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September 24, 2014 at 6:40 pm
So slightly off topic, but should England as a country be able to expect little change in the coming years? We nearly had Scotland leaving, and we have rife immigration, and then religious takeovers....
Should the English resist? be allowed to resist? take it on the chin? be encouraged to change?
What will England look like in 20 years?
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RE: England..
September 24, 2014 at 6:50 pm
Prince Charles will tire of being Camilla's sanitary napkin.
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September 24, 2014 at 6:52 pm
(September 24, 2014 at 6:40 pm)lifesagift Wrote: So slightly off topic, but should England as a country be able to expect little change in the coming years? We nearly had Scotland leaving, and we have rife immigration, and then religious takeovers....
Should the English resist? be allowed to resist? take it on the chin? be encouraged to change?
What will England look like in 20 years?
I'm not sure, but I have noticed from recent historical work that you people seem to be developing a real sense of self loathing.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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September 24, 2014 at 6:52 pm
(September 24, 2014 at 6:50 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Prince Charles will tire of being Camilla's sanitary napkin.
Do I give points for a useful post?
Minus 8 !!
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RE: England..
September 24, 2014 at 6:54 pm
I didn't make up that reference.
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September 24, 2014 at 6:56 pm
(September 24, 2014 at 6:52 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: (September 24, 2014 at 6:40 pm)lifesagift Wrote: So slightly off topic, but should England as a country be able to expect little change in the coming years? We nearly had Scotland leaving, and we have rife immigration, and then religious takeovers....
Should the English resist? be allowed to resist? take it on the chin? be encouraged to change?
What will England look like in 20 years?
I'm not sure, but I have noticed from recent historical work that you people seem to be developing a real sense of self loathing.
That's a hugely broad brush...
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RE: England..
September 24, 2014 at 7:22 pm
I thought England was already separated from Scotland and Wales.... It's the United Kingdom that binds all these... what do you call them?... states?... countries?...zones?
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RE: England..
September 24, 2014 at 7:27 pm
"Haning on in quiet desperation is the English way." - Pink Floyd
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RE: England..
September 24, 2014 at 7:28 pm
(September 24, 2014 at 6:56 pm)lifesagift Wrote: (September 24, 2014 at 6:52 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: I'm not sure, but I have noticed from recent historical work that you people seem to be developing a real sense of self loathing.
That's a hugely broad brush... It is. Probably because it isn't something concrete. Just I feel that British history docs tend to focus on the negative instead of positive. Especially medieval work.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: England..
September 24, 2014 at 8:12 pm
Cato beat me to it...
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