Too Late for Prejudice.
- From: "Glenallan" <robert.black@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 00:24:26 +0100
Today, in the first decade of the this millennium, Britain,
this sceptred little isle is at a crossroads. It is challenged on
every front by ideas that are often alien to the natural instincts
of its people. And yet, this is a noble people.
This is a people with a unique historic perspective and a unique
place in the developing philosophy of Democracy in the world
since its earliest planting in the seed bed of Europe.
Britain, with a bejewelled place in the roll of honour among nations
has been unique in developing a process of self correction in almost
all of its institutions right through from its rejection of slavery and its
recognition of the wrongness of that dogma, through the establishment
of the notion of universal suffrage, and the notions of equality and
liberty.
In every age, in every time, it has stood as a beacon of advancement for the
betterment of relations between mankind collectively and good order and
regulation in society.
And so it is today, a nation challenged as never before by many
issues that have arisen from beyond its shores as well as familial
challenges to the nation state within which we exist.
We live today in a multiple culture.
We live today in a dynamic and developing culture of British identity that
will be unique, for in its dynamics it will, of needs embrace the multiple
values of the people who shall be British and who shall share these islands.
Those of us who hold that our nation is an entity that can transform
itself are well aware that the varied and various mixtures of ethnic
and cultural groups within our society demand a rightful place of equality
under our law, and we are equally aware that the nation can only survive
and prosper for the benefit of all of its people by recognising difference,
and arriving at an accommodation that will bring us all to the fountain
of democracy, respect and harmony.
But how shall we do this?.
By what mechanism shall we make this happen?
Through the institutions of our system we needs make new laws.
Laws that will demand of us a commonality of aspiration, and a common
will to build a nation. We need to break the log-jam of obstruction
to integration and plainly say that our culture is to be a common culture.
It is to have vast areas of common agreement on issues of the rights of
all of humanity and the preeminent right of the majority never to be
enslaved by the minority.
In education, we need to proceed to a non-sectarian, non denominational
system that educates for society at a common level. Through education, we
ought develop all of the notions of freedom and democracy, civil duty and
good citizenship that we all have a right to expect.
We need to have a genuine practical policy of integration of all races in
British society. We must end the culture of ignoring the obvious and
grapple once and for all the concept of nationhood with new
understanding.
We need to physically and literally dismantle the burgeoning ghettos of our
society and insist that integration become a reality for all, removing
forever the block to common aspiration to individual success.
Only then can we truly say that we have welcomed the incoming British.
Some may say that this would be a denial or a distortion at the very least,
of principle.
Others may equally aver that it is not the principle that counts, but the
compromise and the growth of commonality that is of the essence
of our commitment to democracy and freedom within these islands.
Finally, when these realities are addressed we will for decades to
come have addressed the ongoing threat of terror through perceived
injustice. For, at the very least we have to concede that it is the
perception
injustice, borne out in some of the most recent errors of governmental j
udgement that have brought us to the point we are at today.
By all means,we must combat the terror through
Intelligence, but that alone will not remove it.
Such will forever be a rearguard action.
In the final analysys, because the demographics of Britain,
Europe and the world are like ever shifting sands we need all to stand
together as never before casting off at best, or compromising at worst,
individual prejudices.
It is too late for prejudice.
The world demands more from us.
Glenallan
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