British but not patriotic

G. Brown has had several attempts to increase the awareness of being British among the people on this island, but this is done without trying to find pride in our history.

Patriotism is a bad thing, according to a majority of teachers. Some feel that children should not be brainwashed by including it. (This is strange, because many of the teachers are willing to brainwash their charges about global warming, left wing political ideology, anti-capitalism, etc. ) Other teachers would prefer to emphasise universal brotherhood instead. This would fit in well with the brainwashing undertaken on behalf of the EU or the UN.)

What is wrong about remembering our Christian tradition and achievements of great Britons in the past? Will recent immigrants feel shut out, reduced in stature? Why insist that their (minority) religions must have equal place? Why did they come here, nobody compelled them!

Education now is much more ideological than it used to be and much more selective. Previous generations, at least those following a liberal agenda offered an overview without compulsion on many of the things which teachers now reject. My generation are all the better for having had this, as we thought out our own positions. The newer generations have been indoctrinated with unexamined ideology.

The result is that those born here, however recently, will become confused as to what the inheritance of Britons is, as will those newcomers on arrival.