A rare spectacle. . . . . . .

Originally posted by chris vickery
I really hate to say it, but here goes.

The truth is not always palatable.

Afterall, it seems that any "colony" she left eventually fell into a state of disgrace, economic disaster, ethnic troubles etc. Lets think about that. Zimbabwe, India, Palestine, etc etc.

The record speaks for itself, and to be fair this also applies more or less to other ex-European African dominions with the now common brutal ethnic cleansing, govt condoned inter-tribal fighting and wholesale official pocket-lining.

The Brits tried to civilize these nations and after leaving, the elected or dictatorship governments virtually devastated these countries.

Simplistically, these places had an injection of civilisation, order and control representing hundreds of years experience; then having seen what they could achieve and the dominion power creaming off the profits, the people wanted it back but lost the plot with inter-faction power scrabbles, despot leaders and so let go of the tiller.

revert to the Dominion of Canada.

Contentious stuff indeed, but I see the thrust of the argument. Do bear in mind the administrations here aren't a patch on the sort of leadership extant at your time of independance.

In the days now where a certain ethnicity can send their kid to school armed with a "ceremonial" knife yet to a Christian kid it's a felony (concealed weapon), I see something very wrong.

Very, very wrong indeed.
Of course, should you live in certain state school catchment areas around London you would be obliged to send your child to a school where English is wholly unused, they would need to become proficient in Hindi or Urdu before learning anything.

To me, to get passed over as a white male for a job because I don't fit a certain quota, something's wrong.

"Snap".

To have to say "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas, well...

Fortunately these excesses are not applicable here yet, doubtless some pressure group is working on it though.

I'm happy to go to work everyday knowing that these people depend on me... Taxes well spent.
Pissed off in Rockwood and ready to head North to the wilderness.

Wholly understandable, but at least you do have a wilderness to hide away in. . . . . . . .

If ever anyone could accurately say "I told you so", it would be the late Enoch Powell, we desperately need him back. (Sorry, only the Brits will understand)

R.