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Over the years lots of people have been rightly proud to be British and of the type of values we held.

 

We have a decent democracy, we introduced the NHS and Welfare State and most have been tolerant of other peoples religions and cultures.

 

But now is this still the case, I seem to wake up to some atrocity or disaster of our own making.

 

Just look at this lot and tell me that you are proud of what’s happened to this country:

 

• Illegal wars based on “dodgy” dossiers

• People on Benefit demonised by the mainstream media leading to the cutting of payments to these poor people

• Home-grown terrorists targeting schoolchildren

• Home-grown terrorists targeting tourists and people enjoying a drink or meal

• Home-grown terrorists attacking people coming out of prayer

• People getting burned alive as a consequence of successive governments failing to take safety seriously

• The current Government joining up with a terrorist/extremist political party in order to stay in power

• Muslim people are subjected daily to racial abuse

• Abuse of children across the country

 

I’m sure others can add to this list, my personal view is I’m sick of this and we need to start to get back to previous values where we cared more about people and less about profit.

 

People can legitimately say if you don’t like it go and live somewhere else but even that is under threat as 52% of people voted to prevent the free movement around Europe.

 

So is there anyone left still proud to be British and if so could I ask why?

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Over the years lots of people have been rightly proud to be British and of the type of values we held.

 

We have a decent democracy, we introduced the NHS and Welfare State and most have been tolerant of other peoples religions and cultures.

 

But now is this still the case, I seem to wake up to some atrocity or disaster of our own making.

 

Just look at this lot and tell me that you are proud of what’s happened to this country:

 

• Illegal wars based on “dodgy” dossiers

• People on Benefit demonised by the mainstream media leading to the cutting of payments to these poor people

• Home-grown terrorists targeting schoolchildren

• Home-grown terrorists targeting tourists and people enjoying a drink or meal

• Home-grown terrorists attacking people coming out of prayer

• People getting burned alive as a consequence of successive governments failing to take safety seriously

• The current Government joining up with a terrorist/extremist political party in order to stay in power

• Muslim people are subjected daily to racial abuse

• Abuse of children across the country

 

I’m sure others can add to this list, my personal view is I’m sick of this and we need to start to get back to previous values where we cared more about people and less about profit.

 

People can legitimately say if you don’t like it go and live somewhere else but even that is under threat as 52% of people voted to prevent the free movement around Europe.

 

So is there anyone left still proud to be British and if so could I ask why?

 

I m proud to be British, because I am British.

Some of the above reasons you give are just failings of our so called Politicians.

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I'm quite proud to be British

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I am proud to be british because i am happy to say that i am not reponsible for the reasons you list.The lack of patriotism in this country particularly england is not a good thing as far as i am concerned.We all need a sense of belonging i think and we are losing it.It is said that we are the least patriotic country in the world,england i mean,and the question has to be asked as to why that is.I was brought up in a socialist family and i was told that we should be ashamed to be patriotic has that leads to fascism so patriotism was a no go in our household.

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I m proud to be British, because I am British.

Some of the above reasons you give are just failings of our so called Politicians.

 

I'm interested to know if there's a point in which you'd no longer say that and what would drive you over the edge.

 

When I came to England in 1979 I thought we were a great country but not anymore. I'm ashamed over the recent attacks on both sides, I'm embarrassed by this and the previous governments non action on fire safety and I'm staggered our government are being propped up by a terrorist supporting political party.

 

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I am proud to be british because i am happy to say that i am not reponsible for the reasons you list.The lack of patriotism in this country particularly england is not a good thing as far as i am concerned.We all need a sense of belonging i think and we are losing it.It is said that we are the least patriotic country in the world,england i mean,and the question has to be asked as to why that is.I was brought up in a socialist family and i was told that we should be ashamed to be patriotic has that leads to fascism so patriotism was a no go in our household.

 

What are you proud about these days?

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What are you proud about these days?

im quite proud ive almost made it to 50 lol, thought id be dead by 25 tbh

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I'm interested to know if there's a point in which you'd no longer say that and what would drive you over the edge.

 

When I came to England in 1979 I thought we were a great country but not anymore. I'm ashamed over the recent attacks on both sides, I'm embarrassed by this and the previous governments non action on fire safety and I'm staggered our government are being propped up by a terrorist supporting political party.

 

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What are you proud about these days?

 

I am proud about my country of birth are you.

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I am proud about my country of birth are you.

 

I don't know how you can be to be honest. I'm happy to concede you can be proud of your country's achievements though.

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not really, just an accident of birth

 

Sort of thing a lefty lentil eater would say.

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Sort of thing a lefty lentil eater would say.

 

I'm proud to be British and I'm a lefty that eats lentils.

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I'm proud to be English, I'm not British and never will be, if someone from Wales can be Welsh, someone from Scotland can be a Scot and someone from Ireland can be Irish, so why am I called British when I was born in England, I'm English plain and simple..

British is a collective word for people from the British Isles

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