Aneirin
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From: Tamaris
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The bottom line though, is Britain has always been a place people emigrate to, even a lot of the Romans stayed here when their military service was up, and of people who were in the Roman military and it's supporting services, there were many people of different ethnicities and skin colours. Hang on a minute, many of the southern England Iron age tribes that the Romans later beat into compliance came over from Gaul, out of the way of Julius Ceasar who was at that time fighting the Gauls. But the celt pre Roman Britain, where did he come from, more immigrants to displace the indigenous population, of whom I believe the Picts were the nearest to, or at least those types bearing the pale pre blue skin and wiry red hair.
But after Rome pissed off, we have had peaceful after peaceful invasions of people seeking better lands, so much so, the Saxons referred to the then indigenous people in Britain, Both the Romano and non Romano Briton, as foreigner in their own lands. Britain has always been invaded, either by conquest or peaceful means, perhaps it is given Britain has this history, that is why it is known to be a favourite place to emigrate to.
The other thing which I believe might go some way to explain the rise in Anti immigrant feelings, was what happened a few years ago, well for me, I noticed it in the early nineteen nineties, this thing was a rise in interest towards Celtic, it was everywhere, knotwork and celtic crosses, it was big with marketing, one could sell anything if it had a bit of celtia on it. People embraced Celtia, and sought their past, the past of a conquered and subjegated people. Battle re enactment groups sprang up everywhere, I was in such a group it is where I learned I could turn my hand to make whatever was required, it was in these groups that I noticed something quite disturbing, the feeling, for there was a dislike, with some a hatred of the invader, be it what it is in the time role and with some the present time. I wondered why people chose the role of a Celt rather than a Roman, well, I believe it comes down to bitterness, people wanted to be the beaten, maybe that is because that is how people feel in this modern society, powerless and angry. It is either that, or Britons are by and large a bunch of fighting submissives.
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