The changes in immigration policy of late has encouraged racism and brexit has thrown in other groups of people.
One thing people tend to forget about Rule Britannia is that it very probably did more than any other country to end slavery even policing it after it was abolished.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/slavery/pdf/britain-and-the-trade.pdf
It wasn't the only country involved as well.
Exploiting the empire / common wealth. In real terms that is no different to what goes on these days. For instance due to covid clothing companies cancelled a couple of million quids worth of orders from Bangladesh recently. Two ways of looking at that sort of thing - exploitation as wages are low but provides income and jobs. There are loads of things that fall into this category even Fair Trade. Better price paid - yes but only within limits.
Poor old Rhodes has hit the headlines again. Some of the protesters are there on the Rhodes scholarship and say that is not buying us off. All are probably wearing clothes from exploited areas and use stuff daily that is the same. Like many who made lots of money he also did some good. Famous saying " The good men do is buried with their bones. The evil lives long after". Making money is often seen as evil. I'm inclined to blame eduction and lack of balance for all sorts of similar problems. People are bought up to believe in all sorts of things and it often lacks perspective. Reminds me of a time I spent working in Dublin and heard about all the bad things Gt Britain had done. Nigh on 200years ago and when looked into not as simple as it was seen.
Another - climate change and carbon emissions. If our populations real carbon footprint is looked at due to what we buy and use that produced within the UK is a drop in the ocean. A tiny one. Cutting ours here doesn't make a significant difference.
One thing people tend to forget about Rule Britannia is that it very probably did more than any other country to end slavery even policing it after it was abolished.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/slavery/pdf/britain-and-the-trade.pdf
It wasn't the only country involved as well.
Exploiting the empire / common wealth. In real terms that is no different to what goes on these days. For instance due to covid clothing companies cancelled a couple of million quids worth of orders from Bangladesh recently. Two ways of looking at that sort of thing - exploitation as wages are low but provides income and jobs. There are loads of things that fall into this category even Fair Trade. Better price paid - yes but only within limits.
Poor old Rhodes has hit the headlines again. Some of the protesters are there on the Rhodes scholarship and say that is not buying us off. All are probably wearing clothes from exploited areas and use stuff daily that is the same. Like many who made lots of money he also did some good. Famous saying " The good men do is buried with their bones. The evil lives long after". Making money is often seen as evil. I'm inclined to blame eduction and lack of balance for all sorts of similar problems. People are bought up to believe in all sorts of things and it often lacks perspective. Reminds me of a time I spent working in Dublin and heard about all the bad things Gt Britain had done. Nigh on 200years ago and when looked into not as simple as it was seen.
Another - climate change and carbon emissions. If our populations real carbon footprint is looked at due to what we buy and use that produced within the UK is a drop in the ocean. A tiny one. Cutting ours here doesn't make a significant difference.
