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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Sorry to put it this way, but, are you thick? Or just trying to trap me (again).
On the naive assumption that you are thick, and pardon the aggression to counter your passive aggression, British culture is all about the society (and its span) that has been built up over the centuries. It includes the effects of literature, democracy, sense of humour, sense of history and tolerance (up to a tipping point that we’re now passing).
I wonder what you’d say, assuming now that you’re not thick if the question was posed to you?
Smell the coffee.
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I don't think I'm "thick" as you put it. The question I ask is the essential one here as it sets the context from which the complainant (you) is defining their world view.
You are equating "not adopting British culture" as just doing anything you object to. These people, from a myriad of countries, have their own cultural identities, literature, democracy, sense of humour, sense of history and tolerance, all of which are perfectly possible to be melded into ours. I think what you mean by "British culture" is some artificial Anglo-Saxon construct where "whiteness", being Christian, etc. is the (false) measure of conformity.
Remember that we invaded the lands where the majority of the people you object to come from, we subjugated them, stole their wealth and imposed our "British culture" on them. It is poetic karma that the position is now reversed.
Another thing to remember is the "British culture ... that has been built up over the centuries" is a direct result of waves of immigration, each, in turn, imposing its own cultural identity on the resident population.