Message 14/15
Date: 14-Mar-03 @ 10:00 AM -
RE: Islam, the begining of the end
"The gradual deterioration of the very fabric of traditional british life "
I think you'll find that started years back and mainly is caused by the takeover of British traditional businesses and customs to be replaced by USA corporate ones... see any british high street as an example.
The introduction after that of hyper-capitalism in the late 70's led rather than to health wealth and prosperity for british brands, rather they have all gone and been sold to foreigners, Rolls, Bentley etc.. top engineering divisions sold off to foreigners - Ford got landrover's technology alright too - and dont tell me those brands were so weak they had to sell out. Our water and electricity too is owned by foreigners who re-sell it to us. We layed off all our miners, destroyed communities and now buy coal from the French. Even the parking services in my borough which clamps and tickets people is owned by a US company.
i dont see Islamic 'forces' changing much of British culture apart fom a few asian shops, mosques & companies here and there, but it's NOTHING like the takeover of US companies & brands.... AND the USA has almost wholey funded the only continual serious terrorist group activity in the Uk over the previous century.
Don't get me wrong.. i dont care much about it as neither do I care about any islam having roots here, but dont talk to me about the destruction of british culture by islam when such other examples exist.
i think this only shows your adherence/beleif that homogonised 'white' 'western' culture is 'your' culture, which would certainly explain your position.
Anyways, 'culture' is going global now in many cases, so who gives a shite, it cant just be some tired anglo dream
I'd say MORE people take part in martial arts classes in the Uk weekly than go to church, so what does that mean?.. Shinto & Zen Buddism is threatening british culture?.. I can pretty much guarantee more people are into practicing THAT than islam or christianity tho.
don't you think? - I mean how many people go to church now at easter which is the biggest church calander event?... less than a million?