With hundreds of thousands of people leaving the counties of their birth in the face of religious and criminal activities and intolerance I ve always wondered what we British would do in similar circumstances?
I can't help thinking that out of sheer pigheadedness and our inbred intolerance of bullies I think that 'we' may be far more likely to stay and fight!
From all contemporary accounts the number of IS scumbags/other worldwide tossers are relatively small and thinly spread in many areas and are fully dependant upon the fear and panic of the local population but if this was occurring in Newcastle Manchester or Glasgow I can't help thinking that the locals would be more prepared to defend their territory - for example that Baggage handler at Glasgow airport or the granny who belts a robber with her handbag etc.
I don't want to take anything away from those people suffering from the depredations of these murdering thugs but I genuinely think British people are different - of course we benefit in living in a country and social culture that is far better that just about anywhere else so that might be why we d fight harder for it?
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I can't help thinking that out of sheer pigheadedness and our inbred intolerance of bullies I think that 'we' may be far more likely to stay and fight!
From all contemporary accounts the number of IS scumbags/other worldwide tossers are relatively small and thinly spread in many areas and are fully dependant upon the fear and panic of the local population but if this was occurring in Newcastle Manchester or Glasgow I can't help thinking that the locals would be more prepared to defend their territory - for example that Baggage handler at Glasgow airport or the granny who belts a robber with her handbag etc.
I don't want to take anything away from those people suffering from the depredations of these murdering thugs but I genuinely think British people are different - of course we benefit in living in a country and social culture that is far better that just about anywhere else so that might be why we d fight harder for it?
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