To:     The Times
Re:    My people
Date:  Friday 6 January 06

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
Reading a recent op-ed contribution to the New York Times by the black American author, Nick Chiles ("Their Eyes Were Reading Smut"), I was struck by his use of the term, "my people" when referring to his fellow African Americans. It reminded me of one of the 7/7 London bombers' (British born Mohammad Sidique Khan) reference, in a video justifying his bloody act, to fellow Muslims as "his people", and made me, a native Englishman, wonder who "my people" are?
 
Like Nick Chiles and many other good people, I also tend to identify (not unconditionally, but nevertheless, quite strongly) with people of my own race, history and culture - in Britain, Europe, America, Australia or wherever. But if I dare admit it (let alone proudly proclaim it), a zealously self-righteous minority of "anti-racists" will condemn me as being "racist ", while the majority (of "my people") will feel compelled to join in, or else cower in fear of such a damning association.
 
Officially, I'm supposed to identify with anyone in possession of a British passport. But the truth is, I don't (does anyone?) - not anymore. Now, it's just a useful and necessary document to me, that I'll be quite happy to exchange for a EU passport.
 
It seems to me that this suppression of a natural sense of identity (rooted in common race, history and culture) in the native (white) population, is creating a dangerous and potentially explosive situation, which we are well advised to face up to. Because, if we don't, like suppressed sexuality, prevented from giving  natural expression to itself, it is likely (almost certain) to be perverted into some ugly (and possibly very nasty) form.
 

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