they're starting from behind on that front. Then the authorities in their infinite wisdom say "oh, poor things, they need services like a doctor and some specialist teaching and financial advice and childcare so they can work and... and... and..." - conveniently forgetting that people have been living in that area for decades without those services and giving the Daily Mail lovely ammunition for "wicked asylum seekers get massive value services while loyal local community gets nothing". Worst of all, the services are sometimes restricted to the "new" people, when the whole community needs them.

Local media, MP and community action to keep individuals and families from being deported is a testament to "education" - once people understand each other and have a sympathy for each other then they see each other as human beings first and foremost.

[Barry Shnikov]

This is the logical conclusion of deciding that you can't ridicule someone else's religion.

I have drawn a picture of Mohammed , but I've decided not to post it to this site in case Ceroc Edinburgh becomes the object of a fatwa.

Apparently there is no limit to what (some) Moslems will demand in the way of 'respect' to their religion.

(PS the smiley above is not my picture of Mohammed.)

[ducasi]

I've decided not to post it to this site in case Ceroc Edinburgh becomes the object of a fatwa.

What has "Ceroc Edinburgh" got to do with anything?

[Barry Shnikov]

What has "Ceroc Edinburgh" got to do with anything?

Most important city in Scotland, isn't it?

[ducasi]

Most important city in Scotland, isn't it?

Least important when it comes to Franck's empire, as that bit is run by someone else!

[Barry Shnikov]

Least important when it comes to Franck's empire, as that bit is run by someone else!

...sounds like "a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing..."

[pjay]

This is the logical conclusion of deciding that you can't ridicule someone else's religion.

I have drawn a picture of Mohammed , but I've decided not to post it to this site in case Ceroc Edinburgh becomes the object of a fatwa.

Apparently there is no limit to what (some) Moslems will demand in the way of 'respect' to their religion.

(PS the smiley above is not my picture of Mohammed.)

I'm not sure I'd agree that this is the logical conclusion, I don't think that the death threats are due to the ridicule, but due to the image itself - the image would not have to be one intended for humour to have incurred such wrath.

What I love is the "we're not sorry for what we did that caused the offense, but we are sorry that we offended you."

[ducasi]

...sounds like "a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing..."

I don't think Franck is planning an invasion of either Poland or Edinburgh...

[Barry Shnikov]

I don't think Franck is planning an invasion of either Poland or Edinburgh...

Sorry. I do beg your pardon, I was unclear.

The country and people to which I referred were Scotland and the Scotch.


What? What?

[ducasi]

the Scotch.

Scotch is a drink, favoured by the Scots.

[El Salsero Gringo]

Scotch is a drink, favoured by the Scots.

In Scotchland England, is that?

Say you from Scotchland? Do you know Bob? Bob from Scotchland?

[Dreadful Scathe]

Yes, he is my binman - what a small world we live in, you American numpty*



*numpty is slang for "pal"

[Barry Shnikov]

Scotch is a drink, favoured by the Scots.

(Writes: ) I must not tease nice Scottish people
I must not tease nice Scottish people
I must not tease nice Scottish people...