Hideously diverse Britain: What bigots say behind closed doors

[MarillionFan]

Amen to that

That obviously applies both way, bandwagon Pogle!

Wouldn't it be nice if you had your own opinion for once, before someone else had expressed it for you! :

[NickFitz]

Actually MF is correct. The article really says nothing at all.
Typical Grauiniad bollux based on anecdotal hearsay.
So some people are bigoted - wow give the man a medal for that insight.

bollocks

It doesn't take that much effort to see that the article says that whereas some years ago such bigoted attitudes might have been gone along with, the majority of people are now more likely to express the view that they are unacceptable.

You need to actually read and inwardly digest the words. I realise that's hard for those of you who assume that whatever you thought twenty years ago was still correct when you woke up this morning, but you should at least either try to understand something new, or try not to make yourselves look stupid for not trying.

[lilelvis2000]

Yes they chose that job and can walk away..on to benefits. How ironic.

[sasguru]

bollocks

It doesn't take that much effort to see that the article says that whereas some years ago such bigoted attitudes might have been gone along with, the majority of people are now more likely to express the view that they are unacceptable.

You need to actually read and inwardly digest the words. I realise that's hard for those of you who assume that whatever you thought twenty years ago was still correct when you woke up this morning, but you should at least either try to understand something, or try not to make yourselves look stupid for not trying.

Thanks for the spelling lesson. I know how bollocks is spelt, but it is a CUK tradition to spell it bollux. You wouldn't know that being a johnny-come-lately.
My point about the article is it says nothing new. 20 years ago, the bigots were still in the minority. 20 years from now they'll still be in the minority.

HTH, but IDI.

[xoggoth]

We don't know if they mean real bigotry or Gordon Brown style bigotry ie people just expressing legitimate concerns.

Either way, behind closed doors is people' own business, until the state starts monitoring our thoughts anyway. Does anyone really think people in other country are different? At least Brits aren't as openly racist in the real sense as they are in some other countries, esp in the far east or Eastern Europe or Russia.

[xoggoth]

Typical Grauiniad bollux based on anecdotal hearsay

Indeed the article is drivel. Why would somebody get paid for that?

PS Oi! I thought you liked the Guardian. Or was that MF?

PPS Hang on while I get a Daily Mail article to counteract the evil.

[NickFitz]

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[sasguru]

Indeed the article is drivel. Why would somebody get paid for that?

PS Oi! I thought you liked the Guardian. Or was that MF?

I read the Guardian occasionally for balance. But they come out with just as much ideological tulipe as their right-wing counterparts. It's part of the nature of this country to be hopelessly biased one way or another.

A thought which struck me, is that nowadays I hear many more bigoted statements than I did 20 years ago (NF take note ). My theory is that this is because some sectors of society are feeling the strain from the increase in immigration presided over by Labour. So you can add the breakdown of societal cohesion to the list of Labour's "achievements".

[sasguru]

Well argued.

[Clippy]

"We work for private companies, the NHS, the police. We have worked for the army."

I know the public sector laps this stuff up but I've never come across any such training in the private sector - has anyone else?

At least this is one gravy train that the coalition has stopped.