tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post6203654955780581644..comments2023-10-11T12:03:05.848+00:00Comments on Universal Thoughts: As I return from English shores...Hazar Nesimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-66143286651930279722008-02-21T06:22:00.000+00:002008-02-21T06:22:00.000+00:00It means thanks darling.Am here mate! Just fed up ...It means thanks darling.<BR/>Am here mate! Just fed up with blogging these days, much better to comment and try and annoy bloggers as much as possible.Vannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814025517185126126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-55129498795459893502008-02-20T22:44:00.000+00:002008-02-20T22:44:00.000+00:00I really think that, unless the Anglican church ca...I really think that, unless the Anglican church can get a hold of itself, then it will drip down a drain somewhere. It is just so wet! <BR/><BR/>But, as with Catholicism, its growth is coming in the Third World, and it may be that they will revitalise it. <BR/><BR/>What does "Shukra habibi" mean? And where is the girl? She hasn't posted for a few days - I miss her.NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-81870682570127540412008-02-19T19:29:00.000+00:002008-02-19T19:29:00.000+00:00I guess there was a touch of irony in my post. I m...I guess there was a touch of irony in my post. I meant not what i would do myself (i'd rather not do it), but what I think would likely take place in Britain, whether by people's volition or imposition from above.<BR/><BR/>Interesting though - where will today's or former anglicans will turn for their local "brand" religion? Catholicism? Can't believe that sectarian memories die that hard. Most likely more people may be drawn to american style evangelism - although this is a type of piety that is so not British. I think that the anglican mores will eventually grow stricter. But of course, amongst educated classes there will be a more vocal group of adhereres to secular values, who will stay firm in their unbeliefs.<BR/><BR/>I thank you, thank you not so-perverse-as-you-think Riri Shukra habibi!Hazar Nesimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906681712746544309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-11488762642176829342008-02-19T07:23:00.000+00:002008-02-19T07:23:00.000+00:00Oh I! Our Nazim is truly impressive, one of a kind...Oh I! Our Nazim is truly impressive, one of a kind he is that lad. Heart of gold and all as well. In a word: PERFECT.<BR/><BR/>Am bad but am funny! Am perverse but am happy! Babyyyyyyy!<BR/><BR/><I>"I want multiculturalism to die a painful death"</I> hahahah!!!!! Go for it Noolabeulah! Let it all out mate! Fecking political correctness, what a bollocks idea it was!Vannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814025517185126126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-52097856632828647972008-02-19T00:15:00.000+00:002008-02-19T00:15:00.000+00:00Nazim, your understanding of this country is very ...Nazim, your understanding of this country is very impressive. It's amazing the way your own vision can include a foreign land in such a comprehensive way. <BR/><BR/>You're right about many things. One that I'd put even more strongly than you have is this: the awareness of militant Islam will have a very <I>direct</I> influence of the erosion of the secular. (Erosion only, not destruction.) I don't think this will benefit the Anglican Church much; it'll be the Catholic and Evangelical groups that will grow. I believe as well that, if Europe is to recover some of its confidence, it will be through a resurgence of the Catholic Church.<BR/><BR/>And I don't think it will be the Union Jack that will fly, but the Cross of St George. It is English identity that will grow, not British. <BR/><BR/>I must admit, however, that I feel uncomfortable with a lot of this, if only because it is coming from government. For so long, the British didn't need to wave the flag; they knew they were superior, so why shout about it. Government measures to instill patriotism are a sign of weakness. <BR/><BR/>I regret also the loss of that indifference to the way other people lived. I hate measures that come from the centre seeking to impose some type of vision. That didn't use to be necessary. Another sign of weakness. I want multiculturalism to die a painful death, but not pluralism, which is a great benefit. We didn't use to need to tell people what to think; it was implicit. It is not the job of government to do that (or at least, it wasn't) These things should come from below, and government should follow, not lead. <BR/><BR/>Excellent post. <BR/><BR/>[PS Riri, you are truly perverse. "Endless countryside"! Endless?! What a city girl you are. There is <B>not</B> endless countryside; there is the beautifully tended remains of a moderately large countryside, <B>NONE OF WHICH NEEDS FLAGS DRAPED OVER IT</B>. Sometimes you're worse than Muslim; you're just plain BAD. I'm almost tempted to call you American.]NoolaBeulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181815160785834692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33755875.post-7155194923978528612008-02-18T09:03:00.000+00:002008-02-18T09:03:00.000+00:00Welcome back! I passionately agree with number 2, ...Welcome back! I passionately agree with number 2, I think Britain will look so pretty when covered in Union Jacks, will look fab in contrast to the green parks and endless countryside.Vannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814025517185126126noreply@blogger.com