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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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Carla786 · 15/02/2026 19:17

CarefullyCuratedFurniture · 14/02/2026 15:21

I grew up in north London. Dont know if you've ever been to London but even years ago, it was very very multicultural. So yes, I do believe you when you say that a lot of the antisocial behaviour you see on your bus comes from non-white people. However, have you also been to a really rough bit of south Wales, or the Essex coast? 90% white and still loads of threatening and antisocial behaviour. Scummy people come in every colour.

PS. The "no rush" people drive me mental too, and I would deport all of them, regardless of nationality or colour.

I think pp is using multicultural to mean non-integrated, which is misleading & unfair.

cardibach · 15/02/2026 19:18

Carla786 · 15/02/2026 19:14

No that isn't true wholly. There are many countries where misogynistic practiced are widespread in society, not just leaders.

You don’t think people take their direction from the leaders? You can look at America and think that, for example?

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 19:21

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 18:50

Let's get this straight for the record.

You claimed in this post that I had said that my mixed race daughter should only reproduce with non whites lest whiteness creeps into my family.

That is pure fabrication and nothing else.

It is true that another completely unrelated poster suggested that you should advise your fictional white daughter to only reproduce with white people, given your strange obsession with whiteness. That comment had nothing to do with me or with anything that I have posted.

How dare you seek to misrepresent what I said in this way.

What I said was that I didn't make anything up. The post was originally aimed at the person who told me my made up white daughter should only reproduce with a white partner I'm guessing because of the way I was speaking about her and wondered why they hadn't said the same to you about your mixed race daughter seeing as I'd almost quoted what you had said, reeks of double standards 🤔

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:21

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:12

I'm sure you will do just that.

Whether or not your kids will ever forgive you for voting in the way that you choose to vote, only time will tell.

Forgive me for what, voting for a party that isn't actively trying to give away their ancestral homeland and have its culture and heritage irreversibly erased? I'm sure they'll be fine with it.

Carla786 · 15/02/2026 19:22

cardibach · 15/02/2026 19:18

You don’t think people take their direction from the leaders? You can look at America and think that, for example?

People have agency though. And leaders do not come out of a vacuum.

Eg. In Afghanistan the Taliban borrowed heavily from Pashtunwali, the tribal Pashtun honour code, for their extreme rules. Pashtunwali is not as strict but it is still quite draconian on women. It is extremely ancient too.

cardibach · 15/02/2026 19:23

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:21

Forgive me for what, voting for a party that isn't actively trying to give away their ancestral homeland and have its culture and heritage irreversibly erased? I'm sure they'll be fine with it.

Ancestral homeland? Really?
And we have yet to identify a single bit of culture or heritage that has been threatened by immigration.

cardibach · 15/02/2026 19:24

Carla786 · 15/02/2026 19:22

People have agency though. And leaders do not come out of a vacuum.

Eg. In Afghanistan the Taliban borrowed heavily from Pashtunwali, the tribal Pashtun honour code, for their extreme rules. Pashtunwali is not as strict but it is still quite draconian on women. It is extremely ancient too.

That is true. But when someone misogynistic gets some traction people tend to come out of the woodwork. Mush as has happened with reform and racist views. It’ll only get worse if they get any power. They are misogynists too

Carla786 · 15/02/2026 19:26

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 14/02/2026 15:18

I'm terribly pale and would like a bit of a tan.
I'm happy as I am but would look healthier with a slight tan.
I'm sure that's all the poster meant.

Hmm...pale doesn't equal sick. Just as very dark doesn't equal sunburnt. I can see it's annoying if people think you're ill, but aren't there ways of getting colour in your cheeks- a lot of water & exercise should help.

Carla786 · 15/02/2026 19:26

cardibach · 15/02/2026 19:24

That is true. But when someone misogynistic gets some traction people tend to come out of the woodwork. Mush as has happened with reform and racist views. It’ll only get worse if they get any power. They are misogynists too

Agree on that.

pocketpairs · 15/02/2026 19:30

MaturingCheeseball · 14/02/2026 15:41

I think the problem is not skin colour, but type of person. I live in a mixed area but everyone no matter what their ethnicity is a good citizen.

We will have by 2050s a large mass of people who are not “citizens” but members of communities that have no interest in the country: not the history, the football team, the the art/literature, the Eurovision Song Contest - whatever. My cousin who is a teacher in East London says that in the last couple of years she has experienced for the first time parents who see no necessity for their dcs to learn English.

lol..you just made that up right?! You have a cousin who's a teacher who knows parents who think their DCs shouldn't learn English. Right. So how this is imaginary teacher come to this conclusion..did the parents, who presumably don't speak English too, tell or her, or was telepathy, or maybe she just had same prejudices you have..

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:32

Poetnojo · 15/02/2026 19:21

What I said was that I didn't make anything up. The post was originally aimed at the person who told me my made up white daughter should only reproduce with a white partner I'm guessing because of the way I was speaking about her and wondered why they hadn't said the same to you about your mixed race daughter seeing as I'd almost quoted what you had said, reeks of double standards 🤔

OK, I have finally understood what you were trying to say.

But it makes no sense and there were no double standards.

You have repeatedly said that you're worried about the number of white people being in decline. This is what led to the pp's comment to you.

I have repeatedly said that I don't think skin colour is important, so why on earth would the ethnicity of my mixed race dd's future partner be of any importance to me at all? And why on earth would you make an assumption that whiteness "creeping into my family" (horrible phrase) would ever be a problem, when I have explicitly stated that skin colour doesn't matter to me?

You seem to be very confused.

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:33

marcyhermit · 15/02/2026 19:13

That's not going to make a difference to all the black and brown British people though.

I don't have a problem with black and brown British people, I don't want the country to be 100% white.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:34

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:21

Forgive me for what, voting for a party that isn't actively trying to give away their ancestral homeland and have its culture and heritage irreversibly erased? I'm sure they'll be fine with it.

I'm guessing that's what the Nazis told themselves before they voted in Hitler.

pocketpairs · 15/02/2026 19:34

Pineneedlesincarpet · 14/02/2026 16:01

Its for Thailand to decide whether they want them to stay or not. They make their own laws. Just as the UK can make its own laws about who stays or goes.

Interesting that you have no problem with these British men in Thailand..

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:35

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:33

I don't have a problem with black and brown British people, I don't want the country to be 100% white.

How gracious.

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:35

cardibach · 15/02/2026 19:23

Ancestral homeland? Really?
And we have yet to identify a single bit of culture or heritage that has been threatened by immigration.

Yes, really. And I'm not engaging with arguments about whether the country does or does not have a culture and an identity, it clearly does.

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:35

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:35

How gracious.

Thank you

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:41

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:34

I'm guessing that's what the Nazis told themselves before they voted in Hitler.

There we go, I knew you'd get there eventually. The Nazis were a thing once, therefore we must accept infinity immigration. I think we're just about done here.

ColdAsAWitches · 15/02/2026 19:41

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:35

Yes, really. And I'm not engaging with arguments about whether the country does or does not have a culture and an identity, it clearly does.

I agree, it does. But nobody has yet been able to say what part of that culture has been lost because of an increase in brown-skinned people in Britain. Other than 'secular politics' (which hasn't gone) and big Christmas trees!

pointythings · 15/02/2026 19:43

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:35

Yes, really. And I'm not engaging with arguments about whether the country does or does not have a culture and an identity, it clearly does.

Of course it does. But nobody has as yet been able to identify anything that has been lost.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:44

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:41

There we go, I knew you'd get there eventually. The Nazis were a thing once, therefore we must accept infinity immigration. I think we're just about done here.

All I'm pointing out is that many Germans in the 1930s probably convinced themselves that they were doing the right thing for their "ancestral homeland". Meanwhile, the majority of their children and grandchildren may have a very different take on the matter.

pocketpairs · 15/02/2026 19:47

Wellthisisdifficult · 14/02/2026 21:28

ues and within those countries culture/traditions exist in different parts. But, there is also an overarching British culture, based on its political, economic, social and religious history.

For example, democracy, equality in law of religion, calendars and public national rituals based on Christianity. Sense of right and wrong.

We have progressed as a society based on certain shared values, hope and goals which m? In turn are based on our history, As a nation we generally love animals, dog ownership stands at 36% of households in the UK. Therefore, we are generally highly accepting of dogs in public places and recognise that dog ownership see them as valuable members of the family. In turn businesses are increasingly seeing the value of appealing to over 1/3 of the population. Another British love is the countryside and, as a nation we are known as countryside lovers, look at Covid when the rules relaxed and the rush to the countryside. We love our history and organisations like English Heritage and National Trust are very popular facilitating millions visiting historical sites.

We have shared ideas of manners of etiquette.

We see cows as food and producers of milk

We have ideals of justice

We don’t generally mutilate boys and girls genitalia
lots of different examples

Not every person agrees on each of these issues but overwhelmingly we do.

Someone clearly didn't pass their history gcse..

Simplestars · 15/02/2026 19:48

Some people have issues with certain communities not integrating.

Same people don't want these 'foreigners' in their neighborhood because it changes the culture.

You can't win.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/02/2026 19:49

Simplestars · 15/02/2026 19:48

Some people have issues with certain communities not integrating.

Same people don't want these 'foreigners' in their neighborhood because it changes the culture.

You can't win.

Yep, I imagine it's pretty difficult to integrate when the locals have decided that you're the devil incarnate.

Somerford · 15/02/2026 19:50

pointythings · 15/02/2026 19:43

Of course it does. But nobody has as yet been able to identify anything that has been lost.

The native people are still a sizable majority for now, I don't think anything is lost yet. But we've established that regardless of skin tone and ethnicity, immigrants bring a different culture with them. So inevitably, if we continue with mass immigration and the native people become a minority, the culture and identity of the country will be irreversibly changed. Culture changes over time and its fine if that happens organically, but it shouldn't happen because politicians have dumped millions of people from Africa and the Middle East into our country.

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