Archimedes
Thanks, I see the two offended posters now. Sheesh!
Aeronut, you're not alone there are two of you. Good work on giving yourself a round of applause for acting as the morally outraged spokesperson.
How was The Daily Mail today?
Soddim, I too have visited the islands, East and West and all stops between. You're quite correct that they are British. If your comment referring to those "with no sensitivity to the recent history of these islands" was aimed at me I must rebuff those too. I know from personal cost how much it took to defend the Islands. Also, how do you say that "
They are more British than most of those who live in UK..."? I've neither the time or inclination to research population rates, immigrants vs indigenous Britishers and attitudes thereof but I very much doubt it if out of the approx 60 million people dwelling in the British Isles over 59 million people do not see themselves as British.
Now, let the debate carry on and if you find the points of view so reprehensible I suggest you try here:
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Top of the day to you!