tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post2287119175953821624..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Solidarity in drowningJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-462562907361181922014-08-31T10:49:47.269+01:002014-08-31T10:49:47.269+01:00'British' means civilised, tolerant and ed...'British' means civilised, tolerant and educated.<br /><br />'Being' English, Scottish or Welsh is just like supporting a favourite football team, it is a matter of sporting, political, cultural, religious or linguistic choice. Do if you fancy, don't if you don't.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-61692678341454769642014-08-31T02:48:19.581+01:002014-08-31T02:48:19.581+01:00John;
I believe I have mentioned before that I enj...John;<br />I believe I have mentioned before that I enjoy and appreciate your blog for your insightful comments on the shenanigans back home. I include your blog in my regular reading of News of Wales.<br />I usually ignore the anonymous one but on this occasion he may have something to talk about. <br />He, or she, contends that we should all be British. That raises the question; What is British?<br />The third generation of Polish immigrants who speak Polish among their family and friends and attend an Orthodox Church, are they British. The Moslem wearing clothes that distinguish them from the majority of people, the Hindu who will not allow his children to marry outside of their religion, are they British?<br />What of the people of the regions of England? British means something very different to the Geordie, the Yorkshireman and the inhabitants of Kensington or Sloane Square. This without touching on the cultural and linguistic differences occurring among the Welsh, Scottish and Irish populations. <br />Let's all be British, but what is British?Peter Freemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-213423140470833512014-08-29T09:20:06.326+01:002014-08-29T09:20:06.326+01:0006:42, A 'wild assertion' to one is simple...06:42, A 'wild assertion' to one is simple, plain common sense to another.<br /><br />But it is your blog. Granted.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-67600840064700988942014-08-28T06:42:12.904+01:002014-08-28T06:42:12.904+01:00Anon,
I'm extremely reluctant to start blocki...Anon,<br /><br />I'm extremely reluctant to start blocking comments; I've never liked censorship nor been frightened of debate. But there really is more to intelligent debate than simply making wild assertions. John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-80218123022330918102014-08-27T22:07:27.503+01:002014-08-27T22:07:27.503+01:0014:49, any insistence on choosing some other varia...14:49, any insistence on choosing some other variant of identity is done solely for the purpose of gain. <br /><br />But this is no way to gain.<br /><br />Gain from hard work, not the charity of others!<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-58988728270211990772014-08-27T19:12:38.730+01:002014-08-27T19:12:38.730+01:00Usual drivel from Anon. All we need to do is "...Usual drivel from Anon. All we need to do is "jolly well stop being beastly and complaining and accept your lot with a good dose of british stiff upper lip." Whatever way the economies of the "colonies" are constructed is due entirely on the mismanagement of consecutive Westminster governments. As is the fact that Great Britain is one of the most unequal societies in the western world.<br /><br />Scotland will become independent in the not too distant future and Wales and Cornwall will follow it is just a matter of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-70322173590527465192014-08-27T14:49:42.187+01:002014-08-27T14:49:42.187+01:00Anon,
So as long as we believe ourselves to be Br...Anon,<br /><br />So as long as we believe ourselves to be British we'll all be content; it's only our stupid insistence on choosing some other variant of identity which leads to discontent? John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-40174727182708030342014-08-27T12:51:15.366+01:002014-08-27T12:51:15.366+01:00Clear and aptClear and aptMaesneuaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551577692340139457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-64620468245011172872014-08-27T12:48:09.206+01:002014-08-27T12:48:09.206+01:00' ... an economy which is heavily biased towar...' ... an economy which is heavily biased towards the southeast'. Perhaps so. But you could and perhaps should have said, an economy driven by capitalist principles rather socialist ones.<br /><br />The economies of Wales and Scotland are largely public sector orientated. Too small to take risks with full blown capitalism and yet not entrepreneurial enough to be self-sustaining (unless oil is discovered).<br /><br />Generally people choose to live together in relative harmony because they know the alternative is a whole lot worse. Ask the Palestinians. Or the Israeli's.<br /><br />I suspect it's time we brought an end to this dreamt up concept of 'Welsh and Welshness' and all went back to just being plain old British (of Great Britain if you will, for all those not offended by the history of these islands) living in Wales (or anywhere for that matter).<br /><br />Just maybe we'd be a whole lot more content!<br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com