I find it easiest to look forward by
looking back to the "Great Labor Migration" of 1948-55, seen at the time as a
matter of black guests coming to a white host. It’s a quasi-imperial perception
that has shifted since the 1970s, but the social problems and deficiencies it
engendered dog us still. It’s highly questionable whether Britain is an open society even now. Against the upward trend in the 1980s of ethnic minorities breaking into the professions and the media must be set objective evidence of a very racist society. Since the Stephen Lawrence affair the government has at least been talking about the existence of racism, but it’s always the case that racism diminished in times of prosperity. When the economic going gets tough, people want someone to take their feelings out on. The social landscape seems to me at a A. Punish. B. Protest against. C. Follow closely and bother. D. Safeguard and protect. [单项选择]{{B}}TEXT C{{/B}}
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