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[the village idiot]

5 minutes ago, TIMON said:

 

So you regard the Beatles are some kind of moral reference point then?

(Said whilst in the process of replying to a lengthy email!)

 

Yes, I think I probably do.

 

Don't you just hate people who can't keep their emails brief!

[scotspine1]

 

37 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Muggeridge 

 

He was an insightful thinker. You don't have to agree with everything he said to appreciate some of his observations. 

 

 

 

[Mark J]

1 hour ago, matelot said:

What type of immigration are you talking about? When the Romans migrated to the UK and sent the ancient Brits to fight lions in the Colliseum? When the Vikings migrated to the UK and slaughtered the locals? Immigration historically hasn't been that good for native people....

 

This has to be the first time in history that people from failed cultures have been allowed to move to succesful countries and been given free money and houses... All at the same time that services for indigenous Brits are being cut due to austerity. 

 

I think ALL immigration should be reduced. However given the choice I'd rather we have white East Europeans than brown people... Nothing wrong with that either, Poles etc have a largely similar culture to us and don't have a tendency to drive trucks into crowds....

 

Your views are going the same way as the dinosaurs. Either get some new arguments (calling people "racist" is sooooo last decade) or accept that political correctness has had its day...

 

 

I reckon we should go back to the days of post Roman Britain: http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesBritain/BritishMap.htm

 

There's a difference between saying things that may be termed 'Pollitically Incorrect' and being a racist.  As said earlier, it's all about the intent.

 

[the village idiot]

3 minutes ago, scotspine1 said:

 

 

He was an insightful thinker. You don't have to agree with everything he said to appreciate some of his observations. 

 

 

 

That's just plain silly.

 

Notwithstanding the fact that it is belief in God that is the root problem of many of the complications we are talking about on this thread.

[forestboy1978]

11 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

That's just plain silly.

 

Notwithstanding the fact that it is belief in God that is the root problem of many of the complications we are talking about on this thread.

Exactly! It's not that they will believe nothing or anything. It's that they will believe what they are "free" to choose to believe. 

 

I don't believe in "anything" per se! Yet I would gladly give my life for the people I love. I'll then be dead, and nothingness will be my reward. Does that make me a better person than a believer? Being good for the gain of literal nothingness?

 

Crap quote! All it illustrated was that he had a mind capable of basic thought and nothing more!

[matelot]

14 minutes ago, Mark J said:

 

There's a difference between saying things that may be termed 'Pollitically Incorrect' and being a racist.  As said earlier, it's all about the intent.

 

The thing is any debate on immigration has been shouted down as "racist" by people like you. I think it's now inevitable that the extreme right wing will be elected into political office all over Europe. Your side of the debate could have listened to the concerns of the electorate. However you decided to shout them down as "racists" and ignore their concerns.

 

Nice one Mark. 

 

 

[matelot]

20 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Notwithstanding the fact that it is belief in God that is the root problem of many of the complications we are talking about on this thread.

Sorry, I think it's you that believes in a bunch of fairytales. You think bringing some of the most violent people on earth into Europe is a good idea. You're absolutedly deluded but you can't see it!

[WesD]

1 hour ago, matelot said:

It's well known that France had a "temporary" state of emergency for two years. Why would the Sun need to photoshop an image showing French soldiers on a beach? Here's a photo of a French soldier in front of the Eiffel Tower. I think many people would accept the photo as evidence that multiculturalism has failed. 

 

Anyway, you have a good day baking!

Glad to see you finally did a bit of leg work on your universities, in the internet browser tab  

 

Seeing as pictures can speak a thousand words, would you care to explain what duck duck inc is and why you choose to use that search engine also what’s the DOBS..... forum your on?

 

Pictures and words matey boy pictures and words, your not painting yourself in a good picture. 

 

Shame because you do Talk SOME sense.  

[scotspine1]

17 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

That's just plain silly.

 

Notwithstanding the fact that it is belief in God that is the root problem of many of the complications we are talking about on this thread.

 

Have a think about this Idiot, from a moral philosophical stance. It's a very old concept but there's a certain rational imperative to it. 

 

 

[arbogrunt]

Should we be encouraging more young Britons to be Doctors and Nurses?...YES.
In the meantime, should we encourage qualified migrants to fill the shortfall?....YES
My missus just gave up nursing after a 30 year career, she'd had enough of the NHS and greedy people putting profits and costs before patient care.