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Originally Posted by Pierre
It seems the “English” are not allowed to have an identity. Personally, I am comfortable in my white, straight, male identity. I’ve never racially abused anyone, or sexually abused or harassed anyone. I’ve always tried to be a nice person, not always managed it.
If I have “white privilege” so be it, it’s an accident of birth, I won’t apologise for it.
There is enough legislation in this country to ensure everybody is treated fairly by the law.
So I will get on with my life.
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Of course England is allowed to have an identity. My point is that it doesn’t have one - which leads to thugs embracing it and acting against anyone trying to develop their own positive one for themselves based on their own backgrounds. Be that the BAME communities, Scots, Irish, Welsh.
The notion of English identity got lost to a British one. Then the Empire crumbled. Creating a fragile national psyche threatened by seemingly anything innocuous.
I’d love England to develop a positive, outgoing, welcoming cultural identity for itself that it’s proud of. That gives it the confidence to not be threatened by others. And one that respectable people took ownership of, not absolute thugs.