Paddy Eeziglow said:
MARKB said:
The truth is, I reckon it would become a day of purpose for all of the extreme nationalist and facist / racist groups if it were a National holiday.
You sound just like all those mad politicians and local government officials who claim we can't celebrate St. Georges Day, but we can celebrate St. Patrick's or local council offices not able to display Santa Claus in case it offends Muslims (The Muslim Council of Great Britain actually campaigned harder for
US to celebrate Christmas than the Government did last year).
It's pathetic. I celebrated St. Patrick's Day by sitting in the pub, and given the opportunity I'd do the same for St. Georges Day. It's not like anyone's asking for special priveleges, just a bit of even-handedness.
Those people who seek not to offend the minority are as guilty of racism as the BNP or the radical Muslim preachers that tell their followers to go out and blow people up.
Ahem, excuse me, cough, cough,..,
What a silly reaction. Calm down Paddy, ease your glow, or something.
Right wing fanatics will of course try to jump on any St George's day bandwagon for their small minded ends. They've jumped on lesser points in the past to further their cause. There'll be a BNP commotion in my local shopping centre on St George's Day tommorrow as there was last year. Are you saying they won't????
I at no point did I say that it's a reason not to do it, DID I???
No I didn't. So calm down.
The reason I oppose St George's Day as with most people it's simply an excuse to for an extra day off and suddenly it's an affront to their national birth right that we don't.
*beep* Hell stop being a baby.
Anyway Ant and Dec day, any takers?
) in spite of those who seek to intimidate or otherwise capitalise on what is supposed to be our national day regardless of creed, colour, race or whatever. I say bollocks to the lot of 'em, I just want a bloody beer!
