Broken Britain

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    Kuz is right, this has always been a prominent feature of English life. British life I guess. I grew up in environments with situations just like video happening all the time.

    We had an asian family move into our road in the late 70's when skinheads were the latest craze. No sooner had they moved in than they were having their windows smashed, their car set on fire, the children were threatened, the mother was threatened with rape, the house was under constant siege. My dad went to help Mr Minwalla and had the absolute living shit kicked out of him by a gang of about 6 teenagers ranging from 14 to 18 years old.

    After that, we too were under siege and had to have police surveillance, even on the journey to and from school. My mom got death threats by phone and mail, and all sorts of stuff pushed through our letterbox. This was because my dad went to help another family that were having to defend their home and themselves from gangs of thugs.

    Its nothing new. There has been no decline. Its SNAFU here in blighty.

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    • this is the reason why I hate the phrase 'political correctness gone mad', surely being PC is better than this <BaskerviIle
    • Holy shit. You come from good people TIm. *hugz*Khurram
    • Cheers. I was traumatised by the spectacle ( I watched my dad getting battered) and it affected my emotional development.
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    • development.
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    • Possibly in a good way as I deplore racism despite growing up in that environment, but I have 'trust issues' that dog my life.
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    • life.
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    • Do you trust me? We can be friends...Khurram
    • I like you immensely Kuz, but I don't like it when you offend others with those super extreme ...
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    • post-moral comments you sometimes make, so I tend to avoid you lately. I'm all for goading ridiculous twats on
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    • here, but sometimes, in my personal opinion, you go WAY too far. = )
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    • You lose the moral high ground but as you don't acknowledge the moral landscape you probably
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    • don't lose sleep over it.
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    • He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a manKhurram
    • I had a traumatic childhood.Khurram
    • :PKhurram
    • I appreciate that there are probably reasons. We are all the products of our personal experiences.
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    • Its like Breakfast Club in here.

      GFY! = D
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