Ancient skeletons bury a popular right-wing talking point

[RichT]

But weren't the last couple of weeks on this forum nice? I had hoped the situation might be permanent.

[Jim Webster]

But weren't the last couple of weeks on this forum nice? I had hoped the situation might be permanent.

that's very English, to talk about the weather when things are hotting up 

[Imperial Dave]

But weren't the last couple of weeks on this forum nice? I had hoped the situation might be permanent.

that's very English, to talk about the weather when things are hotting up 

ahem...British

[Jim Webster]

But weren't the last couple of weeks on this forum nice? I had hoped the situation might be permanent.

that's very English, to talk about the weather when things are hotting up 

ahem...British

[Erpingham]

 Personally, I find much more of interest in the social construction of ethnicity rather than the blood line approach, but genetics is such a massive scientific project at the moment, historical DNA studies are inevitable.   It's a question of tip-toeing around the elephant in the room.  It doesn't take much to stray into a stray into dodgy territory.

[Jim Webster]

Personally, I find much more of interest in the social construction of ethnicity rather than the blood line approach, but genetics is such a massive scientific project at the moment, historical DNA studies are inevitable.   It's a question of tip-toeing around the elephant in the room.  It doesn't take much to stray into a stray into dodgy territory.

This is normally found at the rear of the elephant and is one reason why so few people keep them in the room with them 

[Mark G]

Especially if they sneeze.

[Jim Webster]

Especially if they sneeze.

never stand behind a sneezing elephant

[Patrick Waterson]

Amazing how we got here from an Anglo-Saxon sense of identity.

[Jim Webster]

Amazing how we got here from an Anglo-Saxon sense of identity.

You'd never find an Anglo Saxon standing behind a sneezing elephant!   

[Imperial Dave]

thread drift alert!

[Patrick Waterson]

I think Jim's got it back on track.

Seriously, though, let us not bring political correctness into historical discussions.  It just turns them into political discussions, which do not belong here.

[Erpingham]

Seriously, though, let us not bring political correctness into historical discussions.  It just turns them into political discussions, which do not belong here.

Which is of course a politically loaded statement in itself.  Elephants, as Jim has said, produce health and safety issues.  Lets hope they don't go mad either.

We won't keep all politics out of what we discuss, any more than we will keep out other beliefs.  I think we do owe it to each other though to be self-aware and seek to discuss as objectively and rationally as we can.  On that nicely value-laden plea, I think I'll leave it

[Patrick Waterson]

I think we do owe it to each other though to be self-aware and seek to discuss as objectively and rationally as we can.  On that nicely value-laden plea, I think I'll leave it

Seconded.

[Flaminpig0]

We wouldn't want to be so politically correct as to end up accusing anyone of cultural racism- that would be awful.