[BaggieSteve]

I have recently read a book entitled BBC Brainwashing Britain.

It is a real eye opener.

How the deliberate use of certain words can put a slant on a news item.
An example would be when people on the left did certain things like pulling down or vandalising statues it was just their way of expressing outrage at what has gone before and therefore permissible. Police in attendance but not intervening.

On the other hand

A demonstration by those who may have a different point of view will find that those attending will be described as 'the hard right' or 'extremists, xxxx's  or white supremacists. Police authorised to make arrests.

I fear for the way this Country is going.
I do not glory in Britain's Colonial history or some of the things that were done.
However I do not see why the present generation should apologise or hang our heads in shame for those misdemeanours.
Great Britain with the help of our American cousins saved the heritage of many a European Country and we should be proud of what our forebears achieved and in many cases the sacrifices they made.

To those who glory in denigrating this Country I say if you don't like it, go live somewhere else.

Silverbaggie, I agree with you that the present generation should not apologise or hang its head in shame for the misdemeanours carried out by those who came before them. Considering what I wrote before, it may seem strange that I disagree with those who believe we should pay reparations to those countries where we have behaved less than appropriately; that time has gone and I don’t feel I, or my generation, can be held responsible. However, I do believe we need to recognise the ongoing damage that has been caused by such actions and do what we can now to improve the situation for those still affected.

Can I also apologise if my original post stirred up a bit of a hornets nest but also to say that, from my point of view, we have shared our opinions - and disagreements- in a most civil manner. But we are Baggies, what else would you expect!