although my political views are alien to yours, and no doubt u consider me to be a right wing racist, u do listen and I must admit my views on certain things have changed over the years, because of your posts. Question for you. How do u see the future of this country. Obviously u have views on want u want the country to be like. But are we going further into Huxleys Brave new world, are we heading for a muslim state (my view). How do u see it ?.
I'm very worried. Very worried indeed. But I try to remain positive. The ideal for me, the dream, the utopia; that is a world where all humanity is free from oppression and slavery. A world where there is peace among all nations and freedom for all of humanity (and all living things on this planet, why not, ffs?!). That is my hope, and all the time there is hope then life is worth living.
But the reality is that aint likely to be happening anytime soon.
I think that this country is in a real mess. I think that there are a myriad of reasons for this but economically the main reasons can be better understood if you step back and take a long view. Much of the country's wealth was built upon the strength of our Empire and the strength of our industry. But both of those things have now gone. Well and truly gone.
Part of the problem is that we have a large and ageing population to support with no empire and no real industry. And yes, part of the reason that we have a large population is because of immigration. But it's not so simple to just say immigration is a bad thing. It has been as much a part of the solution to this country's problems as it has been a cause of problems. It is also an integral part to the entire history of this island. Ultimately we are all immigrants, if we trace our ancestry far enough back. Our lives and our culture are also far more enriched as a result of the influence of the other cultures that have become a part of our own (take music or food, do you like The Specials and/or a curry?).
I think that there is going to be a huge world wide economic depression. I think it is going to be worse than anything any of us have ever known. Worse than 2008, worse than the 1980s. As bad, if not worse, than the depression that was triggered by the Wall St Crash in 1929. I dunno if you know anything about that, the pledge, but it was a big fucking deal. So many millions and millions of people without work and without food. People were starving. People were desperate.
And when people are desperate and starving they want to hear that someone has answers to their problems. And these are the conditions and the times in which dangerous charlatans with charisma and apparent answers to the people's problems can gain power. Extreme times give rise to extreme ideas and entire sections of society get blamed for all of societies' ills.
There is and will always be a minority of fascists who want to scapegoat and spread hatred. In normal times they never gain a foothold. But when people are desperate they are easily manipulated and extreme politics of hate and blame can gain in popularity and take over. If and when this happens all is pretty much lost. People start accepting or even taking part in horrific things that normally they would have completely rejected. Anybody who doesn't accept the new way becomes part of the problem and they too then become subject to the blame and the hatred.
Read up on the 1930s and the conditions that led up to WW2. I've got a feeling that you are a proud Englishman who celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day recently. Remember what that was a celebration of. The enemy back then was fascism, and it still is today. Fascism must always remain the enemy.
And that's why I am a huge opponent (same as you and everyone on this board) to Islamic terrorism and Islamic extremism. The Islamists, the ones doing the terrorism and the ones who want to impose their will on everybody else, they are fascists. And as such they must be opposed and defeated.
But those people who tell you that all Islam is hateful and must be defeated. they are telling you lies and trying to manipulate you. It is the same, you must see, as when the Jews were blamed for all the ills of society. That ended with them being systematically killed and with the world war that was required to save the everyone from Nazi brutality and slavery.
As I said at the beginning of this post there is still hope. Good people must think clearly and encourage other good people to also think clearly. Love each other regardless of the things that divide us or that are different about us. Concentrate instead upon the things that make us the same and the things that unite us. For instance, don't be prejudiced against all Muslims just because you don't know or understand their culture and/or because they're different to you. Think instead of their humanity and their emotions, they feel the same things as you. Unite with the Muslim community against Islamism. We all hate it and want to defeat it, Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
