tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post115273314493706076..comments2024-02-23T10:17:46.708+00:00Comments on British Nationalists in Wales WATCH: British Nationalists Fight BackNicholas Michael Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17666796489515753753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post-1152918187743465312006-07-14T23:03:00.000+00:002006-07-14T23:03:00.000+00:00So tell me Tarhun - if British is artificial, what...So tell me Tarhun - if British is artificial, what is 'natural' about Welshness etc?<BR/><BR/>All national identities are ultimately artificial, the product of deliberate social decisions and retrospective classification. A few thousand years ago a bunch of disparate tribes existed that today are collectively grouped together as 'celts' for convenient classification, because they shared some common characteristics. But these people did not identify themselves as a common group (much less as a nation) until another alien people arrived - if then. Indeed, until this point these celts that you seem to think are natural fought each other!<BR/><BR/>The fact is that some people DO itentify themselves as British, just as other identify themselves as Welsh. You have no right at all to tell someone they should not feel that way simply because you do not regard that identification as valid (as if you have a right to pronounce on such things). To do so is to be guilty of the imperialism that you appear to deplore.Normal Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374935277497669293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15451899.post-1152859560968301672006-07-14T06:46:00.000+00:002006-07-14T06:46:00.000+00:00An interesting post. My point was that if we are ...An interesting post. My point was that if we are going to descend into national identity politics then a British identification is just as valid as a Welsh/English/Scottish/Cornish one.<BR/><BR/>It's not written anywhere that Wales/Scotland/England/Cornwall have a stronger right to be considered a nation than Britain. Do you agree with that?<BR/><BR/>Than there's the other argument - that Britain as a multi-national state is a peaceful bulwark against nationalism...Normal Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374935277497669293noreply@blogger.com