"We will not give up 'cos we are made up of the same stuff as Churchill and the Spitfire pilots"
"If you want to live in a Britain that puts its own people first, where immigration has been stopped, where British history is taught in schools...... it's going to be a long, hard road but we are going to fight until the bitter end, to the last drop of our blood like our ancestors did, to save our country"
Paul Golding, leader of far-right 'political party' Britain first seems to fancy himself as some sort of Churchillian character, out to protect the UK from being taken over by immigrants.
Paul and his favourite 'V' for Victory sign. Do you know how much of a knob you look?
(photo sourced from Google and used under the fair use policy)
In this video, which I've watched for the first time thanks to he ramps up the rhetoric in an attempt to garner support for his organisation as they plan to go to war against.....hmmmm anyone who disagrees with him I think!
The last part of the video is overdubbed with the recording of Churchill himself giving his 'fight them on the beaches' speech along with evocative, grainy footage of WW2.
Paul, a little history lesson for you......
Churchill sent Britain to war to fight a Nazi Germany who were invading and attempting to colonise the whole of Europe, at the same time and due to their nationalism and anti-semitism, doing their best to murder a whole race of people. I learned this when I was at school. In England.
Whats rather paradoxical is we fought this war alongside people from all over the world that we had colonised previously! 87,000 military serving Indians (including what is now Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh) were killed, not to mention soldiers from all over the commonwealth, whilst if we are picking hairs, is really just the former British Empire, which we took by force almost unopposed in the past.
If I wanted to lighten the conversation a little, I would point out that my Doctor is Sri Lankan, I eat Indian food at a restaurant run by Indians and Italian food at a restaurant run by Italians. My dentist is from Ghana and I buy my papers from a Pakistani. A nice Lithuanian guy cuts my Mum's lawns, our sub-postmaster hails from Iran and a nice Turkish guy who owns a Sandwich shop used to drop round with a sandwich and a pot of tea for my Dad every week because 30 years ago, when he arrived here, my Dad was doing voluntary work on a weekend teaching English classes to immigrants/ expats who were struggling with the language.
The point is Paul, that Britain is still great because of immigration, not despite it. The UK however, like most countries has many issues that need addressing, and you are not helping with your jingoism.
Churchill took us to war to protect democracy and freedom. have worked hard to give you a platform to support your right to speak freely and you......
........ well, you are attempting to take away the right of others to live, speak and believe in what they want.
Liberty works both ways Paul.
Just read a few news reports that allege Paul Golding has admitted in some secretly taped conversations to assaulting two women. When asked for a comment on these claims, his response was:-
I have been advised to warn you that any libel or defamation will result in legal proceedings.
Irony.
Proof if any were needed, that Britain is short of Dentists. Immigrants or otherwise.
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