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Whilst I should probably let sleeping dogs lie, I have to admit that I`m still not particularly happy with the way certain people on this thread have, in my opinion, misconstrued completely the meaning of what I mentioned earlier.
Looking back at my previous post(s), as far as I can ascertain, the problem seems to be surrounding my use of the word "foreign" for the author of the poll in question and the way that I personally see things regarding people who are born here but have parents of a different nationality.
Of course this particular guy is "English". That is the legal standpoint. But what I would ask forum members to try and understand is that, whatever the legalities of the situation are, we are, at the end of the day, all products of our parents. Because this chap happens to be apparently half Indian then because I put forward these thoughts for consideration I, of course, must be "racist"! Which I hasten to add is so far from the truth.
However, I would have applied exactly the same ideology for example if two white Americans moved here and had a child. Whilst knowing that the kid would now officially be deemed to be "English", personally I would still think of him as being an American boy and not English. Is that also being racist? Perhaps I`m wrong, but this is how I personally see things and certainly with no malice intended. I really don`t see what the big problem is?
Just to clarify, should I ever have a child in the future with my Asian wife then I would consider it to be half English and half Thai regardless of the actual nationality bestowed upon it depending on it`s birthplace. In other words, I would most certainly apply my own criteria to myself!
I fear that due to the way we have been conditioned over recent years it`s now dangerous to say anything or have any opinion if a "coloured" person is involved without being classed as a racist. This, no doubt, is also the reason why there was never a serious debate about immigration, no matter how bad it was obviously getting, for fear of being wrongly accused.
I daresay that with his background, Sunder Katwala would obviously favour a pro immigrant slant to his poll. Nothing wrong in that, but that is just a fact because naturally, like all of us, in many cases you pick up and inherit certain values and beliefs from your parents.
Admittedly, perhaps my Bernard Manning example was not the best option to have chosen, but sometimes when replying on here we perhaps can be guilty of writing too quickly without first ensuring that the brain is fully in gear!
As I have mentioned on the Forum before, these are my own personal beliefs and do not reflect or represent in any way UKIP or the local branch and its members.
