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it is the fact that you are a British citizen (whether you like it or not) criticising other countries for their human rights and labour laws, and even telling them what policies they must adopt.
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Then i must insist once more : please answer my question about the UK-raised African citizens.
Also, I find your comment mildly offensive.
I am a Scottish citizen, am in favour of Scottish independence, and have never described myself as a British citizen.
The day that i stop being obligated to be a 'British citizen' (whether i like it or not) will be a happy one, and I would thank you not to rub my nose in it.
That's an irrelevance though, anyway..... my country of birth has no bearing whatsoever on anything, as far as I can see.
Through your response to my question, you can show me to be wrong though.
Conversely, if i were born in Scotland then I would be a Scottish citizen.
If my parents moved to Africa when i was 2 days old, then by your reckoning even after living in Africa for 26 years I would still have my 'appropriateness' in commenting on the situation there nullified by my 'citizenship'.
Myself personally, I find that to be a preposterous way to think about the situation because it seems illogical, but you are welcome to try and convince me otherwise.
Also : A person could be a Scottish Citizen for 40 years before marrying an African dude, and relinquishing their Scottish citizenship in order to officially be an African citizen. Like it or not, that is what they then would be. They then might stay in Africa for a year, decide that they don't love their husband after all ,and then might move back to the UK - doing the infamous VISA-dance every half a year in order not to go through the hassle of changing their citizenship back..... continue for 35 years until death.
Please explain how this person differes from me, in terms of how appropriate it is for them to comment on a fair trade situation in Africa.
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they won't thank you for it
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You keep on saying this, but is there any evidence that after a positive outcome from a Fair Trade campaign, the majority response from the previously opressed was negativity and hostility, or resentment and ingratitude towards the campaigners who were the catalyst for change ?
It seems to me that the opposite is true as this has been so in every case I have read about, but you seem certain that you are correct, so can you back that up ?