russh
26.02.06, 19:10
I found this post on a Yahoo forum, and thought it superb. Too simple, but as
a basis..... It can obviously be tailored to any country.
'Here's how to restore a bit of harmony before we end up in an Us-vs.-Them
shit-fight. This is for all residents and citizens of the UK - British, Irish
, whoever - please read and digest ...
1. Your religion, your party politics and your sexuality are your own concern
and nobody else's. Leave them in the hall as you go out of the house, they'll
still be there when you get back.
2.Democracy works in all directions. If someone you disagree with gets elected
in a free and open election, don't carp about it. That includes the Far Right,
the Trots and the Monster Raving Looneys.
3. If you hold UK citizenship, you have a right to remain in the UK. If the
way of life in the UK offends you for any reason then you also have the right
to leave. Nobody forces you to stay - cheap air travel is one of the UK's
greatest gifts to the world - stop griping, use it.
4. If (like me) you're a UK native whose family history goes back through
countless British generations, be proud of your heritage. A thousand years of
Christianity plus the Enlightenment have given us a unique culture - don't
throw it on the PC scrapheap.
5. If you're a UK resident whose family background is relatively new to the UK
- respect the country you find yourself in. Don't try to change it to fit your
culture or religion - you'll cause conflict. Imagine the outcome of a band of
radical Christians making a pain of themselves in Saudi Arabia ...
6. You can't have great food from around the globe without cooks from around
the globe to cook it for you. Revel in it!! (This is an analogy, by the way)
7. Stop inventing Isms and Phobias. Homophobia, Sexism, Islamophobia,
Heightism, Ageism - you can junk them all by chanting to yourself the
following mantra - "I shall not be gratuitously offensive."
8. Don't undervalue your religion.
a) it's big enough to be able to ignore insults
b) your all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful god can do his own work - he
doesn't need your misguided contributions.
9. Freedom of Speech doesn't include the freedom to incite violence, nor the
freedom to foment unrest. This applies to ALL of us.
10.You want to win the hearts of Brits & Irish? Easy - just make us laugh and
we'll love you forever. Better still, learn to laugh at yourself - you'll
never be short of amusement.
I shall now indulge in the great cure-all - a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.
Try it, it's a great way of calming down.