It is fair to say that cultural identities exist and that culture is traditionally linked to race. But it is a dangerous way to judge an individual because it gives only the most basic picture of them.
I think the uproar around Liam Nesesons's comments just shows how disconnected we have become from human nature. At no time in history have we been expected to police our thoughts in the way we do today. Is it not obvious to anyone that we all harbor primal instincts which for evolutionary purposes can emerge in times of stress and make us want to protect our own?
A Black woman on LBC this morning was the voice of reason. She watched a film growing up that showed scenes of slavery and felt hatred for white people. Should this woman be condemned for life, of course not, her feelings were entirely normal. Imagine watching Schindler's list as a Jew.
What matters is that people don't act on these feelings. It's a complex subject and not one we are very good at having an adult conversation about. For thousands of years we were separated by race on the whole and someone from a different land was usually here to invade and do you harm. The echoes of this are still within us.
I want my home town to remain majority English because it will preserve it's identity and I prefer the culture of my forefathers to that of other nations. I am well traveled but I love the feeling of "Home" and everything that goes with it, including the people. I have zero hatred for any race, it is culture I am interested in but traditionally the two have gone hand in hand. It is obviously much more complex these days because you can look at someone Black and have no idea that they are actually Scottish.
I guess history and cultures have to fade away going forward for social cohesion to occur. It is hard for me as I know no other but a child growing up in diversity will probably find other things that they identify with. I do struggle with it though and feel guilty, am I a bad person? Personally I think travelling in the future will be boring, everywhere will just be like London .
I think the uproar around Liam Nesesons's comments just shows how disconnected we have become from human nature. At no time in history have we been expected to police our thoughts in the way we do today. Is it not obvious to anyone that we all harbor primal instincts which for evolutionary purposes can emerge in times of stress and make us want to protect our own?
A Black woman on LBC this morning was the voice of reason. She watched a film growing up that showed scenes of slavery and felt hatred for white people. Should this woman be condemned for life, of course not, her feelings were entirely normal. Imagine watching Schindler's list as a Jew.
What matters is that people don't act on these feelings. It's a complex subject and not one we are very good at having an adult conversation about. For thousands of years we were separated by race on the whole and someone from a different land was usually here to invade and do you harm. The echoes of this are still within us.
I want my home town to remain majority English because it will preserve it's identity and I prefer the culture of my forefathers to that of other nations. I am well traveled but I love the feeling of "Home" and everything that goes with it, including the people. I have zero hatred for any race, it is culture I am interested in but traditionally the two have gone hand in hand. It is obviously much more complex these days because you can look at someone Black and have no idea that they are actually Scottish.
I guess history and cultures have to fade away going forward for social cohesion to occur. It is hard for me as I know no other but a child growing up in diversity will probably find other things that they identify with. I do struggle with it though and feel guilty, am I a bad person? Personally I think travelling in the future will be boring, everywhere will just be like London .
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I think they want "racist" to be some intrinsic quality of a person. We live in the culture of Permanent Apology with movements that desire certain groups (White, Male) to be endlessly making amends for their privilege. They will seize upon any target that sticks its head above the parapet or provides the slightest ammunition. Even if that ammunition is something commendable like regretting past wrongs. The idea of forgiveness is alien to these people. They only understand contrition.
