A ticking timebomb

During a running session on sunny Bank Holiday today I witnessed a near motor collision as one car sharply braked behind another. The two morons involved started to scream and re enact their planet of the apes routine.

Things stepped up a gear when the driver (A) from the car in front came running out. He approached the driver behind (B) and screamed expletives whilst gesticulating like a madman. With his demonic rage and skin turning demon crimson I thought he would burst a vessel and bleed to death. I stopped and said; "come on guys, let's all calm down," to which driver A retorted; "f**k off." "Charming!", I thought and as he poked driver B in the face with his finger I tried to verbally intervene again. This time it was "f**k off you Paki c*&t!" As his passenger mate and fellow neanderthal sneered at me, driver A zoomed off.

The battery on my ipod went flat and naturally I spent the rest of my 8 miles thinking about this exchange.

You see the government has shafted the indigenous working class people. The government I believe, can still turn it around. It has to backtrack and like John Major said; "go back to basics."

Policies must ensure the rights of its citizens. Opportunities be it in education , the NHS or housing must be equal for everyone. The backbone of this country, pensioners and war heroes must be feted and afforded and extended every courtesy available. This is not charity, they have earned it. It is their God given right.

The Government must take responsibility for making it's citizens feel like foreigners and third rate citizens in their own back yards. My elderly neighbours confided to me that they would vote BNP simply for this reason alone; "BNP policies will never take off, nobody is daft enoughto actually believe that they will make shockwaves in the future", they said in unison. "It's easy, the government wakes up and starts to invest in their own and we stop voting for the BNP. Everyone is happy."

Schools must take responsibility to address issues. These are insitutions where a child spends 1/8 of their daily living. Apart from the curriculum it is the duty of the school (in tandem with the parents) to produce decent, law abiding, model citizens. Anything other should be a blight on the reputation of the school. The government in turn, especially in areas where racial tension is rife, allocate resources and funding to support such schemes that educate communities and younger people. After all education is the key to achieving tolerance.

By not supporting such fundamentals, the Government is guilty of stoking the flames of racism, breeding resentment and fanning the flames of hate, whilst destroying community cohestion.

The simple truth is I could have had my head kicked in for being a good samaritan - upon returning home my Sister said I was stupid to intervene, simply for this reason. I said I wasn't too sure - didn't think I could just walk away without placing a burden on my conscious. I have this recurring scene in my head; one of Sarah Connor fighting to prevent judgement day - that despite all that is happening a major event/occurence, one though of cultures is waiting to happen.

Should I have stopped? Or should I have walked? Your comments and opinions will be much appreciated. Anyone can comment. Please note that this is not a rant or complaint and advance apologies if anyone gets cheesed with me for tagging them.

emdad@londonbangla.com