Again, several of my British friends were furious about the Gurkhas receiving citizenship. They had dark skin, lol!
I will also tell you that these same British friends profess to be shocked at all the “racist” hostility directed at Prez Obama by evil American right wingers.
I realize this makes no sense but I’m just relating some of the strange thinking of some Brits I know. Some of these wacky views are also expressed in the comment sections of the Telegraph, The Daily Mail and the Guardian.
The Gurkhas are beloved by the vast, vast majority of the British public, across the political and racial spectrum.
Any attack on them, such as the appalling treatment of Gurkha veterans by the last govt, gets national anger and opprobrium. The Gurkhas are seen as national treasures. Rightly so.
And the vast majority of Britain supports citizenship for Ghurkas and always has done. They are probably the one non-white group whose immigration dosent even register (because of their status and their low numbers).
The only people who oppose them are racists like the BNP. Frankly you must know some very odd and racist British people.
You assertion that the British people oppose Gurkha citizenship is an utter lie, one in fact that is causing me to barely keep this reply polite and civil.
I have read your writings on FR about Britain and frankly I find some of them dont add up. Either you cherry pick or you dont ‘get’ Britain as well as perhaps you think you do.