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Well put Tulio, I love XH588, but ...
Posted by Richard Allnutt on Mon Nov 18, 2002 04:19:42 PM
In reply top Re: LETS TELL HLF & TONY BLIAR WHAT WE THINK!!! posted by Tulio on Mon Nov 18, 2002 01:00:40 AM
As an immigrant to the US myself (from the UK) I agree very strongly with Tulio. I would love to see XH588 fly again, as I am sure he would too. I would, at the very least, want to see her maintained in the healthy condition she is in today. However, to rant that it's all, or in part, because of immigrants is wholly unfair, and demolishes your argument. For people to listen to you, you have to argue with reason, not with anger. If you lose your temper and rant, people will dismiss you, regardless of the cause. While I agree that unrestricted immigration is not reasonable or sensible, it is undeniable that when organized in a reasonable manner it further strengthens our nations, both from the intense work ethic of most immigrants, their often vibrant culture, and the new ideas they bring with them.
As another point, while I have a whole-hearted commmitment to and love of aviation, and aviation heritage, I cannot argue that there aren't more important things to worry about. People should come first each and every time... if there is money to spend on the finer things in life, great, but if not, then we need to accept it and move on. These are incredibly difficult times, economically, and otherwise, so it is not difficult to understand that there isn't money for everything. I still have high hopes that something will be done to help the Vulcan flight continue, but can you honestly say that seeing her fly again for another five years (her fatigue life estimate) is worth 5,000 or so people not having a hot meal, or a roof over their heads?
Richard
: At the risk of causing quite a stir, I cannot help it but
: to comment on this:
:
: "Remember: Britain(New Labour)spent a BILLION pounds last
: year helping Bogus asylum seekers/queue jumpers swamp Brit
: ain along with their coliding cultures and religions, seem
: ingly as part of their ongoing pet project to destroy Brit
: ain and everything it stood for."
:
: Similar arguments have been used in the USA, against immig
: rants. I am an immigrant, and of course, I disagree with y
: our statement. I have to this day, not taken ONE penny fro
: m the government for any reason, I have not jumped any que
: ues, and I am not bringing a colliding culture / religion
: to this country. The same as me, there are many thousands
: of persons whose ideals reflect very close those of our ne
: w countries, and whose behavior is a contributing factor t
: o the improvement of the quality of life in these great co
: untries.
:
: It has been a favorite whipping boy, to blame the immigran
: ts for all the maladies a country suffers.
:
: I am not attempting to antagonize you, and believe me when
: I say that I fully respect your right to your opinions, b
: ut it would be interesting to see what portion of that BIL
: LION pounds, doesn't come from the taxes paid by immigrant
: people .
:
: Respectfully,
:
: Tulio Soto
: Houston, TX