Reply to: Hideously diverse Britain: What bigots say behind closed doors

[shaunbhoy]

Is there an Irony smillie?

Yes. It is in between the Coppery and the Tinny ones.

HTH

[MarillionFan]

How dare anyone resist being told that 'darkies' are people too, women should be allowed to vote, etc . Those free-thinkers should definitely not constrained by namby-pamby boxes.

Way to go brother! Membership form on the way.

Keep it quiet from the likes of NF though, he'll try and gate crash it, turning up with his mate Peter Tatchell and Winnie Mandela.

[d000hg]

Why are these 'two people' branded bigots because they resist being told how and what to think and feel?

How dare anyone resist being told that 'darkies' are people too, women should be allowed to vote, etc . Those free-thinkers should definitely not constrained by namby-pamby boxes.

[Troll]

Why are you reading the grauniad? If there is one thing that encourages bigotry it is reading that holy rag.

They keep standing outside Kings Cross each evening trying to give away the G2 (which many years ago used to be remotely interesting) section to commuters

[vetran]

Don't travel much?

Apart from the US & Holland the UK seems the most inclusive I have seen. There is a class / education / situation component to most behaviour though.

Some of the comments & behaviour I have encountered elsewhere are shocking.

[MrMark]

Is there an Irony smillie?

[MrMark]

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.

Definitely. Total load of bigots those Eastern Europeans. As for the blacks and Arabs - you don't want to know!

[Doggy Styles]

Guerniad slinky

Those two always show up here too, don't they?

Why are you reading the grauniad? If there is one thing that encourages bigotry it is reading that holy rag.

[MarillionFan]

Did you have a bad sexual experience again last night Nick? Don't worry, I've heard it happens to all men as they get older.

[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.

[sasguru]

Well argued.

[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".

[NickFitz]

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[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.

[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.