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Whites are becoming the minority by 2056Whites- are becoming the minority by 2056

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Thestarsmayalign · 14/02/2026 13:54

I read this ( not daily mail!) on MN -is this actually a true / statistical prediction?
I can send the link to the thread that stated this .
I have never heard this before . I assume that this is not accurate at all .( also assume applying to uk) .

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Pinkfluffypencilcase · 15/02/2026 16:34

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:33

I never said it was a proxy for good behaviour, I just believe that white people deserve to grow and thrive especially in the likes of Britain and anyone who thinks otherwise is clearly racist.

And they do.

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:36

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 15/02/2026 16:34

pp have said so what. That’s not the same.

Also said good, would be better etc.

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:36

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 15/02/2026 16:34

And they do.

So becoming a minority in Britain would be a bad thing.

pointythings · 15/02/2026 16:38

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:36

So becoming a minority in Britain would be a bad thing.

Why? What is it about whiteness that is deserving of anything? What is it about any skin colour that is deserving of anything? You are still equating skin colour with culture, morals, beliefs, behaviour and full scale humanity. It's absolutely ridiculous - and you accuse those who say skin colour is not relevant of being racist.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 15/02/2026 16:38

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:36

So becoming a minority in Britain would be a bad thing.

I’m a minority
it has its problems sure. But it’s alright.

SugarPuffSandwiches · 15/02/2026 16:38

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:25

People have said its a good thing.
And really, should people not be worried about an ethnicity that's already a tiny minority on the planet being decreased even further? What other ethnicity would it be socially acceptable to say that about? If you have difficulty answering that question have a think about why that is.

One person on the thread said "good"
One. Not multiple "people."
Nothing else to back up their view, so was probably just someone shit stirring.
They got called out on it anyway. As they should

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:43

pointythings · 15/02/2026 16:38

Why? What is it about whiteness that is deserving of anything? What is it about any skin colour that is deserving of anything? You are still equating skin colour with culture, morals, beliefs, behaviour and full scale humanity. It's absolutely ridiculous - and you accuse those who say skin colour is not relevant of being racist.

Where did I equate skin colour with anything like culture. Morals? Beliefs or behaviour please?
White people deserve to exist do they not?
What is it about whiteness that makes you think they are deserving of nothing?

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:45

SugarPuffSandwiches · 15/02/2026 16:38

One person on the thread said "good"
One. Not multiple "people."
Nothing else to back up their view, so was probably just someone shit stirring.
They got called out on it anyway. As they should

Other people also said it would be fine if white people become less and less in Britain, in fact most people here have said that would be just fine with them, what is it about white people that they are ok with their decline?

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 16:49

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:25

People have said its a good thing.
And really, should people not be worried about an ethnicity that's already a tiny minority on the planet being decreased even further? What other ethnicity would it be socially acceptable to say that about? If you have difficulty answering that question have a think about why that is.

If you mean skin tone, then no I don't think it matters how much melanin anyone has.
I also don't care about: eye colour, hair colour, whether people can roll their tongues, how their earlobes are attached or freckles.

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 16:51

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:45

Other people also said it would be fine if white people become less and less in Britain, in fact most people here have said that would be just fine with them, what is it about white people that they are ok with their decline?

It's because people don't see skin colour as their defining feature. It doesn't mean anything about them.
People care about their families, their communities and their cultural celebrations but that isn't the same as skin colour.
My culture isn't 'white'. My lifestyle isn't 'white'. My family isn't all 'white'.

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:52

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 16:51

It's because people don't see skin colour as their defining feature. It doesn't mean anything about them.
People care about their families, their communities and their cultural celebrations but that isn't the same as skin colour.
My culture isn't 'white'. My lifestyle isn't 'white'. My family isn't all 'white'.

But you think it would be fine for white people to decline?

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 15/02/2026 16:56

No one’s saying that!

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 16:56

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:45

Other people also said it would be fine if white people become less and less in Britain, in fact most people here have said that would be just fine with them, what is it about white people that they are ok with their decline?

Saying it's fine is not the same as saying it's good.

Why wouldn't it be fine? My dd is mixed race, and therefore not white. Do I think it would be better for Britain if she was white? No, of course I don't. Do I think it would be better for our society if there weren't too many people who looked like her? No, of course I don't. Do I think she, and others who look like her are presenting any sort of threat to British culture? No, of course I don't.

Some of us are more interested in the content of people's characters than the colour of their skin.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 16:58

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:52

But you think it would be fine for white people to decline?

I don't care if there are fewer white people in the world. I do care if there are fewer good people in the world. I would be delighted to see fewer racists in the world.

pointythings · 15/02/2026 16:58

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:43

Where did I equate skin colour with anything like culture. Morals? Beliefs or behaviour please?
White people deserve to exist do they not?
What is it about whiteness that makes you think they are deserving of nothing?

You're still not getting it.

Skin colour in and of itself is not a quality that is deserving of anything. Not white, not brown, not purple. Skin colour is meaningless - unless you attach qualities to it, which is irrational. If you peel off a person's skin (ok, they would be dead), that wouldn't change the merits or otherwise of that person. And I need to be clear with you on this: I do not advocate peeling anyone's skin off.

You're the one that is fixated on skin colour. Most of us on here believe all humans beings have an equal right to thrive. We also believe that demographics change, cultures change, life changes because change is inevitable.

bemoresloth · 15/02/2026 17:00

pointythings · 15/02/2026 16:58

You're still not getting it.

Skin colour in and of itself is not a quality that is deserving of anything. Not white, not brown, not purple. Skin colour is meaningless - unless you attach qualities to it, which is irrational. If you peel off a person's skin (ok, they would be dead), that wouldn't change the merits or otherwise of that person. And I need to be clear with you on this: I do not advocate peeling anyone's skin off.

You're the one that is fixated on skin colour. Most of us on here believe all humans beings have an equal right to thrive. We also believe that demographics change, cultures change, life changes because change is inevitable.

Oh, I think she is getting it.

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 17:01

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:52

But you think it would be fine for white people to decline?

I literally do not care what skin tone people have.

pointythings · 15/02/2026 17:01

bemoresloth · 15/02/2026 17:00

Oh, I think she is getting it.

I agree with you, but since I can't use the R-word, I have to stick with 'Ridiculous'.

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 17:03

My dd is white Do I think it would be better for Britain if she was not white? No, of course I don't. Do I think it would be better for our society if there weren't too many people who looked like her? No, of course I don't. Do I think she, and others who look like her are less deserving to live in Britain No, of course I don't.
See how your post reads with some minor changes?
Now imagine if the vast majority on this tread was saying the opposite and that they'd be totally fine with it, like who cares, so what.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 17:04

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 16:52

But you think it would be fine for white people to decline?

I honestly don't get your problem.

Nobody is arguing for white people to be rounded up and exterminated.

If the overall number of white people in the world declines, this could be a) because white people are choosing for whatever reason not to have as many kids and/or b)because white people are having more children in interracial marriages which produce mixed race kids.

If people are choosing not to have kids, then that is surely up to them? It is happening across the developed world and not only in majority white countries. Do you think we should be forcing white women to have kids if they decide they don't want them?

And if they're having mixed race kids because they're in interracial relationships, then what's the problem exactly? Do you have an issue with this?

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 17:04

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 17:01

I literally do not care what skin tone people have.

So you're fine with white erasure, OK got it 👍

bemoresloth · 15/02/2026 17:06

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 17:03

My dd is white Do I think it would be better for Britain if she was not white? No, of course I don't. Do I think it would be better for our society if there weren't too many people who looked like her? No, of course I don't. Do I think she, and others who look like her are less deserving to live in Britain No, of course I don't.
See how your post reads with some minor changes?
Now imagine if the vast majority on this tread was saying the opposite and that they'd be totally fine with it, like who cares, so what.

You'd better encourage her to have children with a white person then, you don't want the whiteness in your family to decline

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 17:08

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 17:04

So you're fine with white erasure, OK got it 👍

People with dimples are declining!
Oh no, what should we do?
Dimple people keep having babies with non-dimple people and then having non-dimple babies.
People without dimples are moving here!
In just a few generations, no one will have dimples anymore 😭
Of course it's fine not to have dimples, but not if it means you outnumber the dimple people.
What, you don't care? Oh so you're fine with dimple erasure!! You might as well just murder everyone with dimples!!!

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 17:10

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 17:03

My dd is white Do I think it would be better for Britain if she was not white? No, of course I don't. Do I think it would be better for our society if there weren't too many people who looked like her? No, of course I don't. Do I think she, and others who look like her are less deserving to live in Britain No, of course I don't.
See how your post reads with some minor changes?
Now imagine if the vast majority on this tread was saying the opposite and that they'd be totally fine with it, like who cares, so what.

What?

I'm not sure how you think the post reads with those "minor changes", because I don't think your changes make any difference at all. The point is that skin colour is not important, and your changes merely reinforce that point.

So I don't actually understand what on earth you are trying to achieve with this post, as it appears that you have completely missed the point of my post which you have not so cleverly tried to quote.

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 17:11

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 17:08

People with dimples are declining!
Oh no, what should we do?
Dimple people keep having babies with non-dimple people and then having non-dimple babies.
People without dimples are moving here!
In just a few generations, no one will have dimples anymore 😭
Of course it's fine not to have dimples, but not if it means you outnumber the dimple people.
What, you don't care? Oh so you're fine with dimple erasure!! You might as well just murder everyone with dimples!!!

Ok so reduce someone's ethnicity to dimples 🙄 who else's ethnicity are you going to boil down to nothing?

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