Quote Originally Posted by crazyfists View Post
Infact I think as a Briton then we have a duty to be fair and inclusive, yes we have a history and we can acknowledge that whilst at the same time also admitting that in the modern world, some things are in poor taste now. Yes back then it was OK but now its not and people need to take that on board. It's not eroding people's britishness and to say if 'new british' don't like looking at things like statues of slave traders they should bugger off is more a reflection of your archiac views. It's like you can't fly a union jack or St Georges flag apparently when you really can, there are 3 on my street. You're not losing any britishness by holding your hands up and saying yes this shouldn't be here, for me that's adding to your britishness. The world is changing, you can still be British and proud whilst moving into the modern world.
Exactly right, the world is changing but it's a slow process. Just over a century ago the Suffragettes were regarded as terrorists of their time because they demanded the vote for women. That seems ludicrous now (well, maybe not to one or two on here!), and I think in a couple of centuries racism will be seen the same way. As more and more people realise that skin colour isn't important, there will be more mixed relationships leading to all sorts of skin colours.

Racism is definitely doomed, but it will take a long time. That will just leave religious extremists to sort!