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to: Adam
from: Tony Williams
date: 2006-05-21 19:09:34
subject: Re: There Will Always Be an England?

From: Tony Williams 

Adam > wrote:
> Tony Williams wrote:
>> Mark wrote:
>>> Seems a pretty interesting essay:
>> Interestingly ill-informed, that is. He quotes an article which includes
>> this gem:
>>
>> "Like God, England is dead. And it is unlikely that there will be a
>> resurrection. The forces of liberalism and socialism are too strong."
>>
>> Um, hello? Liberalism and socialism practically _define_ a large part of
>> English culture. As for the idiocy about multiculturalism destroying
>> "Britishness", again it's been a core part of the nation
right from the
>> start - even the language is a mish-mash put together from the native
>> tongues of various invaders over the ages (which, incidentally is why
>> both language and culture are so successful).
>>
>
> Hybrids are more vigorous.

Yes indeed.

--
Tony

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