I'm not scared of refugees and Muslims. The people that vote UKIP are. But they're scared of Europeans it seems. Sorry, I'm liberal and all that as well, but in all honesty, somebody from Poland is less likely to be a strain on your social safety net, is more likely to be educated and be able to hold a job than an illiterate goat-farmer from Timbuktu. Just thinking about it logically, right?

So why are UK's xenophobes more afraid of the Polish Plumber than the Bangladeshi Goat Farmer??? That's what makes no sense to me. If you're going to be scared that your "Britishness" is disappearing, fine - but at least be logical about it. Who's more a danger to your way of life? Someone from 400 kilometers away or someone from 10,000?

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Sorry for the belated reply, but I didn't see this sooner.