One of the many reasons Britishers voted for Brexit was the felt need of the local population to have a complete say in who enters the country. England did not want to be let the EU decide as to who would enter the country and stay on, especially as immigrants. The EU policy of 2015 agrees that those who enter the European soil as immigrants will be given shelter in Europe and all the countries in the Schengen and European region will share those who come in. This did not go well with the British population - at least those who voted for the Brexit. Of course, things may not be as cut and right as this. However, this slogan of 'we want our country back' has a very ironic tone.
Not so long ago, it was the British who had colonies all across the globe. There were very many countries who yearned to have their own freedom and sovereignty. Coming from one such country I can sense what that meant to those people living under a foreign rule - that too not of their liking. So now with a more closed border, the British feel that they can regain more of their sovereignty. And it certainly has a right to demand so... just like all those countries under the British rule once craved for.
Well I am also aware of the fact that one cannot hold the present population accountable or guilty of past regimes. One cannot punish the child for an offense committed by the parent. What is of the past is bygone, none can undo it. Only learn lessons for the future. But one thing is certain: No matter what the British policies and political rulings decide in the near future, the process of 'reverse colonisation' is already a reality! Just as the countries which were once colonies of foreign rule, are finding their feet and growing on the basis of the merits and demerits of their colonial past, the colonisers too cannot escape the good and the not so good of their past!
Not so long ago, it was the British who had colonies all across the globe. There were very many countries who yearned to have their own freedom and sovereignty. Coming from one such country I can sense what that meant to those people living under a foreign rule - that too not of their liking. So now with a more closed border, the British feel that they can regain more of their sovereignty. And it certainly has a right to demand so... just like all those countries under the British rule once craved for.
Well I am also aware of the fact that one cannot hold the present population accountable or guilty of past regimes. One cannot punish the child for an offense committed by the parent. What is of the past is bygone, none can undo it. Only learn lessons for the future. But one thing is certain: No matter what the British policies and political rulings decide in the near future, the process of 'reverse colonisation' is already a reality! Just as the countries which were once colonies of foreign rule, are finding their feet and growing on the basis of the merits and demerits of their colonial past, the colonisers too cannot escape the good and the not so good of their past!
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