Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
A few points I wish to make, firstly I regard myself as a Scottish BritvI am from Scotland but whenever I have to declare my nationality I always say I am “British” (Scottish Brit is rarely an option). It is so frustrating when Americans or come to that any people for another country call me and my fellow countrymen “English” we are not.
Most Americans who would claim that are conservatives who eat Freedom Fries for breakfast. Their main source of news is FOX who can't even get Egypt or Iraq (who we are invading) right. Why expect them to know the difference of a Brit and an English person?
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
Just like we are not all “English” we are not “Subjects” we are citizens, there are almost no true “British subjects” anymore we are all considered citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Brittan and Northern Ireland. The ignorant and snide remarks of “you are a subject, not a citizen” is hugely offensive it is like you do not recognise us as your equal, like you arrogantly think you are above us in some way.
Two words: American Exceptionalism. It's an excuse to justify any jerk behavior.
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
What is also somewhat ignorant is you view on our laws, particularly when it comes to this odd believe that we live in a “Orwellian state”. There are some in the UK who will complain about “big brother” but for the most part the everyday Brit will never complain about it, we don’t mind it. I for one quite like the fact that there is CCTV at the ATM machine to deter a potential mugger or there is CCTV on a bus to catch out the idiots abusing the other passengers. There are limits, many parts of a true surveillance society I do not agree with but the point is this, the UK is not a “Orwellian state” we are free.
We are a tactile people in the US. We can watch our constitution get eroded with the Patriot Act and subsequent laws but, as long as we don't see the transgressions in the form of cameras, we are "free". Also, guns are a huge factor. As long as we have guns, Red Dawn fans like to hug tight the illusion of being able to take out a tank with an AR15. That's smells like freedom to many of us.
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
The last point, we are not subject to Sharia law, I don’t know how this myth has started but really we are not it’s just factually incorrect I am the subject of Scottish Law not Sharia law.
That's ironic since most of the people who are afraid of Sharia Law would welcome with open arms their own version of Sharia Law. Christian dominionism is a fantasy that many of them have and their laws would be very similar.
