Powerful testimonyhere. The line about how distrust becomes pattern recognition after repeated economic shocks cuts through so much commentary. I grew up in a simialr environment (different country, same vibe) and the way institutionl kindness toward trans son flipped lifetime fear is just beautifully told. The refusal to romanticize the past while still explaining its pull is what's missing in most Brexit retrospectives.
Thank you for setting that out so comprehensively and, at 83, I never fail to be astonished about the ability of so many in the UK to engage in hatred. I have lived in Africa and travelled elsewhere to enjoy other cultural history but, equally, enjoy our multicultural society. Travelling from the Thames Valley to Oxford and the Cotswolds, I was shocked to see so many flags flying on roundabout lampposts and in gardens which were a mixture of Union Flags, St George and Scottish flags. The result of such hate is to stop cultures integrating as they should gradually integrate. It leads to isolated areas of almost single cultures where differences are emphasized, rather than minimised. On the other hand, we nearly all eat in their restaurants or buy take away food and rely upon their work ethics springing from necessity to survive in a hostile environment. In many cases, we are the cause of migration from their own countries and yet the protesters seem to yearn for a segregated cultural British society that never actually existed. I don't know how the hate campaign can be overcome but we must at least substantially reduce it before the next election.
You’re 55? Nice! Just turnt 59. 🎉
I was shocked how much casual violence i experienced as I grew up when I wrote it all down.
Word! Hindsight is priceless. And sometimes painful.
Powerful testimonyhere. The line about how distrust becomes pattern recognition after repeated economic shocks cuts through so much commentary. I grew up in a simialr environment (different country, same vibe) and the way institutionl kindness toward trans son flipped lifetime fear is just beautifully told. The refusal to romanticize the past while still explaining its pull is what's missing in most Brexit retrospectives.
thank you. we have to understand the "why" and not just the "what"
Thank you for setting that out so comprehensively and, at 83, I never fail to be astonished about the ability of so many in the UK to engage in hatred. I have lived in Africa and travelled elsewhere to enjoy other cultural history but, equally, enjoy our multicultural society. Travelling from the Thames Valley to Oxford and the Cotswolds, I was shocked to see so many flags flying on roundabout lampposts and in gardens which were a mixture of Union Flags, St George and Scottish flags. The result of such hate is to stop cultures integrating as they should gradually integrate. It leads to isolated areas of almost single cultures where differences are emphasized, rather than minimised. On the other hand, we nearly all eat in their restaurants or buy take away food and rely upon their work ethics springing from necessity to survive in a hostile environment. In many cases, we are the cause of migration from their own countries and yet the protesters seem to yearn for a segregated cultural British society that never actually existed. I don't know how the hate campaign can be overcome but we must at least substantially reduce it before the next election.
I know. it is actually simple. farage is a bully and robinson a thug. deal with them
Good work on laying all that out. Powerful stuff.
thank you