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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9674

Yeah I think thats why the Irish find it hard to understand why a patron saint's day would upset people?? It is just a reason to party and a day off

I though that would transcend colour or religion? It does here on the green isle

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K · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:44 am Post subject:

Its all because many years ago the racist parties [the National Front/ British National Party] took over St Georges Day and the English flag, and started using them to mean 'all English people should be white, get rid of the foreigners'. So St Georges Day came to mean a racist day, and decent English people steered clear of it, not wanting to be seen as racist.

But the time has come to reclaim the day, use it to celebrate the best of being English, as other countries do when they have their national day.

For some reason it is a stigma to say you are English, but its okay to say you are Welsh/ Irish/ Scottish. What a shame.
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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6237

"But the time has come to reclaim the day"

Rousing words K.....it reminded me of the St Crispin Day speech from Henry V

Emperor Morphetine · Oscar Winner Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 1895

Too right it has- after all we have a lot to celebrate! We've given the world so many great authors, filmmakers, actors, actresses, three sports- football, cricket and rugby, top musicians and some of the best destinations in the world amongst other things.

So I'd say K is right- Perhaps we should launch a Filmflicking for England campaign!
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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9674

Erm... yeah.... we just won't mention the slaves, the conquering of other countries, the years of freedom fighting to be rid of ya all, Tony Blair, the Iraq War

Lets celebrate

But eh I'm all for launching FilmFlicking campaigns

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Emperor Morphetine · Oscar Winner Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 1895

Well, I don't condone any of the bad deeds done by ye olde England but I still think we should celebrate our country just like they do with St Patricks Day ( ie drinking, in particular good old English ale, and having a good time).
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Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9674

I'm with you mate.....

Its silly really England should have a National Saint's Day Holiday

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6237

Course we should!....It's against our Human Rights not to be able to celebrate it

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9674

Yeah lets get the world to boycott England with trade sanctions until it starts giving its citizens basic human rights

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