Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
I find myself faced with a moral dilemma following a visit to the barbers this morning, my question NSCers is what should I do if anything.
Whilst having my hair cut, I made idle chit chat with the barber, as you do. The conversation came round to the state of Britain today and the future of our nation. The barber told me that he had had enough and was selling up and moving to Australia in a couple of years time, in fact he is off to spend a month there in the very near future to start looking for a new home.
The conversation then moved on to the expansion of the EU and the new member states, the man cutting my locks stated that he mistrusted the EU, didn't think we would benefit from the scroungers moving in from the east. He then set off on a bit of a tirade about people coming to Britain from any country, they are all in it for what they can get, contribute nothing to our way of life, in fact the usual right wing garbage that some political organisations peddle.
I tried politely to convey my opinion that immigration is not harmful, we have nothing to fear from people of all ethnic origins who want to come and work in Britain, the majority of whom become law abiding citizens and make valuable contributions to the society we live in. Sadly the barber would have none of this, he warned that we faced civil unrest in the next five years if certain racial groups in the town where I live started to aire their views more publicly and the BNP became involved, in fact many of his customers shared his views.
Now I can accept that there are many viewpoints other than my own and I am prepared to listen to people voicing them before making up my mind, however this man has really made my blood boil. I am faced with a dilemma, should I do absolutely nothing and just accept that these were the rantings of a sad old man who will leave our shores forever in a couple of years. Alternatively I could decide that there is no place for people with such views in society and take another course of action. I have met many Australians over the years and despite having never been to their country I understand that it is as culturally diverse as our own with large numbers of Asians, Greeks, Polynesians etc.
Surely the Australians would rather this man and his family didn't come to live in their country as clearly he can offer little to their way of life other than to continue to spout his bigoted rubbish to all who will listen. Would Australian Immigration stop him from moving there if they knew of him in advance, should I cultivate a friendship on a future visit to try and find out a little more about his future plans before tipping off the Aussies.
To be honest I would rather not go back to his shop as it stank of pee but I am prepared too if it means scuppering the plans of a racist.
Ladies and Gentleman, what should I do.
Whilst having my hair cut, I made idle chit chat with the barber, as you do. The conversation came round to the state of Britain today and the future of our nation. The barber told me that he had had enough and was selling up and moving to Australia in a couple of years time, in fact he is off to spend a month there in the very near future to start looking for a new home.
The conversation then moved on to the expansion of the EU and the new member states, the man cutting my locks stated that he mistrusted the EU, didn't think we would benefit from the scroungers moving in from the east. He then set off on a bit of a tirade about people coming to Britain from any country, they are all in it for what they can get, contribute nothing to our way of life, in fact the usual right wing garbage that some political organisations peddle.
I tried politely to convey my opinion that immigration is not harmful, we have nothing to fear from people of all ethnic origins who want to come and work in Britain, the majority of whom become law abiding citizens and make valuable contributions to the society we live in. Sadly the barber would have none of this, he warned that we faced civil unrest in the next five years if certain racial groups in the town where I live started to aire their views more publicly and the BNP became involved, in fact many of his customers shared his views.
Now I can accept that there are many viewpoints other than my own and I am prepared to listen to people voicing them before making up my mind, however this man has really made my blood boil. I am faced with a dilemma, should I do absolutely nothing and just accept that these were the rantings of a sad old man who will leave our shores forever in a couple of years. Alternatively I could decide that there is no place for people with such views in society and take another course of action. I have met many Australians over the years and despite having never been to their country I understand that it is as culturally diverse as our own with large numbers of Asians, Greeks, Polynesians etc.
Surely the Australians would rather this man and his family didn't come to live in their country as clearly he can offer little to their way of life other than to continue to spout his bigoted rubbish to all who will listen. Would Australian Immigration stop him from moving there if they knew of him in advance, should I cultivate a friendship on a future visit to try and find out a little more about his future plans before tipping off the Aussies.
To be honest I would rather not go back to his shop as it stank of pee but I am prepared too if it means scuppering the plans of a racist.
Ladies and Gentleman, what should I do.
