Bradford Pals, What Did They Die For? 🏴
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- Опубліковано 8 бер 2024
- British history is complicated. Bradford is a result of Empire, Industrial Revolution, Post War Regeneration and Multi-Cultural Migration. I spent the weekend there speaking to locals and reflecting on the sacrifice of those who served the Bradford Pals Battalions of World War One.
The full poem from the quote in the video is from a WW1 veteran who describes the horrors of the war and how those who have not seen it should not be so hasty to send young men to such hellish conditions.
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!-An ecstasy of fumbling
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling
And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime.-
Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,
His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.
- Wilfred Owen
As a white British person I think we're under valued expecially in the last 3 years 😢
Would you die for this country today? Look at it. The brave men and women who gave their lives for this country would be absolutely disgusted.
I don’t even know what this country stands for or who the countrymen are. Nor do I trust the establishment to send us into a just war or that they’d look after us or our families if or when we returned. It’ll be a no from me
If say we went to war with Russia do you think because some people in the uk say we are not going to fight for the country it would make Russia think - ok then we won't attack? No, you can stay home, but it won't stop Russia bombing you. You wouldn't be fighting for the government you would be fighting for your life, your family and your home. That is precisely what those men and women fought for in ww2.
Lots off people have died defending this country Africans Indian's and probably everyone in the commonwealth at some point in time I think they would be totally disgusted at the way the country is treating them now many people from the nation's have been killed and now racist abuse has been offered to them 😮
Two world wars later, and folk are a bit more savvy .
We know who really benefits from conflicts and what happens to Joe public , when ( if) he returns
How about looking after your parents? Maybe pay some bills or a supermarket shop. Immigrants done more for this country than you or your parents ever have.
I am from Bradford. I grew up there & went to school there in the 1960s. Sadly, we were living in the first area that the new Pakistani migrants wanted for themselves. We were threatened & assaulted to sell our home to them. Even then, the police didn't want to know. My entire family saw the writing on the wall & emigrated to Australia, never to return.
I am from Bradford too born n bred to Pakistan migrant parents, the area surrounding the mosque site which was an unused rail station was a large council estate, my parents got housed there in the 70s and experienced regular racial abuse and attacks. The Pakistani community would reside together which any community would do when living in New lands, the council contributed to lack on integration by separating communities into separate catchment areas this in effect caused a lot of white flight, even now if asoans move into the more affluent areas watch your white neighbours sell up if they can and move to more predominantly white areas.
Glad you enjoy life in Australia, live free and don't come back 😊
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@FinbarrOSleibhin total nonsense. Pakistanis have changed bradford for the better. Eccleshill has always been a shithole. Just like ravensthorpe. 👍
There’s an argument viable on both sides, but i reckon no one would have come to this country if this country hadn’t robbed and divided there’s. So I suppose you reep what you sow.
No need to fight in Europe the enemy is already here
Well said. The TROJAN HORSE IS LIVING COMFORTABLY IN HOTELS ON TAXPAYERS MONEY......
Who’s the enemy?
Islam…🧐👍🏻
Germany @@GoingGlobulllike always
Zionism
The black lady at 25:00 spoke so much sense. Totally agree we should still be proud to be British and we have brought a lot of good to the world.
The black woman was amazing, what she said, was correct, I have full admiration for her.
How can a Christian minister say he wants a religiously diverse society
I think it's the church of England, they've lost a lot of parishioners and vicar's. I wouldn't call it a Christian church anymore personally.
@@joanmatchett8100 it’s not really ur correct
Look at the examples he has as leaders of the Church. Charles III, who wants to be Defender of Faiths, and Justin Welby who in my opinion is fifth column.
While there were Indians and Muslims who fought on the side of the British Empire, they did not fight for "Christendom". We are all unique. We need our own homelands to preserve our own race...our beliefs, customs, and traditions of yore. Now is the time to uphold our values. Now is the time to DEFEND THE FAITH. We must remain proud and true to ourselves. This is our heritage, writ in blood. + LEST WE FORGET +
He is not a Christian.
Loved the video and concept, well done for showing it with honesty and I look forward to following you around your UK journey.
Britain forgot to embody Christianity (Christ) and secularised Christianity in the process...
Is it wrong for doing so? Would Britian be better off as a Christian theocracy?
yes @@GoingGlobull
@@GoingGlobullYes it would........
@@GoingGlobull You don’t need to think of a Christian Theocracy - What I would say is at least the nation should have keep it as the mainstream cultural zeitgeist for its spiritual fountain rather than chucking it to the side for pseudo-religions. The way we look at the world, are value system, we owe it to Christianity, and the symbolic patterns of the stories have not gone, we’re still participating in the story whether people realise it or not
We lost faith in the church because it was suffocatingly dull and Victorian. There was no spiritual learning. Just God awful hymns, the same sermons over and over. And a peculiar assortment of clergy.
I'm so glad to see English people rediscovering pride in their country. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. I'm not even English and I'm proud of everything your forefathers have created. "Have some damn pride in yourselves!!!" ~ Douglas Murray, hahaha
People just don’t know what we have got or appreciate how we got here. Thanks for watching
Big fan of Douglas Murray too
@@GoingGlobull no way! haha. I will also say, the problem with the rhetoric (in my opinion) of the churches, as seen in this video, is that it isn't one of strength. Although they say they are not political, the sermon being about DEI is exactly that. They should stick to, *unapologetically*, preaching Christianity, and thus the foundation of many British values/customs might be upheld in communities. What are British Values? A mixture of Christian and post-enlightenment thought, you need both, I think. Otherwise you might be at risk of being so open-minded your brain falls out lol. These are just my thoughts!!
would never fight for the uk @@GoingGlobull
@@carlbland68'Cos you haven't got the guts. WIMPS!!!!!!!!!
Brilliant video mate, keep asking those questions keep getting different perspectives!
Josh. Thanks for what you are doing. It really makes a difference. Hearing from everyones and your perspectives.
Thank you
Bradford, a once English city. Time to take it ALL back.
Respect and support from Ireland, we will take it all back together, Erin agus Breathan go bragh 🇮🇪🤝🇬🇧
Does that include the black African lady in the church ? Immigrants from Africa are helping to keep our churches open .
@@scooby1992 no, she integrated, the entire point of migrating to live im another people's country, their country, their rules, same applies to our homes.
😂When the British empire was here and closnised your tiny Ireland and caused famine, remember who helped you lol@@greengrugach1984
@greengrugach1984 Integration is not necessary at all, as UK when invaded Iraq and Afghanistan as American poodle didn't lay down 'Integration Conditions'.
Really well made video, well spoken respectful guy. Keep it up 👍
Thank you
Great documentary once again. I been to Newcastle, Scarborough and York when i was in the middle of the teens in the late 90's. Looks like a lot have changed in the UK since that time. I remember especially Scarborough as an beautiful coastcity on my stay in UK during the late 90's
Cheers from Norway!
Thanks Stig. All places in the to do list for the series. Honestly, this country is unrecognisable since the turn of the millennium
@@GoingGlobullTake your blindfold off bigot.
Been watching all your videos and as a british guy travelling etc similar to you amazes me you dont have alot more views, great channel
Thanks mate. It’ll come when the videos are good enough. Appreciate it though cheers
Muslims aren't the reason ya'll lives suck.
My grandparents both born and raised in Bradford , my grandfather fought in
WW2 while my grandmother was doing 2 jobs while trying to raise 3 children , it was tough because in those dark days there was no help , no social security nothing , if you didn’t work you went without , my grandfather made it through the war and came home but he suffered from severe shell shock and died a year later , my grandmother brought up their 3 kids on her own which was hard but she did it , she died aged 76 from bowel cancer...this is what hundreds of thousands of people did in those days because they wanted to protect our country from invasion that would change the way we lived....
They did it for Nothing..
We have been invaded and now the invaders want to change our country to suit their lifestyles , I believe the white indigenous population of the UK will never let that happen and will do whatever it takes to stop it...
This Micky mouse government that we have has not got a clue how to put things right , we need a new leader with the balls to say enough is enough and start the process of restoring the UK...
We need another
Oliver Cromwell to make this happen...
A men... 🇬🇧
Completely agree. I'm from an army family (Huddersfield for my sins). My grandparents and great grandparents fought for for freedom. We can't let their sacrifice be in vain. I think if it comes to it, and it probably will, we will have to defend those values again. God help us.
I don't think your countrymen are interested, they rather go to the pub.
dversity offers us NOTHING
My Dad was born in Bradford in 1937. Listening to the gentleman in the church brought him back to life for a few seconds in my mind. Same accent, same mannerisms. My Dad saw the writing on the wall back in the 60s when he left Bradford, never to return. His generation are our link to a different time, but sadly, they won't be around for much longer. The UK is living on past glories, but for how much longer?
It was too tempting to join the great war. Most had never been far out of Bradford and had hard and poorly paid jobs.
A trip to France with the British Expeditionary Force was very exciting - and anyway, it would all be over by Christmas.
To go there with your friends and people you knew was irresistible for many young men (lots were 14,15, or 16 - if you said you were 18 - you were 18)
2000 Bradford men joined the Bradford pals regiment and over 500 were killed within the first hour of battle and over a thousand of them in total.
No doubt about any of that
Sounds just like the current Ukraine conflict where 1000s are being sent to the frontline to be slaughtered. I wonder if social media would've changed things had it been around back then?
All those young lads who did not live to have children of their own. Think of the toll it took on those towns like Bradford. A generation's Baptism of Fire. A generation lost to the Battlefield fields of Europe. And then you have hundreds of thousands more who died in World War II. Look around you now and what do you see? Foreign men who occupy their land. Men who know nothing of the England they fought for. Men who are not of the Christian creed. It is not the England they aspire to. It is not the Sacrifice they bore.
Interesting series on Britain mate you should continue to document the places that are struggling the most as it’s raising awareness of the needs of that place and it’s very interesting to see for those of us unaware of such places existing in Britain.
That Priest is everything that is wrong with religion.
How?
@@GoingGlobull Does not truly believe in the word of God - the Bible...
He believes in the British self sacrificing on the alter of diversity and nothing less@@VXRHSV
I think his outlook, however “modern” or “progressive” is why a lot of Christians turn Muslim.
He is an agent
A mayor of another English city always says diversity is our strength. He never explains what that means of course but I imagine if we put it to the test we would find out if it's true or not.
It’s Orwellian doublespeak. Unity is strength, division is weakness.
The constant repetition of a nonsense phrase as if it makes sense is an example of ideologues trying to program the masses.
Diversity is many people all pulling in different directions - through having different priorities, customs, values, speaking in their own language and practicing their own religion, etc - that’s division.
For any smart Alec who tries to say that diversity and division are different things, I humbly beg to differ ^^
Claiming citizenship of any country is such a fluid issue now in view of the context of modern international politics, economic treaties etc. As a Pakistani born in Britain, I grew up around my own community who settled here purely to work and to provide for their families "back home". But 2nd generation of the kind born here, like myself, who consider Britain as our only home often face the dilemma knowing how fragile the notion of our britishness is, as we come to realise that we mostly stick to our community and hardly ever mix in with the white english folk for other than work purposes or the occasional time we invite people over to weddings or funerals, so despite being here for over half a century or so we still aren't considered part and parcel of the predominant way of life here (although we almost did feel to be part of it culturally during the 80's and 90's with shows like network east and goodness gracious me!), but I feel the damage of blairs labour and the current mass migration has caused a massive setback to people like us, as we are very cautious about the views held by the English and feel a massive eruption of sentiments will come out anytime soon, especially when there are strong dissenting (albeit very legitimate) voices out there calling against these changes. But it must be said that given that we have now travelled to a lot of places around the world, we acknowledge that the English are the most resourceful, tenacious, inventive, law abiding and a tolerant people in the world, and I've seen how the rest of the world looks upon them as a shining example of how this small island nation has changed the entire planets way of life in more positive ways. Coming to this realisation makes us grateful and proud for being born and bred here, and even though we do hold on to our strong Pakistani culture, language and traditions, we do have great respect and admiration of our English hosts. But the current situation makes me realise that for the likes of people like me, staying here any longer is becoming untenable. As Jawad said, the war is not his fight, as so many disinformation wars are being fought, I doubt any youth in this country or abroad is willing to risk their life or limb for a conflict that is the making of greedy and crooked politicians.
Most 2nd gen (like myself) maintained extremely strong ties to pakistan, i consider myself pakistani as do most people from my gen, we came to the uk to earn money thats it
@@user-zd3xq9nl7p Reluctant thumbs-up for honesty. We will have to make things less profitable for the foreigner unfortunately as it is starting to degrade our quality of life.
@@mathewgurney2033 If i’m being honest to you pal that ship has sailed, you have an indian prime minister, pakistan mayor of your capital, etc. The base of power has really shifted away from the native population and i don’t see it reversing
@@mathewgurney2033 and by the way my comment doesn’t mean i hate white people or english people - quite the opposite but that doesn’t mean i am more loyal to this country than my own
@@user-zd3xq9nl7p Sure, loyalty to one's own kind is natural and healthy, it's why it's best if we all remain separate to a healthy degree. There needs to be a respect of boundaries, multiculturalism is making us all enemies.
Bradistan has been a shithole for decades. Crime us mental there and I definitely wouldn't advise anyone go there.
I'm from Leeds, which has its own problems with a massive influx of 'new British', but Bradford really takes the biscuit.
The young lads are unbelievably cocky and not big fans of the British. I'm not saying they're all like that, there's good and bad in every section of society, but there's a definite air of menace.
Leeds is surrounded by miles and miles of awful red brick estates full of muslims and chavs and is cut off from the countryside by miles of busy motorways and dual carriageways. Leeds has the same problems as Bradford except I can walk to the countryside from my house living in Bradford and I don't have to cross a single motorway to do it.
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If you watch nothing else in this video, simply listen to the man @16:27 that says 'in 1950 with rationing of food, it was still a better life than today - and then WATCH HIS REACTION to the question about what soldiers would think nowadays, asked at 17:07. My fuc*ing heart sank at his expression alone.
Good man for helping keep the memory of the brave ww1 and ww2 combatants alive. Many of them were just kids. So sad what has been done to our country since. I’m English and proud but sad to see what England has become. Disappearing before our eyes. I for one will save up and emigrate 🏴
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So you’re essentially giving up
Well done for raising these important questions. I am a west Yorkshire ex pat in NZ and would like to see change for the better and one day return back to Yorkshire and see the decline turn around I witnessed in my life it's a beautiful place and has brilliant people who get a raw deal there the region deserves better than what it's received. People of Yorkshire you can do it I have faith in thee
Yorkshire and beyond have these similar challenges. It's hard to imagine anything improving at the moment. People from all communities seem demoralised, frustrated and even angry about current state of the country
Good point bro west Yorkshire is the heart of Britain but sadly politics has badly failed it's people over just a couple of generations
It all seems to have been going down hill since the late 90s
@@GoingGlobullTony Blair opened the borders
Love your channel and spirit. To me (a 2.5gen british-pakistani) being British in a national sense can come in different degrees/flavours, but the baseline is that we make these islands our home and see ourselves in/contributing to its history/communities, and through that there can be genuine/honest/deep fellowship. This can wax and wane depending on how much you are settled here, leading to deeper geographic (scouse/yorks/londoner...) or ethnic ties with Scot/English/Welsh ethnicities having deeper ties after hundreds of years, but even all these started somewhere. British history is bigger than any individual component, yet together it forms a continuity and deepness that is incredibly precious, and has contributed/reached so much of the world. There is so much to find solace/identity/fellowship in, and you can find everything (even its contradictions) in acts of bravery, slavery, abolition, charity, religious piety, secularism, trade unions, socialism, capitalism, science, literature, democracy, monarchy, the unwritten constitution, nature, industry, localism, pacifism, imperialism and humanist universalism, all of these are uniquely part of this nation's and these islands' story. Not a single one of us can encompasses all that, but that complexity/historical richness is much more fulfilling than any ideal that will ultimately be more shallow and fleeting. One of the things I love the most about Britain is its continuity and respect/sober approach to history and its adaptability. A frenchman is French based on the ideals of the revolution, a german is german because of romantic ideals of the volk. In a way all being subjects of the crown, while bonkers and even if you reject it, is more egalitarian/realistic than ideals which often become corrupted. I do think there is such a thing as British fellowship (based in reality not ideology), but we also recognize that that is something we need to nurture, you and your vids here are a representation of that, and it's something that can be very rare in the world.
Re the Bradford Pals fighting in WWI, WW1 has a complicated legacy, it was just as much a needless war based on the complex interests of european aristocracy, even at the time and afterwards people didn't understand what they were fighting for. Yet even from the senselessness, came some of the best statesmen, literature, and culture, and historians were able to talk about it honestly, unlike many other nations who would have slipped into justification/idealism/fascism. As much as we approach British past with nostalgia/rose-tinted glasses, it is still much more honest than what you see in other countries and their national mythmaking.
Also re whether pakistanis can be british, I'm not saying Bradford isn't divided, and a big part of that is components of pakistani insular backwards culture, and a kind of Islam popularized in the 00s/10s (saudi wahhabbism) that took over british asian identity, especially in Bradford/ghettoized areas etc. But regarding the memory of those in the war, it does irk me how little British people (not necessarily yourself) acknowledge the contribution of south asians, including muslims, to make the empire what it was. My great-grandad fought in WW1 in the British army and all his brothers died fighting for Britain. Then my grandad joined the British-Indian army and fought in WW2. Partition happened and he fled to pakistan (amidst a lot violence), he joined the RAF signals division and came to Britain in the early 60s. My mum's side of the family worked across the empire administration all the way up till partition. This isn't every family's story, especially if we're talking about the migration in the 90s onwards, but it's a significant contribution that is hardly acknowledged, either dismissed as woke nonsense, or the left ignore it because they can't stand the fact that many south asians were loyal parts of the empire. If more british (all races) people actually acknowledge commonwealth people's contribution to empire a bit more instead of totally ignoring it, that could go towards easing tensions and changing the narrative amongst the current muslims, and depoliticize talking about the empire
We do also need to recognize what went wrong, my dad grew up in the 70s in a white town, and his mum worked as a seamstress for John Lewis. Despite his family's contribution, he and his siblings faced insane levels of physical/racial violence, and my grandad refused to move to an area with more asians despite it being safer because he didn't want to be ghettoized. As my dad got older the racism my dad faced trying to get a job or going to a pub contributed to him suddenly going from a regular british guy to a hardcore muslim and retreating from the world, to the point he became a very closed off bitter person and distrustful of (mainly southern) white people. I'm not blaming all the current problems on racism, it's nothing like it was back then, and a lot of the modern issues have different causes, but a lot of the seeds of distrust began with that first generation. I just wanted to bring that up to say that, for good and for ill, it's fundamentally a British story through and through, and we should be able to recognize the different experiences of pakistanis in Britain, instead of seeing every pakistani as intrinsically alien.
Great Videos ..Good topics and perspectives of these times ...keep it up 👍
Loving the vids man
Cheers mate
I worked as a delivery driver for Amazon around Manchester, quite an eye opener as there are so many sh*tholes around Manchester. Burnage, Levenshulme, Rusholme etc. are 100% musslim, other areas are still majority white but for how long. This is probably the same for most cities and towns around Britain.
I think you're just racist
Why are they shitholes, what did you see there other than it being majority Muslim area? I’ve been to plenty of majority white / non Muslim areas that are shitholes
@@GoingGlobullnaive fool, you'll be rounded up with them...
@@GoingGlobullhe just doesn’t like the fact loads of the restaurants and shops are Asian 😂
How is it 100% Muslim, just because there of colour doesn’t make them Muslim 😂🤦🏽♂️
Got to say - that never a day goes by when I thank the heavens I don’t have to live (or even visit) up t’north. It’s an effing horrible dump.
Fantastic video mate and some great convos will be looking forward to this series so turned on notifications for the channel Josh. You going to ask the same question around the boro think it would be vwry interesting?
Cheers mate. I’ll be asking similar questions throughout where I can. Boro I was mostly focusing on the deprivation, crime and community.
@@GoingGlobull why not just improve your own miserable and pathetic life, before complaining about what your country isn't doing for you. Also, who not grow some balls and admit you're a racist? Miserable pathetic cunt
Man oh man.thats a really sad story.I remeber you here in kenya great man.i think i have been kinda busy thats why i havent viewed your content .i myself enlisted to come and join the british army last year I hope that Britain becomes great again.
I can say I'm a British born Muslim, and I love my country x
Well maybe, but what do you mean by ‘my country’?
@@terencefield3204
Black people in the USA have been there for the last 500 years. They are just as much American as white Americans.
Hispanic Americans are just as much as American as white Americans.
Black Brazilians are just as much Brazilian as white Brazilians.
Black French are just as much French as white French.
Chinese Americans are just as much American as white Americans.
Japanese Americans are just as much America as white Americans.
British Asians are just as much British as white British. If you don’t agree with this then you might as well you say don’t agree with the rest of the list.
Obviously. So away, wokeywoman?@@elitezafficobra2288
I'm born bred England love British empire tried army love the people of all faiths ❤ long live Britain and protect its people from dark forces 🎯☝️
@@elitezafficobra2288 British Asians parent's still don't even speak English. They are not as British as white British. Their elegances lie with Islam, not with Britain.
We probably wouldn't agree on the causes or solutions, but you seem open to ideas and this comment is made respectfully and welcome respectful discourse.
If one were to have a magical Time Machine and could bring some of the Lads on their way to land on Sword or Gold Beach at D-day to modern Britain, and you could get them to belive what they are being shown is real and not some vision of hell. There is no way they would fight their way up the beaches and across Europe against their ethnic brothers.
Most of modern history is a lie or based on lies, omissions and obfuscations.
The last 25 years have turbocharged the change, and also changed and manipulated history. Most people either don't want to see or are too caught up in the bread and circuses.
The past is certainly not as clear as it was before the internet.New Information and perspectives have changed a lot about what we were taught / not taught. It's hard to speak for the dead, but i don't think they'd have been so keen if they could see their homeland today.
@@GoingGlobull Agreed to a large degree.
First hand sources like archived newspapers from the time, especially Pre & Early war are a fascinating insight in to the public mood of the time.
I would never fight for this country as it has become, i feel like the culture of my Grand Parents has completely gone, never to return. I am quite happy to toss this Nation in the bin, move abroad and at least be a foreigner in a country of my choice rather than at home. I feel no connection to this place anymore.
@@trueultimagod2465 Fair
My great grandfather Thornton Beanland, was in the Bradford Pals. I think he would be proud of his 2x great grandson, because he is going in the army. He has picked the regiment, The Queens Royal Hussars. A strong Bradford lad.
One the best videos I have seen.
You sound very genuine seeking answers. I was born in England from Pakistani decent. I am proud to call myself a British Muslim. This country has given me an education opportunity of a good job and most importantly has helped me to be a good Muslim. I would not like to live anywhere else in the world. When on holiday I always look faward to coming back. I love England and the English humour. I just pray we can all live together peacefully. Peace be upon everyone.
Thank you. Yeah I love this country and I’m genuinely looking to see what it means to be British. There are many problems that come with how the country has changed over the last 80 years, more specifically the last 25 and I think we could end up having some serious troubles here if we don’t start having difficult conversations around are identity, beliefs and values.
Thanks for watching
Britains biggest ever mistake was letting your lot come here in the first place
@@GoingGlobullDon’t believe his lies he is using taqiya
@@Jamie-uk2zhexactly gg needs to read the qouran the haddiths and also is not aware of calls for sharia law and global intifada ita not a religion its a 7th centry cult
"we can all live together peacefully" yeah tell that to your people not us.
Acknowledging them the difference between normal Pakistani people like us and the Underworld take it from me Huge same for Extremists
Good video bud subscribed cheers 🍻🍻🍻🍻
Really interesting and thought provoking this 👏
I enjoyed the views of all the people who allowed you to film them and your running commentary.
This country is changing and will continue to do so, for better or worse. However, we all have a personal option on that.
Thing is, we are limited in how we can impact the changes that are happening, we have to change with the times as countless generations have, and adapt to change. If your area is a bit crappy, collect some litter, take some civic pride you might start something!
Things aren’t perfect and never will be, but, for a small island it’s incredibly diverse and there is a place for all. Enjoy, we aren’t here long.
Northern England.
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Cheers mate
British means british parents and kids and nothing else.
Nonsense
@@nipvelithewise3523 No it really does, if you arn't British you arn't British not a hard concept to grasp. I don't go around calling my self Chinese or Indian because I'm not, my identity and ancesterial history is English / British. Anyone else from outside can't be that, regardless of what do gooders like to claim.
@@Ghost572 what if only one of the parents is British? If you were born in China and grew up there would you still feel British? It's much more to do with culture you were brought up in rather than who your parents are although your parents can certainly influence your culture.
‘Not a-police force it’s a police service’ nice quote from the guy at the start
The conversation at the end was great balance to the film. You are underrated.
My parents were English yet I was born abroad. I'm proud to be British and that comes with a big but. But I'm ashamed how people treat this country, the landscape, their morals and feel it more important to be victims rather than the solution. Social media, a lack of early grounding probably doesn't help. Immigration of people who bring their own ethics will never help. As explained to me by someone who's now in prison, he came from Africa where life is cheap, carrying weapons is normal. He's now in prison for that exact reason.
I have always classed myself as English rather than British,although nothing against Scots or Welsh as i can't think that i've met one i don't like,and same with most down to earth people i meet...
I don't think the pals knew what they were going into,and never stood much of a chance..tragic.
Respect what we have inherited, well said...
I've always thought the architecture (or the decay thereof) is indicative of what this country has become. Where once we would build cathedrals knowing that generations of men working on the build will never see it's completion. We were more forward planning, so the ideas of family, values, and 'getting stuck in' were more prevalent. Even homes were build with strength and architectural beauty. It gave us a print of what it was to be British. Towns and streets were a perfect balance of unity but no so much that it looked soulless like many Soviet countries. It also wasn't to individual and chaotic to show lack of cohesion. Even our streetlights and postboxes were ornate. There was care and a yearning to show beauty. There was a sense of pride. You don't have to go back many years to remember it. The memories of your mum telling you off if you left the house scruffy or without a haircut, or without your shoes being polished, for example. It was being mortified if you hadn't cut the grass in your front garden for fear of what the neighbours may think. It wasn't about how you felt, it was about what others expected of you. Whether that is how you behave or conduct yourself. This is where politeness and civility came from, this is where safety in our communities came from, this is where holding public workers and representatives to account came from. We were an 'us', now we're an island of many 'me's.
Of course you would fight for your country. We would not have that spoiled by anyone that had alternative motives. We have now condensed that spirit down to when our national sports teams play. You see a window into that time with the passion of the fans.
Contrast all of this to today: you now have cheap architecture being crudely thrown together in the quickest time possible to satisfied a current demand. The architecture (if you can call it that) had 'efficiency', time, and a means to an end in mind. We brought in immigration to an insanely unmanageable level that did not allow or even make newcomers obliged to assimilate. Now, those same people that want to keep their gardens well kept and their streets clean and safe, are living next door to people that not only don't bother speaking your language, they dot want their kids speaking to yours, they'll tarmac their driveways with complete indifference to how it sticks out to neighbours. It is THEY they brought in the 'us and them' dynamic.
In large, this country has been and still remains unbelievably welcoming and hospitable to immigrants. Even to a fault, we still do it.
We all claw on and huddle around the architecture and communities of yesteryear. It's why they cost so much to love there. The beautiful buildings, the pleasant communities, the respect of our history and the key one (which we have failed so miserably at) is the preservation of our heritage.
This is not a new Britain. It is a decaying Britain, infected by those that don't promote unity, don't enforce the law, belittle those that do expect a certain adherence to our culture. People all over Europe and the West are experiencing the same to a different extent. This can't go on forever.
I think if you ask most Brits, we couldn't give a damn about your skin colour or where you are from, it is VALUES that we must keep sacred. It is speaking a common language and 'getting stuck in'. Add to the beauty, respect our past, preserve our values. That really is it.
Please keep up the good work.
If this is England I am a cabbage
Then your a cabbage then
So on one hand the people of Britain are a diverse mix of Angles, Celts etc, but then on the same hand a room full of White people is not diverse enough. Make your mind up “priest”
Absolutely beautiful church
I grew up being told the flower of British manhood was wiped out in WW1 and Britain would never be the same again by an aunt who had moved to Rhodesia. My family lost Jack (Somme first day) and Charles (second battle Marne).
Being told this as a young man made me cross. But I now see what she meant, and as our churches emptied and my brothers and sisters turned away from the things their ancestors held onto so tightly, I moved to Africa too.
The gravest enemies are living in the UK itself, especially in places like Bradford. Slavic people are not the enemies of the UK.
I love people of all cultures and races. That is why I hate to see any of them destroyed... from within or without. GOD SAVE THE UK!
9:36 Irish as being British? You should go to Belfast and do your next video there mate, ask them what it feels like to be british 😀
Yeah I’ll be going to all the nations to ask
Councils not spending money on basic things like street cleaning and rubbish collection....
many councils don't have the money for that anymore. their budgets are spent on social services
@GoingGlobull yh cuz most overspent on budgets Birmingham Shropshire Manchester some examples! Got no money for anything not even transport spent it all on housing foreigners I agree with social services as loads of elderly in care so most of budget goes that way state of this country 😢
Why should the council be cleaning the shit up? The rubbish seen in these video's are caused by the communities. They seem to have some what given up. Yes the police should be doing more on crime etc but so should the communities, they should all come out together and clean up there streets. Just my humble opinion.
@user-uy8ed5zo4h OK leave it all yh? Let's have a place we can't walk about then not councils responsibility ok 👌
@@GoingGlobull
Not all is spent on social services. The CON cil SQUANDER taxpayers hard earned money on CRAP like the other day I saw a video on UA-cam that leeds CON cil WASTED £500 k on a piece of art. The piece of art was wooden planks stuck to the ground. The CON cils have plenty of cash CON cilors are on over £100 to 200k per year for doing jack. And also people should not litter. And finally the CON cils increase the CON tax but reduce services. That's BS
Love your Channel ❤ Keep Safe ❤
Thank you
@@GoingGlobull ❤️
I you're a true Brit, you'll know what it means. There's no such thing as a British muslim
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They don't call themselves British
they are British while it's convenient but the minute they can vote for a caliph for PM they'll forget all about it
Timothy J. Winter, British Muslim
I thought you wrote British Museum.
Have you been to Liverpool to make a video.
What an outstanding intro 👏
Democracy: The belief in fair representation and the right to vote.
The rule of law: The idea that everyone is subject to the same laws and legal processes.
Individual liberty: The freedom for individuals to make choices within legal boundaries.
Mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, and for those without faith
Couldn't agree more. I'd add a respect for the those values is also a value which should be upheld. If a collective group goes against those values they fail. The weakness of democracy is that it can be captured by people who do not believe in those ideals.
Tramps living in some of those houses. Wheres the shame. I don't think a single one of the Bradford pals would be pleased with their sacrifice
Yeah it’s hard to imagine they would. A lot has changed and a lot has changed for the better, probably not enough though
@@GoingGlobull You are such a fence sitter mate.
@@GoingGlobull What do you mean for the better do you like being replaced or something mate? Are you having a laugh? 🤦🏼♂
Beautiful place,you are insane!!
The first luxury Pullman train carriages ran between Bradford and London.
How things have changed.
Sorry i have to say this but the Pakistani and Indian community are well known for fly tipping.
PLEASE DON'T DRAG INDIANS INTO THIS.WE PAY MORETAX THAN WHITE BRITS IN BRITAIN.
Why you sorry?
Curse your stupid ancestors, they invaded subcontinent and now you're paying the price of their utter idiocy what they thought was something grandiose haha 😂
Because England is part of Great Britain, everything English is technically also British, but not everything British is also English. You shouldn't, for example, refer to the Loch Ness Monster as an English cryptid. It (purportedly) lives in Scotland, so you can call it Scottish or British.
The people of Canada were British subjects until 1947. The difference between then and now is night and day. We must restore our CIVILIZATON or the West is done.
Hi mate, a fellow called Nicolas Pringle wrote a book called Unknown Warrior, where he asked vets the very question you asked at the beginning of the video. Guess what they said? I always recommend this book to the regime drones I encounter.
Enjoyed your vid, so many things I could say I would have to write a book, Bradford is full of wonderful buildings built 100-200 years or so ago all now rotting away, todays Bradford is just a dump up north somewhere.
fly-tipping - asian culture
More like eastern European culture. The Asians have been here from the 1950s onwards, I don't recall UK being littered like it is now especially since the Romanians / Bulgarians emigrated here.
Definitely a Pakistani and Indian thing. They are well known for fly tipping.
I like to second Eastern European are prolific fly tippers. The reason I know it’s them doing it is because they don’t drink in pubs because they don’t want to pay 5 quid for a pint. So they go to the off license and get their polish and zech beers. Drink in the parks and canal paths then throw their beer cans in the bushes and paths.
When you say "asian" people could also thing the ones not from the west and south of asia.
Keep up your good work
Nice one 🎉
I was born in Amiens and my fathers were from Thiepval where there is now this monumental Commonwealth Arc of Triumph. Please contact me, I wish to talk with you ...
Hello mate please dm me insta
My great uncles name is on the Thiepval memorial.
He died on the Somme.
My grandfather survived from 1914 through the war. He stayed on & served in India afterwards. Even served at home in WW2 on anti aircraft.
My Dad was at Dunkirk then in the 5th Commandos in WW2.
I am glad they cannot see what I do. I can't speak for them. But I know my own sons sentiments about enlisting. They would not voluntarily go unlike their ancestors.
Send em all back 😊
Who, ze Germans?
@@GoingGlobull NO!! THE BLOODY ILLEGALS FROM THE BOATS 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@GoingGlobullall non-Brits ffs, imagine fighting off the Germans to hand it over to asians and africans. You twat.
@@GoingGlobull Ze Germans lost, and so did we in every way which matters.
Ya daft racist.
There's a good book about this called the unknown warriors by Nicholas pringle. In it he interviewed veterans before they died. They all said that they were lied to and if they had known what the government would do regarding mass immigration then they wouldn't have fought
PLENTY of my Bangladeshi ancestors fought in the wars
That's not modern architecture its Brutalism, built in the 60s and 70s, and yes its crap.
Anyone can be British.... Only those of English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish, can claim that further right.
Exactly, we didn't invite or vote for mass immigration its clear they arn't meant to even be here. What's wrong with England remaining English, is it a crime?
Great video, when going around these towns asking questions, I would like to know what it was like prior to Tony Blair as a reference point than WW2. As I personally believe our downfall has been since his reign as PM.
Love your videos and your straightforward narrative without any any agenda other than to show the town or city as it is. I have also explored many English towns and cities and I love Bradford. In the main great and friendly people, despite what a lot of r*cists want you to believe, and great city!
Russia is not my enemy, it seem the British government is
10:37 ''Russia can do what he wants (meanwhile elderly people are shot to death by Russian Soldiers, apartments and streets are being bombed to bits), J going Global: haha Love that mate'' both of them must be saying all that out of Ignorance, none of you really know how many Innocent lives are being murdered at the hands of Russian Forces, and I guarantee his against the same thing when It is happening to the people within Gaza, you can say ''not our war'' and In some ways both of these places are distant lands to you, but trust me It's literally just on the other side of Europe and If the same things that were happening in Ukraine were happening to England and your family/friends.
you would soon have something to say about it, It's okay to not want to go to war over unjust causes, but what Russia is actually doing is horrific, and they will not just stop at that one country, loads of people will suffer as they seek to destroy an entire nation/Identity/culture from the face of Europe, before they then move on to the next. we should be against people losing their lives at the hands of Aggressors, whether that's in Europe or Gaza.
He said Rishi not Russia
No twice he said Russia.
This is a difficult and emotive subject, and I think you go about it well. And I think everyone in the UK needs to know how other people are feeling about immigration and integration.
Typically 'English' surnames that fell in 2 World Wars alongside their Indian, African and Asian bretheren who were colonial subjects of this Nation and other European Allies. Many many suffered and died from the Colonies, where we (GB) amongst others had previously invaded their countries and subjugated their peoples. The fact that you see the descendants of some of these peoples in our streets and as British Citizens is Karma as far as I can see it. Providing shelter and Asylum to the oppressed is a key part of British Culture. We've also invited masses of former colonials to come and do the jobs that British people don't want to do, and we continue to need immigration for this reason. There are white English people spread about in diasporas all over Europe (ask the Spanish about the Costa Coast) and Asia, and Aussies and New Zealanders are everywhere - no one seems to want to recall them home as a matter of principle, or for ruining or affecting other cultures. (Actually the Spanish are probably fed up of so called 'British Culture'). As long as people can be given and accept the opportunity to work, pay taxes, work within our established systems of government and law and order and educate their children to do the same, then I don't care what colour their skin is - they are welcome. There are too many white British who don't or won't.... When and if we put up memorials to name our conscripted dead for WW3, it'll have a greater range of surnames, but they'll still be on the Wall.
The houses in Winson Green were in an appalling state, you would have thought they would have more respect in themselves and their area's they live in.
That lad you asked seemed so confused and found it hard to understand the question, must be all the inbreading lol
He was probably camera shy at first, but actually gave an interesting perspective on our governments funding towards foreign wars.
Allahu snackbar. That's all I have to say
@@shibbymiyah6614 not to noones face though
The city of Millionaires, supercars, best food places, and the baddest boys the legends of Bradford will never be forgotten
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Love to see videos from Europe and it's funny how we all have the same issues in the US
Good vid
Just a point to note out, Muslim indo/pak soldiers fought in the war effort against the Nazi
In small numbers it's white british lads mainly on the war memorials and in the history books, the ottoman were allies with Germany in world war 1. We used the resources of our empire rather than people much of our action in both world wars took place in France.
Yet the most notorious SS squad was made up of muslims , so barbaric in they behaviour that even the Nazis were disgusted , Hitler's good friend the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was very keen on a middle Eastern holocaust, which happened in part as of 53 islamic countries, Jews no longer reside in any of them .
@@liamthomas24943 million you melt isn't small numbers. Largest volunteer army in history
@@user-op7xs5rk1r they wasn't even a million at Normandy, they were busy revolting in what we now call India and Pakistan anyway.
@liamthomas2494 Normandy wasn't the only war front. And yes they were rightly revolting against a colonisers
the Bible says you must keep your borders
a nation is not a nation without borders
It also says thal shal not kill
It also says don't eat shellfish.
The game by the globalists is to eventually destroy every nations sovereignty and that includes their borders along with their nationality and culture and they will use useful idiots to bring about these changes….
It's also a story from the middle east...the bible is not British..it's not from Britain...contains what ?? It's not proof that's its true ...religion has caused more wars ..proof there ..
4:25 used to be a nightclub complex. 2 or 3 clubs
I come from Bradford too, and that Pakistani when asked "what does it mean to be British" they have no clue at all as they don't identify as British... to be British is to understand that the person would be of white ethnicity and talks in the regional accent aka English
No, the whole country has gone to shite
If a war was to breakout let say the UK vs France or Spain or even Italy most brits would head off to the frontline as long as the other-side is the aggressor, people reverse very quickly to a tribal way of thinking when the situation demands. I do feel that most minorities would volunteer in less numbers though..
Yeah it would be interesting to see in that scenario. I have my suspicions that many people with dual nationality would soon forget their British identity though haha of course it would depend on the enemy and the reasons for war too
I'm ex military. I wouldn't do anything for Britain again.
Ex military here too, you are delusional. We are being invaded daily, and are currently ran by an unelected foreigner.
@@Thelight2276britain is Islamic
@@doctord8589No Sharia Law yet.
I live in Bradford I live in the country side part near all the farms and its beautiful. I hate the city centre and I never go to it.
5:15 that is called rat alley. 9 times out of 10 there are dead rats in the road or rats crossing at all times of the day.
To be British........
Work hard and pay your way.
Be tolerant
Be respectful
So that's about 5 percent of the population.
As for the rest it's survival of the fittest any which way you can
DIE FOR WHAT?
good question
Diversity, LGBTQ, welfare state, enriching the politicians. Sign me up!
To create Isreal in the Middle East
and shtlm destroying the country 🍇 girls , erroyism
@@paddyanglais91 They didn't know that's what they were fighting for if they did well lets just say the moustache guy would of won.