Politically Correct But Spiritually & Morally Incorrect ~ The Splendour of Truth!
(Ceart go polaitiúil, ach míbhéasach go spioradáltiúil agus go morálta)


The Atlantic Archipelago
Oileánrach an Atlantaigh

I write this to the people of Ireland and the United Kingdom as an Anglo-Irish person, a visionary, ordained metaphysical minister and one who is so proud of my heritage and as a human being who passionately cares for my country (The Atlantic Archipelago) and the world and its peoples and who holds a worry for us all for the future to which our leaders are blind and deaf and have let us down. I have printed it here out of the United Kingdom expressing my human thought because I can at the moment but who knows for how long?! I ask that you bring it to to attention of everyone you know. You may not agree with what I say but at least I hope you defend my right to say it within my civil liberty to do so!

It is said that sex, politics and religion are three things you should never discuss in polite company and three things that should never be mixed. Well, I am not here to be polite or indeed politically correct. I am here to be frank and make no apologies.

I felt I had to stand up and say the following as I could not remain silent any longer and feel it is my duty to do so as each of us has a responsibility to follow our conscience to uphold our values, beliefs and positive vision and particularly given who I am and knowing the amount of people this will reach...

I believe it is urgent that we have positive, radical political change and shift here in Britain immediately where many people feel threatened, have become disillusioned, harbour silent resentment, are culturally illiterate and spiritually adrift effecting the very nature of our society mostly because of the phenomenon of multiculturalism and positive discrimination which is fracturing our society and de-culturalising us. In the name of multiculturalism, the indigenous cultures of Britain and Ireland have been shamed, belittled and ignored. For too long serious issues such as this have been hidden behind the banner of multiculturalism. The word itself has been used as a mantra to silence awkward comment.

Multiculturalism IS a development that impoverishes us all and connected in with it is the timeless myth of terrestrial paradise and the quest for utopia which is so pushed on us and woven into the fabrics of our lives by elements of government and society in this way that many of us rarely stand back to questions some of its assumptions and in not doing so, we are colluding in it.
This blind allegiance to "multiculturalism", in which decisions are accepted because the principle of "just following orders" exceeds the individual's obligation to evaluate and make principled decisions.
When people feel little or no sense of identity with their nation, they will tend to display political and social apathy toward the state. Under those conditions, democratic participation will tend to decline, which in turn diminishes the legitimacy of the elected government (feels familiar?).

Muticulturalism is unethical and we have been quangoed!

Being Utopian is the Promethean impulse to remake human nature and society by the sheer exertion of human will and through social engineering and does not work nor will it work in the way it is being done without massive shift and global change and the sincere involvement of ALL others which I sincerely hope happens over time. Indeed, we are not ready for multiculturalism (if that is the right word) on our own yet until there is this global shift and then those that are being introduced to it locally: legitimate newcomers coming into these islands as well as those that are already here from whenever are devoid of prejudices and intolerances themselves and more than that are prepared to build and hold a shared vision!! Before that can really happen and after this global shift, the indigenous / ethnic majority in Ireland and the United Kingdom have to experience legitimate people coming to these islands as people with something of value to offer and have to be open to change, development and progression themselves and deal with their own preaching of self-hatred and self-sacrifice and yes - deal with some prejudices too. We know that these islands are not perfect, yet we also know that England, Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Ulster, The Isle of Man, The Shetlands, The Hebrides and Wales are countries within these islands built on the ideals of human liberty, justice and the common good. Newcomers (immigrants and asylum seekers) and established immigrants need also to be liberal and open to integration and change and deal with their prejudices too by embracing our ideals of human liberty, justice and the common good.
It is supportive to note that many of them do and those that have, indeed give much added value to our society.

Unfortunately though, for the first time in our history, we face massive immigration. Inward immigration to the United Kingdom is adding 430 a day to Britain`s population - that is equivalent to the population of Birmingham every five or six years. Illegal immigrants are additional to this and are likely to bring the total addition to Britain`s population through migration to at least 2 million every 10 years. This is causing the country to be overcrowded and is changing the nature of our society. In answer to this we need immediate firm and fair immigration control.
The UK and Irish governments are letting this slip and thereby are further providing opportunities for extremist elements to enter as well.

The radically reduced but measured and monitored legitimate and accepted immigrants and asylum seekers into the UK and Ireland as well as the ones that are already here from whenever (if they are to stay) must recognize and respect the host culture and the modern existence of a very old and wonderful established heritage. A progressive culture with of course more work to do on themselves too. Indeed, as the indigenous people and largest ethnic group in these islands - we are a tolerant, free and generous people who value `freedom of speech` in  moving us more towards a political liberalism, liberal democracy and a more reasonable pluralist society.
If some ethnic minorities cannot accept that and don`t want that, are not open to working with us and are not open to integration then they should leave immediately, be deported and removed from these shores or stay away forthwith!

In truth, I believe tolerance, respect, integration and change needs to be more global before this multiculturalism can happen in this `created and forced` diverse society we have. We cannot solely impose it, expect and demand it to happen within the over-crowded geographically and politically limited area of the United Kingdom and Ireland alone and some other countries elsewhere either. We are not the world!

Focus should be global and much broader and immense energy and resources directed at that now to create positive change especially at the extremist elements. Tolerance and respect cannot be pushed here in these islands alone with this forced political correctness through this continued `spin` and this increased authoritarian form of social regulation that we have now in the United Kingdom in particular - 'your ideas are your own, so do not dare tell anyone else who disagrees that they are wrong' (the triumph of sensitivity over truth) is treating symptoms rather than causes and is really upsetting many progressive and who were tolerant people within the present passive and silent majority.
It is de-culturalising us! There will be an almighty `explosion` and it will have terrible consequences for us all!
The quickest way to force action is to compel silence upon a subject that worries people, then like steam in a pressure cooker, it is merely a matter of time before their suppressed anxieties erupt into action.

The fundamental problem is that multiculturalism inevitably fades into a plea to be included in, rather than a demand for reform and social and spiritual transformation. Therefore we are not addressing and changing the cause which is here amongst us more than ever now but more importantly is global. This lack of liberal rationale of the democratic state subject to the rule of law.

If this present trend and focus doesn`t change for the better with this forced political correctness, mass migration in and continued positive discrimination (reverse racism) here in the UK and Ireland, then we as the host culture in the interim have to cease being passive about it and must peacefully protest. We can only start a new healthy nationalism and new socio-cultural identity tempered by wider allegiances and with adequate humility of course towards those of other nations and cultures. Our national identity has been weakened and confused, at the cost of a deep and dangerous resentment! So in answer to this, we need a healthy pride in and a re-kindling, re-assertion and preservation of our own national and cultural values, roots and identity again with respect for others and with positive reform and progression after that.
This would give us a sense of forward-moving destiny and is necesary for our own survival and development.
That being towards a rational construct which raises no truth claims and abandons all claims to be in possession of certain fundamental truth concerning the human being.
For simplicity here, by "nationalism" I mean "national identity." Not racial, ethnic, or religious identity, but rather one's attachment to one's state or nation for its own sake.

Cultures are in fact like rivers, and like life itself, they must evolve or die and it saddens me to even consider that ours will indeed die because there is no supported political and social cohesion now for us and it is not evolving because of this `positive discrimination` foisted upon us through this multiculturalism by the establishment, multi-cultis and others and whose new and imported cultures and religions to these islands it refuses to judge. We are becoming "gray".

In the name of multiculturalism, British history and British traditions in particular have been airbrushed out of British schools making our children feel ashamed of their own history and culture which is really not right.
This denigrates part of much of our great history and unique culture. There is nothing amiss in respecting the legacy that our common Anglo-Saxon-Celtic culture has given to the world. I am not saying here either that they did no wrong, of course they did. Hasn`t everyone? Regrettably, a strong counter-cultural movement in Britain has become so pronounced now that many people have bought into a distorted and damaging view of our history.
In recent history alone - Britain in the 19th century can be considered the educator of the world - not a corner or a people did not benefit from the glow of western civilisation and Anglo Saxon culture. Of course, Britain did not intend to impose actual culture, just impose a moral framework such that decent commerce could occur. Many primitive regions of the world have long been thankful for this. By the 20th century, some nations had taken this lesson to heart so much that they began to take over Britain in economic performance and become teachers themselves - America and Japan are good examples of this.
So it was that Britain selflessly undid its own status. But just imagine for a moment what would have happened had Britain not been so selfless with its knowledge. If Britain had adopted a more protectionist attitude, the whole world would have suffered and we would still be in the dark ages because the light of Britain's advance into the Industrial Revolution and the modern world would not have spread beyond the shores of Britain.
This strong counter-cultural movement now in Britain promises only one end: the death of the British and possibly the Irish host cultures and our roots and national identities which at this time in our development and for world evolution are a healthy and important part of our meaning structure, our sense of identity, a feeling of belonging to a place where we and our people before us were born. (The Sacred Truth of the First Chakra - symbolically healthy national identity does for the group what the immune system does for the physical body). It is worth saying here that the Irish are seen to be much more proud of who they are and I respect this and hope it continues.

The English need to develop more self-awareness. The apparent absence of introspection has often been a pose and began as a reflection of the reality that the British in their heyday did not need to assert their national identity because it was already so pervasive. Good manners and common prudence required that such power be cloaked in a degree of self-effacement. This needs to stop and change now and they need to find their own new identity. This is the reason why the "young English" football fans riot and have always traditionally had a proclivity for violence. They have lost - or more accurately had been deprived of - a sufficiently compelling British national identity, and they want to flaunt, in the way they best knew how, a new identity under the Cross of St. George that they have made their own.
Who we were and who we are never goes away and we need to own and maintain it and use it as a basis to build upon towards a more pluralist society, in co-operation with others. A sense of belonging to a place is a sense of being at home here, of being part of this place and no other.
Living in a place where we are beginning to feel we do not belong is very threatening to our meaning structure.
It would be the same for everyone, everywhere at this time in world evolution. The UK's treatment of the indigenous cultures of mainland Great Britain is little short of a national disgrace and an International embarassment, questionable under international treaty.
We are only judging ourselves through self-hatred and self-sacrifice
and not others as it`s not `politically correct` to do so! You can`t treat racism with racism!

To be honest and factual, Ireland and the United Kingdom are not a "multicultural society", we are a monocultural society with some valuable ethnic minority cultures within these islands but some intolerant minority cultures are rising at a phenomenal rate adding in number to some of our own intolerant people.
To be more correct, The United Kingdom and Ireland are a "core-culture society". The term "multicultural society" implies that the entirety of our society is multicultural, which is far from the truth, and is a term used in support of a political ideology. The term "core-cultural society" is a far more accurate and truthful description of the British and Irish Nations at this time.

Without reformative change toward this political multiculturalism and ideology, a moral vacuum, loss of freedom of speech, oppression, anger and rage, lack of co-operation, social stability grievously undermined and spiritual malaise will continue to be felt and get worse at every level of British life until we get our act together at home first now for self-preservation and future progression and encourage and maybe push others to get their acts together toward being open to change or get out / and or not to come here at all.

We cannot continue to be de-culturalised and continue taking the initiative here and the burden and loss with it on so many levels regressing us into violent mediocrity and permanent decline. The facts should be known, understood and debated and we need to stop this by peacefully objecting and saying "No" and through the ballot box now!
Then hopefully when others take on their international, moral, ethical and spiritual responsibility as well and this should take many forms and transformations which we can help with, advise and support - we can then move forward together globally rather than nationally toward a new shared universal vision over time. A vision of a global society as a system of fair co-operation and not on any substantial conception of the Good.

The real question we need to ask ourselves at home right now and at this particular time is why we should value diversity which is continually being said and shoved down our throat? I criticise the outlook on which this diversity is currently based. There is nothing good in itself about diversity. Yes, it is important because it allows us to compare and contrast different values, beliefs and lifestyles, make value judgements upon them, and decide which are better and which are worse. Not all cultures are equal.
The assumption of multiculturalism is that all cultures are equal and deserve equal respect - is an idea that almost nobody actually believes in, whatever their culture. I cannot imagine how it has become such an article of faith;
perhaps this is because it is like religious belief - an incoherent, implausible idea supported by little evidence.
It is absurd to say that all cultural beliefs are equal when my belief maybe directly opposed to yours.
I cannot respect yours while still respecting my own, and vice versa. So, I believe like many that some diversities are deficiencies!

Yes, some cultures are dysfunctional and some religions are primitive, superstitious, reactionary and spirit-less. Some have a totalitarian ideology. Some are backward and ignorant, patriarchal, oppressive, misogynistic, intolerant and sexist. Many are homophobic and therefore terminally ill. Some are despicable with ritualized forms of child abuse and body mutilation and violence against women. We have a situation too with the extreme practice of honour killings and thus further violation of human rights. The moral basis of backward societies! The BBC (click here to read) has just reported that police are re-examining more than 100 murders in England and Wales they suspect could be so-called honour killings. Scotland Yard detectives are examining murder files going back 10 years - 52 in the London area and 65 in other parts of England and Wales where unfortunate women have been the victims.
Many religions and cultires wholly desecrate the sacred British and Irish belief in the rights of women.
Many are cruel and inhumane to animals too. The religious scripts which advocate killing animals in a certain way are years out of date. Present day morality holds that animals should not suffer any more than is necessary, either during their lives or as they are put to death. Even the Farm Animal Welfare Council (an independent advisory body established by the UK Government in 1979) says it should be banned as it causes severe suffering to animals. The law in these islands should reflect this morality. The right to believe in what you like does not carry with it the right to inflict unnecessary suffering on others.
Many cultures and religions incite violence and hatred and should NOT be tolerated or institutionalized in our rational and progressive society - that is my belief!
What do you believe or do you agree with having these dysfunctions and barbarisms tolerated in the United Kingdom and Ireland?
I also advocate that the political sphere should stand outside the realm of religions and creeds, so that the state does not advantage or disadvantage the members of any religious group.

A rational society is a self-understanding, enlightened people of a modern culture (it is 2004) where rationality is a person-centered conception of reasonable account and I`d like to think that the majority of reasonable people in Britain and Ireland of all cultures would welcome that.

In fact some characteristics of specific culture groups are so very dangerous and indeed morally flawed!
It is worth saying here in the context of the above that homosexuality and being a woman is something that ONE IS, it is not interpreted or essentially chosen. They are born, not made and therefore a natural difference and they should be accepted as they are with no apologies.
Infact they should be the ones seeking an apology from so many! Intolerant religions, totalitarian ideologies and dysfunctional cultures are not OK with that. These intolerant religions, totalitarian ideologies and dysfunctional cultures ARE CONSCIOUS CHOICES taken or maintained by the individual and one can change them if they want to.

"There is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3.28.

At a CONSCIOUS level, religion originates in an attempt to represent and order beliefs, feelings, imaginings and actions that arise in response to direct experience or interpretations of the sacred and the spiritual.
As this attempt expands in its formulation and elaboration, it becomes a process that creates meaning for itself on a sustaining basis, in terms of both its originating experiences and its own continuing responses and IS a choice
taken or maintained by the individual. I believe that a majority of the population doesn't want religious interference in public life.

Hinduism teaches us that the "Self" which dwells in each and every being in this universe is one and the same with Godhead. Every soul in this universe is a reflection of this Supreme Self. Thus every individual has the potential to realize Godhead by the realization of this "Self". Realization of the "Self" is possible only when someone is free to think on his/her own and act accordingly. The most heinous and barbaric crime in this world would be to stop an individual to think freely. Then when such a crime is legalized in the form of culture and religion or tolerance of it through political correctness and multiculturalism and institutionalized in the United Kingdom`s public sphere, one can easily imagine how disastrous it can be. The idea that these deficiencies and the British and Irish way of life are compatible with these so called diversities is a fallacy, indeed offensive and an outrage - spread only by the multicultural cultists (multi-cultis) themselves.

In Britain and Ireland, it should be a duty to offer a reasonable account of a religious and cultural belief. This duty to offer a reasonable account should require people to justify their own beliefs to persons holding different religious or cultural beliefs or no religious belief at all. Many of our valued and respected citizens are atheists! This duty to offer reasonable account can be fulfilled without subjecting religious faith totally to external secular criteria and be judged in the light and on the grounds of shared reason.

Sadly some newcomers don`t want to integrate with the rest of British and Irish society (their hosts) but often create their own areas as in neo-colonising them and are allowed to do so and are creating separatism (tribalism) and where the rule of law does not apply and where people have no allegiance to Britain or Ireland whatsoever and would not support a collective and improved new world vision either. With being here, many have no respect for our culture or our `freedom of speech` and are not willing to adopt the British and Irish national culture of tolerance and equality.
Many have been here for years and do not even speak English and they don`t want to either. In fact some are very hostile to our culture and others even seek to harm British and Irish people
. Why are they here? Why are they allowed to remain? These and other certain behaviours cannot be allowed to continue or be respected or tolerated, regardless of whether or not these involve customs sanctioned by culture and religion and then subsequently by political correctness and then institutionalized in the United Kingdom`s public sphere.

One man described his experience to me in a conversation using this analogy; "It`s like an uninvited guest coming to your home where the law says you have to take them in as a house guest and give them the guest room. Then they lock themselves up in that room, refuse to converse and be civil with you only criticize and call you names and sometimes worse - threaten you. They then start changing the room around and restructuring and re-decorating it to their taste and demand all sorts of amenities and facilities which you have to provide for them. They invite people of their choice to that guest room who parade through your house and into the guest room and the door is closed and you can`t object only smile. Then they want to own that room and you have to change the title deeds of your house to reflect that this room in your house is not yours anymore but theirs and the law says that is the case and if you object to it or try to stop it you could go to jail. Then the door-bell goes again and more uninvited guests arrive to occupy your lounge and the same thing happens..." So many people feel like this!

One cannot be tolerant with intolerance and we should not be putting up with it or importing it into these islands!
It is totally unethical and would disrespect and displace many other people`s (the ethnic majority`s and valued others) own rational, increasingly balanced views, our sense of identity, personal freedoms and improving spiritual beliefs here and set us back into the dark ages. We would experience a period of repression unseen in Britain and Ireland since the Middle Ages.

Confucianism: "By nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them apart." Analects 17.2.

Indeed, the very thing that is valuable about diversity is being open to rational critique through dialogue and debate, and the making of such judgements and the clashes, discussions, conflicts and improvements that it brings about through correction of views - not just `blind` acceptance and inert tolerance and self-sacrifice by the British and Irish governments and subsequently it`s peoples, it`s heritage and culture. This is a block to movement forwards.
It would be dire if political correctness prevented a debate on multiculturalism in these islands.
It has already silenced us for years; the real shame would be if it continued to do so.

Contemporary multiculturalists, dysfunctional cultures, zealots, do-gooders and the bleeding hearts and people with over-extended beliefs in their own goodness, the muticulturalist mafia, cult religions and fundamentalism fear dialogue and debate and attempt to suppress it in the name of 'tolerance' and 'respect' or label it "racism", "phobias" and "isms" often because their own leadership is entrenched and dependent on it. They scream the loudest because they stand to lose the most - their power, money and position, all funded by ordinary British and Irish taxpayers.
As Lenin once said "I think we must stick the convict's badge on anyone and everyone who tries to undermine Marxism ... even if we don't go onto examining his case". This tactic has been cultivated to a fine art by many in politics, media, education, special interest groups and other areas of political activity particularly in the United Kingdom.

Contemporary multiculturalists and the bleeding hearts are frightened of the messiness of the world and it sure is `messy`and they can`t handle debate where reality is explored. Others don`t want change and have hidden agendas of course. They want everything nicely parcelled up, free of scrutiny, free of conflict, free of change, all neat and ordered and moving to what they want! Reality cannot be ignored for ever.

Such order can only come at the cost of democracy as it stands now and the decline in social, ethical and spiritual advancement for us all and this will surely result in chaos. We are culture-bearing and social beings, and subsequently transformative beings. We have the capacity for change, for progress, and for the creation of universal moral and political forms through reason, education, dialogue and debate but we cannot do it on our own nor should we and we cannot do it in the way we are trying through mass inward immigration and appeal, de-culturalisation, appeasement and denial to the intolerant. This renders our continued functioning impossible. Change must be global and until it is moving in that renewed direction - we have to protect ourselves, our roots, our beliefs and our culture and all the progress we have made and lived and died for in the early 20th century.
We need to raise that awareness again - our intrinsic values through our spirit and commitment to stand up for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts -- for democracy, our culture and heritage, for freedom of speech, for the rights and liberties of all, for peace and safety to all people and which are so important and so very necessary to a peaceful and free world which pioneered and began an integrative vision of humanity which was only starting after 1945. This needs to continue and be built upon.

The rights that democracies offer individuals in the modern world are greater than ever before in history. These rights have also been hard fought for by many people, including slaves and bonded labourers, Africans and Europeans, Muslims and Christians, Indigenous peoples and colonists, miners, builders, labourers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and politicians, to name a few. However, we need to move on now and these rights carry with them responsibilities. It is the common good that affords them their freedoms. As such, it is the citizens' responsibility to contribute to the common good. It is also the responsibility of citizens to protect these rights by understanding them, and using them in a way such that the common good is enhanced. Being open to rational critique through dialogue and debate then are the keys to combating intolerance, for it is through dialogue and debate and the making of value judgements that improvements can only come about and where rationality and reasonable account prevails.
This does not mean people need to agree with one another at all times. Rather it is a matter of finding suitable frameworks that allow debate and then positive action leading us to a new universal vision to enhance the common good. As Gandhi said: Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
We need to move forwards not backwards!

As part of moving forward apart from an immediate positive shift and change from the Irish and British governments if we get it or have to demand that they come to their senses through peacefully protesting, I believe that further on - all of the world's great religions and philosophies in time could be mined for their spiritual core as part of this collective new world vision. They could contribute the foundation for a world view capable of uniting rather than dividing human beings.
For instance; the Golden Rule of Confucius; the Right Way of the Buddha; the theological pluralism of ancient Hinduism; the Classical Greek concern for freedom and democracy; the Ten Commandments of the Jews; the Taoist focus on unity and interdependence within nature; Jesus' teachings on simple human kindness and love and respect for one's neighbours; Mohammed's emphasis on honesty and social obligation; the work of Saints Jerome and Benedict; Albert Schweitzer's "reverence for life" and his concept of human responsibility for the survival of that stream of life; the Ancient Irish and Celtic traditions too which have been shaped by the natural world and are a celebration and awareness of the interconnection of everything around us and within us - the divine manifest in all creation, and in particular connects us to nature and the natural energies and cycles of the earth. The earth is our temple, its plants and creatures our partners and teachers. Respecting life, cherishing the free will of sentient beings, and accepting the sacredness of all creation. It is a very fluid way of perceiving the world and empowers the individual to develop his own way of doing things. 

We need new discerning leadership now who won`t continue to sell our heritage and freedom. A leadership with less of the `spin` and appeasement and with a radical, pro-active and ethical approach to push forward change through dialogue and debate both at home and abroad and not be afraid to deal with the consequences whatever they may be.
This may well not please some immigrants and asylum-seekers and significant others and many narrow and right-wing religions - many within our own culture too (you know who you are and we know who you are: we meet you everyday, we see and hear you bleeting on the TV and radio all the time, preaching and discriminating in your places of worship, the media masters and writers in the media, in our councils, schools, in far right-wing and left-wing politics and in local and national government) but hey! - this is OUR homeland and OUR future!
We have to stop being their jumping jacks with them pulling the strings and we dancing.
The government’s responsibility is the management of the affairs of a democratic state to the advantage of its people and protecting its citizens from coercion by others. I don`t think they are doing their job!

We also need a positive vision with a spirituality based on members of the same body in the community of humanity, a process through which to create a  freer, more equal, more just society, in which we can critically engage with diversity as lived experience. We need a spirituality that celebrates our common human origin and joint responsibility for our shared planet. We should accept nothing less!

We need a spirituality for human culture that welcomes the pursuit of knowledge, reform and tolerance by ALL which are the richest sources of evolutionary adaptation and change. Tapping into the deep wellsprings of renewal of the human spirit represented by faith and hopes for a just and sustainable earth, where everyone at last come into their own as partners in the human enterprise. Embracing a philosophy of reason and individualism, a philosophy that makes life on earth possible. Surely the pursuit of such a vision is far more honourable, respectful, correct and timely than is our popular but potentially dangerous allegiance to not looking at ourselves. allowing ourselves to become "gray" and avoiding to judge these new cultures and religions to these islands and to an undefined multiculturalism and political correctness!

Wake up, Britain and Ireland, before it is too late. It is dangerous and destructive. We need and want leaders who can inspire and give hope in difficult times. Now is the time for both governments and all political parties to accept the challenge.

Multiculturalism and positive discrimination are authoritarian, anti-human outlooks. Multiculturlism means institutionalized division. So, political progress requires not recognition but action, not respect but questioning, not an increased authoritarian form of social regulation but the forging of common bonds and collective struggles based on reason and not religion toward a positive global vision.

If you take Religious teachings and put them out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone.
Common bonds and collective struggles based on reason IS the wind and the rain!

For those that have read this article and sadly haven`t got the points - no I am NOT racist nor xenophobic nor ethnocentric and I am NOT right-winged politically nor left-winged, I am NOT a jingoist and have NO "ism" either - just so you know. I hold humanist and moderate views and subsequently am quite the opposite of these and write this essay expressing my human thought within my civil liberty to do so and hope it will raise discussion and debate.
This free expression of my human thought is a necessary condition of our society. It is essential for the pursuit of truth, for the democratic political system. My free expression is defended by appeal to the common good with my right as an individual to express my own political and religious and philosophical beliefs. I want to be able to express my deepest feelings and emotions, because these are essential to my sense of who I am. If I had to repress my most personal beliefs and feelings, my very identity is threatened. Each of us wants the right to free expression as something vital to our own life, and we respect the corresponding rights of others as a condition of their respecting our rights. It is a principle of equality: basic human rights are possessed by all human beings equally, and respect for people’s right to express their ideas and beliefs is an essential aspect of respect for all persons as equals.

I am proud of my country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; I also acknowledge the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues.
I love all culture and traditions (none more so than my own) and respect religion that empowers the individual through a message of recovery, hope and healing rather than through illusion and ones that vilify others and disempower people through socialization and programming by a hierarchy of externally imposed power.
I urge immigrants to embrace their adopted nation's (Britain and Ireland`s) liberal values of political tolerance, women's equality, human liberty, be open to integration and to have much more respect for the people and indigenous cultures of these islands. Not everything is interchangeable; not everything is spiritually and morally equivalent; not everything is equally tenable. This is the splendour of truth!
I am a caring human being who is proud of my heritage and I do care passionately for my country (The Atlantic Archipelago) and the world and its peoples and who holds a worry for us all for the future to which our leaders are blind and deaf and have let us down!

"May Spirit guide and give hope to our people to go forward in justice and freedom. Keep all nations under your care. May we a nation create `reason` and peace amongst ourselves and develop common bonds and be a blessing to other nations on the earth. Help us elect trustworthy leaders and contribute to wise decisions based on reason and the common good for the general welfare of all here and toward world peace". 

Written by Rev. Dr. Michael G Millett
in the Summer of 2004


IMPORTANT LINKS:

Lessons in Basic Economics...
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Multicultural Bunk
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