Quintessentially British
For the ‘essential’ challenge
“Too many asylum seekers!
They’re just malingerers
here for the benefits,
the welfare state
and the cushy life.
They should sod off
back to their own countries!
We can’t afford
any more scroungers.”
He was proud
of his skin tone,
embraced xenophobia,
took a far-far-right stance
and felt quintessentially British,
although he’d forgotten
that his Grandfather
was Ariel Rosenberg,
who’d escaped
from Berlin
in 1939.
© Shackleton 2023
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It is an argument that is quite forcefully put forward by some sections of the population but I would question the statement “Too many asylum seekers!’ It is most likely to be ‘too many foreigners’. Being one of them myself I should be sitting on the fence and abstain from any opinion but, in common with other ‘settlers’ I can see that an excessive immigration can put a strain on a country’s resources.
Best wishes from a quintessential Italian.
Hi Luigi. It’s based on a work colleague I knew a few years back. It was always asylum seekers he had issues with, but somehow used to forget that his grandfather was one. Thanks for your comment.
I see your point and read your reply to Luigi, everyone has the right to survive just not at a nation’s future generations expense don’t you agree?
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