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  Surely the point is that the remark was a private one and if the person concerned was not bothered, that is the end of the matter.
  
  To be honest, considering the amount of vilification I have endured because of my German roots, I get rather upset at the level of kow-towing to certain ethnic groups who seem to get all the limelight.
  
  It is still considered OK to insult Germans on the basis of their nationality because we started a war with them seven decades ago. I have a friend who is also half German who was repeatedly called "Hitler" by her PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER.
  
  Whether Germans are further removed ethnically from the British than Irish people is a moot point, but how close or distant you are from the white British, ethnically speaking, is irrelevant in my opinion when it comes to determining racism.
  
  I also of course have to endure (like the rest of our community) the misguided perception that Dover is a hotbed of racist ferment. I think we all know how that feels.
  
  To be honest it is getting to the point where I feel if I hear one more person moaning about being offended then I will scream.
  
  You cannot force heartfelt tolerance and harmony - you CAN force a veneer of compliance for while.
  
  But what is supressed must sooner or later bounce back.
  
  Former Yugoslavia is a case in point - one the UK would do well to note.

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