hell, what have missed off line couple of days backing up my data online
pre restore!
think names can be divisive?
part of many problems is the term paki, when used for anyone from asian
descent.
historically, i believe pakistan was part of india, then gained independence.
paskistaniis may be generally muslim though not 100%, just as indians might
be sikh or other.
guess bit like a brit being called a frog or a crout, even french or german
you'd likely take offence...
now combine with f'ing what ever, and its all going down hill faster than
gravity!
best approach do as you would be done to.
Well its a good point and lets explore it shall we, because we might see why these people have such a chip on their shoulders eh?
Pakistan didn't exist as a state before 1947 and partition took place at the end of the British Empire rule (yes it was us chaps), when an essentially religious split was enforced, with secular India on the one hand, and islamic Pakistan on the other.
In the process some 12-13 million people were
displaced and estimates of between several hundred thousand and a million
dead.
So we invade the country, rape and pillage it for 200 years, decide we've had enough so then f*ck off and leave it with some artificially imposed segregation that causes serious suffering and death. I think I'd be a little bit ticked off in the circumstances.:thumb2
Why do I take the trouble to learn this? Because my mother was born in Karachi and carried a lot of the culture with her throughout her life. And like A.N.Other member, I have sympathy with the
genuine Romany community (and lets not start on that shall we, my underlining was specific and intentional) through old and close family connections to the fairs in years gone by.
And am I bothered by racist comments? Umm... water off a ducks back mate!
And lets remember its not that long since it was the asian and black communities that bore the brunt of things, not to mention republican irish, and before that the jews and so on ad nauseam.
Whatever anyone likes to think (and its why I take no offence on this stuff because people don't always express their true concerns properly) the core issue is about 'someone' taking our housing, benefits, women etc.. or engaging in terrorism. That 'someone' could be a little green man for all it matters.....we then go out and 'hate' little green men! But the fact is, we could have a very nice one living next door, working and paying taxes and we wouldn't make a fuss!
Thats why I am pretty secure in the knowledge that there isn't a genuine 'racist' on this site, just people who seen or received the sh1tty end of the stick while someone potentially less deserving gets to jump the queue ahead of them or their family - and being pi55ed about that is legitimate and understandable....
