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Originally Posted by Damien
Britain has had influence from across the water for hundreds of years and it hasn't diminished our culture so far. Look how many of our words have French roots or French words with English roots or all words with Latin roots and so on. Chips are Belgian, Tea is Chinese and the Queen descends from Germans. The blending of other cultures happened long before the EU and it's great that it did. Some of the most British things ever are things we took from elsewhere.
If it wasn't for our ability to take things from other culture and make it our own we wouldn't have fish and chips, tea or most of the stuff in the British Museum.  |
There's a big difference between us taking foreign things and making them our own and cultural dilution from mass immigration.
Like you, I used to believe in the blending theory as well. I don't now because its rubbish. There's no blending, just eventual replacement. Ask the Picts, Celts etc how blended they feel?
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Originally Posted by passingbat
Yes, you don't need to force this. It happens naturally with the increasing number of migrants; a policy central to the EU. Our distinctive British culture will be diminished at a faster rate because of the EU freedom of movement. All I'm saying is that the EU hierarchy are well aware of this aspect and see it as part of the plan.
I have no problem with immigration from other countries; as pointed out, we can gain from it. but it needs to be measured and controlled by a British Government.
Brexit are not for stopping immigration but simply for having control over it.
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Actually, I disagree on your last point. I think the underlying reason why most people are voting for Brexit is to stop immigration beyond a select few whom we invite.
The EU will be long gone before it gets to a point where free movement eliminates national identity. Just wait and see what happens when the German taxpayers are told they need to bail out Greece again... which is why we need to leave the EU right now.