Crumbs, I have clearly awakened the kraken
Do excuse the amateur psychology of my previous post. I suppose the thing is I don't recognise the accusation as being me. It does make me very angry to be accused of being a racist. I work with people on the lowest rung of society and I know how appalling the housing situation is, I know the damage of social isolation and also the tension and anxiety of a lot of people in this country about large flows of people. The topic is extremely upsetting and painful on an emotional level.
As any psychologist could tell you (and I'll do so
gratis), the reason you don't "recognise the accusation" is because you're not an outsider looking in neutrally, you're someone using language to make your point
precisely without considering how it might be read by others. That signifies one of three things:
1) That you don't care that your post may be offensive.
2) That you're very clumsy in your language use because of poor understanding of language use, or
3) Because you are indeed a racist.
To be called a racist is a very hurtful insult, it makes me very angry and makes me really utterly loathe the awful liberals set, that humiliates people with the accusation of racism if they raise the topic of immigration.
It's only hurtful if the insult can be made to stick. If you're confident that your arguments hold water, and you're able to substantiate them, then the label WON'T stick.
In my post I don't make arguments, I share my thoughts and try to highlight things of interest.
In other words, you're making arguments - setting forth points etc.
I would urge you to stop being an unappointed policeman seeing as your heroic duty to pounce on any dissent from what you to be the correct way.
I'm not pouncing on "any dissent". People (even Casually Red ffs) have made decent arguments that while I don't agree with them, are possible interpretations of events. Your posts, on the other hand, are just you using those events to reiterate your opinions on immigration - opinions you were rightly pulled up for on at least one previous thread.
I want to have the right for this country to be self interested, why do you assume that any young black man, black woman, person of Asian descent, someone who originated from Pakistan or India would not also be concerned as I am by dwindling social resources being divvied up further amongst more needy people.
I don't make any such assumption, but I would note that structurally the opinions of British Asians and Black Britons have less traction than those of white Britons.
I hate trendy causes in which so many people find it easier to have compassion and help those we know nothing about, than to help homeless people we step over on our way to work.
Speak for yourself. For some of us, our compassion isn't selective, and we help people wherever and whenever we can. It's called "solidarity".
Finally if what I write is terrible, ill-conceived stupid, prejudiced, then is that not self evident? Why do you need to point out. Is it not better to speak freely, exactly how one feels rather than be false and be accused by bullies of being a racist?
You're mistaking a supposed right to free speech with a personal right to say what you like, however foolish, inflammatory or ignorant it is. We all have a right to speak freely, but it only extends as far as that. There's no licence to offend without being taken to task for the offence given.
If you tell me what I write sounds racist I accept that it sounds racist but I would urge you to stop thinking like that, I'd like all people already in the UK to be more self interested and be very careful to avoid the situation that is happening in Germany.
Thus showing that you're still missing the point.
