Hi John Thanks for your long account. I'll keep my comment brief re the issue of racism in the UK. Yes, there are racist incidents from time to time, often pretty tiny but occasionally big. However, for the UK to absorb some 9% of the population (of the 60 million inhabitants) with ethnic minorities, or visible minorities, in the last few decades is an outstanding achievement by any standard. Deep down, in terms of its collective consciousness, the UK is liberal and broadly fair and it is this that has made so many visible minorities feel quite at home in the great diversity here. They are collectively in no hurry to leave, and also, many more want to immigrate and settle here. Hopefully there will be more inroads into the power structure by the visible minorities reasonably soon. The somewhat unexpected rapid change in the USA from the horrendous Civil Rights days, to today, with a potential black President, has much to emulate and help the UK progress much faster than it has done, on the 'race' score. Cornel DaCosta, London, UK. --- JOHN MONTEIRO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ed / Selma > > The general population of the United Kingdom is > far from racialist. There are pockets bigots that > tire of the endless influx of migrants, tired of the > fights between young hoodies or hoodlums who fight > for their bit of turf, be they black or asian, born > & bred in the UK or not who mimic 'gansta' > lifestyles, there are pockets of bigots & a minority > of the population who tire of 'terrorist activities' > mainly blamed on the life-style of the migrants who > are also born & bred in the UK, or not. > > Yes there are many pockets of bigotted racialists > here in the United Kingdom, they are the minority...