Why I Love/Hate BritainThis week's been all about the Daily Mail and why people love or hate their country. Tell us one thing you hate about Britain, and one thing about why you love it.
This shouldn't be an excuse for RACISTLOLS, or long lists of things you dislike. Be intelligent, be funny, and be interesting
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 13:55)
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Unfortunately I agreeI'd love to be able to publicly exhibit a sense of patriotism, especially to annoy my Merkin friends, but the concept of Britishness and the flags of the nations have been stolen by the white supremacist nutters.
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Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Thu 3 Oct 2013, 17:04,
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Arguably also, patriotism is a way of devoting yourself to your country's history. Ours only started getting pride-worthy in 1833 and it took until the 1960s before half the really bad stuff stopped.
I'm not proud of colonialism or the slave trade: I'm ashamed of them
I am however proud of first gay civil ceremonies and pending gay marriages, and of our cooperation with the IWCC and various international bodies that prosecute war crimes, however fudged that participation may be
Oh, and tea and scones: superb.
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