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That’s why it’s all the more galling; the UK is trying to build a brand around multiculturalism while issuing BS passports for those deemed not British enough.
by hyko 6y ago
That’s why it’s all the more galling; the UK is trying to build a brand around multiculturalism while issuing BS passports for those deemed not British enough.
The UK establishment embraced multiculturalism when it was flat on its back economically; it has subsequently sold out many people who were loyal to it for shameful political expediency, e.g. the Ghurka and Windrush scandals: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha_Justice_Campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha_Justice_Campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_scandal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_scandal
It’s an obvious chance to parlay some good from the UK’s colonial legacy, why would anyone oppose it?
- barking 6y agoWhat are your country's policies around the issuing of passports? As for immigrants building the country up, for what it's worth, Britain is probably lower in the world rankings in terms of wealth per capita than it was before large scale immigration from the former colonies began. Immigration gives you more people, that's all we can say for certain about its effects.
- toyg 6y ago> Britain is probably lower in the world rankings in terms of wealth per capita than it was before large scale immigration Citation needed. I seriously doubt your balance of probabilities. Britain pre-Windrush was on its knees. Britain pre-EEC was "the sick man of Europe". Please bring up some actual numbers to back your reactionary talking points, at the very least.
- barking 6y ago1960 Britain had the 4th largest economy in the world. 2015 it has the 5th largest economy in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_largest_historical_GDP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_largest_h... The United Kingdom represented 6.42% of the world's economy in 1960 (highest point), falling to 3.42% in 2012 (lowest point). It accounted for 5.2% of the world's economy in 1820, 9.1% in 1870, and 8.3% in 1913. England, Scotland and Wales generated 1.8% of the world's GDP in 1600
- hyko 6y agoDo you genuinely believe that this drop in relative output was caused by inward migration, considering all the other historical factors?
- barking 6y agoYou're trying to put words in my mouth. You're the one who was making claims.
- smcl 6y agoWell these are your own words: "Britain is probably lower in the world rankings in terms of wealth per capita than it was before large scale immigration" So the question again is: Do you genuinely believe that this drop in relative output was caused by inward migration, considering all the other historical factors?
- barking 6y agoSay you said using Wonderhair would prevent baldness and I said that there was no evidence for that and that in fact in the cases that I know of the people now have less hair than they had when they started using Wonderhair. Do I then have to defend myself from questions that infer I believe that Wonderhair causes hair loss?
- smcl 6y agoIf you're in a discussion where you write a comment that looks like you're saying "immigration is a cause of long-term economic decline" and someone asks if that's what you're saying ... then yes you should probably clarify whether this is an accurate interpretation of your comment I'm not sure why you're coming up with a fictional hair-care product. If you aren't comfortable sharing your answer, then that's fine.
- barking 6y ago