The point you seem to miss is although the current generation had nothing to do with colonialism they are still benefiting from the head start that it gave them. Likewise, the countries which were robbed blind (and worse) by the "magnificent" British empire are still suffering as a result.
What Great Britain has done might have been "magnificent" for Britons, I think you would find there are millions across the globe who would disagree on how positive their overall contributions have been.
So? I didn't chose to be born in this country or any other.. my birth happened. I am where I am. I will not feel guilty for something that had absolutely nothing to do with me. You seem to forget that without the cultural platform established by Britain (and other Western nations) we would not have the level of technology, law and freedoms that we have today. All things that are exported to the rest of the world and which they are happy to utilize. Or would you rather we didn't have things like modern medicine and electricity and returned to a more primitive existence?
You seem not to understand how democracy works. Your state elected a Government which enacted foreign policy which has displaced millions of people worldwide, whether or not some individuals disagreed with this is irrelevant, as a state you collectively made this decision and it is an absolute joke to think your state should have no responsibility to make this right.
I didn't vote for these idiots or sanction their decision making. Tony Blair acted illegally and still has yet to be held to account for his war crimes. That was his choice, not the collective nations choice. Holding an entire nation to account for the bullshit of a small corrupt element is ridiculous. No where is it written that all persons of a democracy shall be held to account for the actions of its leaders. You prosecute the leaders, not the nation.
We don't have a responsibility to make things right. That is not law. We can choose to help, which we should, but on
our terms. These "refugees" are stampeding through Europe demanding access to wealthy nations.. they clearly have no respect for their duty to the host nations. Forgive me, but I place my cultural preservation higher than their somehow god given right to access to wealthy nations. That's not how it works.
Set up camps, screen people, and let them in that way. Simply bashing your way through Europe is asinine. And you wonder why people don't want them to come here?? If they behave like that now what makes you think once they get here they'll behave any different.
You are brushing aside all the things Britain has done wrong and acting like the rest of the world should just deal with it, while simultaneously throwing a tantrum about having to cop any negative consequences for your states wrongdoing. Do you really not see how selfish and entitled you are coming across?
Again, I place my cultural preservation above these people. Sorry, but if it's a choice between me and them, I'm going to chose me and our system. I will not be made to feel responsible for the actions of other people who leverage the power of this nation to play their silly little games on the international stage. I am FULLY aware of what we have done, and was as it was happening, which can't be said for most people. Not a day goes by when it doesn't piss me off. It's a ridiculous situation.
You saying it isn't compatible doesn't make it so. As 1kw already pointed out in this thread, similar attitudes have been adopted in the past towards the immigrants who you now deem compatible with the West. I have met plenty of Islamic people who integrate in to my community just fine. Your xenophobia is not persuasive, it is off putting and comes across as very closed minded.
Oh really? Do you think they would tolerate it if white Christian's starting grouping together in their home nations and trying to propagate their culture over the top of their Islamic one? If you do you're sorely mistaken.
Whilst it may not technically count as a Gulf state, you might take a look at Jordan. They have a population of less than 6.5 million and are currently housing over a million refugees and asylum seekers. If they can do that, the West can do a lot more than it is currently.
And the Saudi's? There are many nations in that region who could be doing something but are doing absolutely nothing. Literally nothing.
You might consider the reason that Gulf states are not volunteering to take in these people may have something to do with the fact that they did not play a significant role in displacing them, it is noteworthy that this is a trait they do not share with the UK.
You have no clue mate. Saudi Arabia were involved in financing the anti-regime forces in Syria. They were clearly involved in all of this.
