to start this off my definitions are
Patriotism = Pride in being a citizen of your country.
Racism=any form of discrimination according to colour ,religion ,country of origin or accent . also derogatory names phrases or just plain Ignorance.
O.K. I wanted to start this thread because of a news item in my area
You may or may not have read about it but recently in a town called bishop auckland in county durham there is a taxi war between a company which employs several polish and lithuanianmen and one which does not and the self employed men. they are telling the general public not to use the foreign Taxi drivers because they charge more and dont know the town , some guys have gotten together and made window stickers which say proud to be a british taxi driver.
my partner and I were discussing this and he thinks it is ok because it displays patriotism. I on the other hand completely disagree I think it is an act of blatant racism thinly veiled by patriotism and I cannot countenance such an act. The fact that these men are willing to work long unsociable hours and probably send money home should be commended in a country with so many unemployed. and I think these so called patriots should be heavily fined .
Racism of any form should not be tolerated in so called modern society and these small minded bigots really P*ss me off let me know your thoughts Is there any room for Patriotism in todays multi cultural england or is it just a way to have a dig at immigrants who are just trying to make a better life for themselves.