Forums > Social Discussion > Why I might be leaving the UK for good!

Posted: 6th Apr 2006
if you've seen so many cultures and know that there is no real superiority, then why do you believe your view is right and theirs is wrong?

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Posted: 6th Apr 2006
Where would you go?

I've yet to see any country where the people are saying "Yeah, it's great here all right...Woo, we love our politicians!"

There is a slight possibility that I am not actually right all of the time.

Posted: 7th Apr 2006
Mr Majestik:

just because I find value in every culture that I have experienced doesn't mean I can't have an opinion. This is not a case of supiority it is a difference in values; I would, however, never seek to impose my different values.

For example, I find Muslim culture amazing because of the warmth and friendliness of the people I meet, the sense of community they have, the architecture, the music, the spiritualism (Sufism). However I find that in many Muslim countries the treatment of women is abhorant, but I don't go to these countries and tell them that they are wrong; it is for the people of that country to decide.

I use to think the UK was a fantastic place becuase of its multiculturalism (under threat) and its liberalism (under threat). I am a citizen of the UK it is my right, indeed my duty to fight for what I want my country to be.

Eera:

In my post I kind of argued myself into a corner; that I should stay and try to fight the changes that I see. If I really had to leave, then I would find a nice inconspicous island somewhere... New Zealand maybe, or somewhere in Polynesia. Far away from all the bad stuff that may or may not be coming.

If you want to read a fantastic article on why the UK is becoming a scary place to be please read this:
https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1747771,00.html

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Posted: 10th Apr 2006
ah yeah, that article is really good, i've forwarded it to all my mates...

ickle, it looks to me like the whole world is slowly but surely going insane - but the uk maybe more than most. like you say, strange goings-on are happening in westminster, and now thanks to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, sect 132, you're not even allowed to go within a mile of the houses of parliament to tell them that without asking for permission, that is, i bet, denied more often than not. it's insane, i used to think that brits were well secure in their civil liberties. how quickly things change!

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Posted: 12th Apr 2006
Indeed how quickly things change. I was out of the country during the July bombings, but when i returned a month later everything was different; it was a london more like a police state Westminster was (before the bombings) a place where there were a few coppers with guns sure, but in Autumn last year the level of police in Westminster was truly absurd.

Matt, I can completely see why you want to turn your back (kinda) on the UK. I'm planning on not coming back now for at least another year possibly two...if you come to New Zealand come by and have a juggle

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Posted: 12th Apr 2006
Will!

I'm going back to the UK in August (well thats the plan anyway). But if I decide to leave, or they push me - the one place I definitely would consider going to is New Zealand. Mountains, semi tropical, friendly locals, hitchin is cool, or so many thangs sound good.

So whats this hippie village your hangin at? You must be a super apple picker - no need to move the ladder!

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