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fletcher m Apr 5th 2012 6:51 am

Re: TIP OF THE ICEBERG - THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR BRITAIN
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9991142)
I disagree with your assessment that their children will be necessarily disenfranchised. I've visited many schools in Canada and even in those predominately Punjabi areas and the kids seem to be settling in very well and can combine/straddle their parents or grandparents culture with the dominant one with ease.

I don't think it is apparent when they are still young and at school,so perhaps my original post was incorrect, though it does seem to come soon afterwards when they face unemployment and the perceived unfairness of society around them.

fletcher m Apr 5th 2012 6:54 am

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Time will tell, I wonder if any of the brains of britain in the 50's and 60's forecast what we have in UK now. Whatever that view is, wherever you are?

iaink Apr 5th 2012 7:28 am

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Originally Posted by fletcher m (Post 9991144)
We have attension seekers, not martyrdoom seekers. We have had the crays, the US has its fair share of nutters, charles manson comes to mind. Does canada have the odd madman?

There was that fellow who snapped on the bus, not to mention the local airbase commander prowling around at night.

What do you expect though, there are 35Million people here, they are not all sane.

Almost Canadian Apr 5th 2012 8:20 am

Re: TIP OF THE ICEBERG - THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR BRITAIN
 

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 9991202)
There was that fellow who snapped on the bus, not to mention the local airbase commander prowling around at night.

What do you expect though, there are 35Million people here, they are not all sane.

Wasn't he an immigrant?;)

Sally Redux Apr 5th 2012 8:25 am

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The beginning of the end? The way people tell it the place has been going to the dogs, down the pan, washed-up, doomed and dead as a parrot for donkey's years :rofl:

Former Lancastrian Apr 5th 2012 8:30 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9991281)
Wasn't he an immigrant?;)

You mean Vince Li who held permanent residency status and then became a citizen in 2005. What made you think he was an immigrant;)

Almost Canadian Apr 5th 2012 8:33 am

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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 9991297)
You mean Vince Li who held permanent residency status and then became a citizen in 2005. What made you think he was an immigrant;)

I'm a Canadian citizen. I am still an immigrant:confused:

Former Lancastrian Apr 5th 2012 9:20 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9991298)
I'm a Canadian citizen. I am still an immigrant:confused:

Exactly what difference does it make if he was a refugee claimant, PR, naturalized citizen or born here. He murdered an innocent passenger and severed his head from his body and ate pieces of his flesh was found not guilty (criminally responsible) for the act and is now detained in a secure Mental Health Centre and responding well to treatment according to his
psychiatrist. He is requesting more outdoor time for him and then reintegration into society.:confused:

iamthecreaturefromuranus Apr 5th 2012 9:29 am

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The most surprising thing, to me, about this thread, is that Lion in Winter hasn't found it yet and been lecturing you all about where you're going wrong. I'm sure she'll be along soon enough.

caretaker Apr 5th 2012 10:24 am

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A year or two ago I saw something on a carp forum about a bunch of protesters like the ones in the OP who wanted to have their march down the same route returning dead soldiers are driven back to their base. I can‘t recall if they did it or cancelled, but but I thought the idea was in extreme bad taste. This is just a tiny fringe element, isn‘t it?

iamthecreaturefromuranus Apr 5th 2012 12:32 pm

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 9991287)
The beginning of the end? The way people tell it the place has been going to the dogs, down the pan, washed-up, doomed and dead as a parrot for donkey's years :rofl:

When, in reality, the place just keeps getting better and better?

el_richo Apr 5th 2012 3:34 pm

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Originally Posted by fletcher m (Post 9991144)
Does canada have the odd madman?

Robert Pickton near Vancouver who killed loads of women and fed them to his pigs.

Plus the many who wander the streets of Vancouver and Victoria

el_richo Apr 5th 2012 3:37 pm

Re: TIP OF THE ICEBERG - THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR BRITAIN
 

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9991549)
When, in reality, the place just keeps getting better and better?

It just changes. Some part better, some not so. No different in any western country I imagine.

dbd33 Apr 5th 2012 3:39 pm

Re: TIP OF THE ICEBERG - THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR BRITAIN
 

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 9991684)
Robert Pickton near Vancouver who killed loads of women and fed them to his pigs.

Plus the many who wander the streets of Vancouver and Victoria

Charles Ng. Box of frogs.

JamesM Apr 5th 2012 4:31 pm

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9991298)
I'm a Canadian citizen. I am still an immigrant:confused:

Don't let the door hit you on the way out :rofl:


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