Streamline Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 My "bros"? Who are they then? Constant whingers tryiing to undermine indeginious Brits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 According to the rules set out in this thread no-one is a national of anywhere because originally we are all immigrants. We're all or most of us are the offspring of immigrants I think is the point being made, just words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John X Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 But doesn't that same argument lay all nations to ruin... No, a nation is what it finds itself today including all the movements and changes that have occurred over it's history. The argument only holds sway if you believe a nation should only be defined as a group of people with a similar or identical ethnicity which is of course, impossible in 2011. John X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Mod Note Keep it civil please and leave the insults off the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Constant whingers tryiing to undermine indeginious Brits. The only person whinging on this thread is you Streamline, and I've no problem with you trying to undermine me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streamline Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Sorry could you say that again in the Queen's English old boy? Well if we all originated from Africa how does that make me superior and where have I claimed any such daft thing anyway? What's up Stream does it stick in your throat that you've encountered a darky who doesn't conform to your stereotype? Dangerous thing this generalising mallarkey. You're not making a lot of sense there except trying to blow some old trumpet. Shame you fall into the same nonsense that i have have somehow stereotyped you. I just read what you write and take account of your reactions. Semi retired with nothing better to do. Bet you've done this most of your life haven't you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_words Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 We're all or most of us are the offspring of immigrants I think is the point being made, just words. No, the point is, we all are and everybody else in the world is... But the real question is, at what point does an individual become a national and be able to call themselves an indigenous inhabitant. Until that is clarified, everyone is an immigrant. Supposedly, according to the (first googled) dictionary, a native is anyone who has been domicile for at least ten years. So, (not pointed at you), this argument of everyone is an immigrant and therefore can't complain becomes moot... http://www.thefreedictionary.com/immigrant http://www.thefreedictionary.com/emigrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Bet you've done this most of your life haven't you... ..not really, my other material distraction are occasional bouts of onanism...you should try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 When it proves that there aren't? How silly of you. They arrived on an empty playing field and made it England, are you suggesting it was already called England, how silly of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 No, the point is, we all are and everybody else in the world is... But the real question is, at what point does an individual become a national and be able to call themselves an indigenous inhabitant. Until that is clarified, everyone is an immigrant. Supposedly, according to the (first googled) dictionary, a native is anyone who has been domicile for at least ten years. So, (not pointed at you), this argument of everyone is an immigrant and therefore can't complain becomes moot... http://www.thefreedictionary.com/immigrant http://www.thefreedictionary.com/emigrant Getting too deep and meaningful for me just words, think I'll have to sleep on that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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