Watching a report about radical Muslims on a protest march in Luton was disturbing. This was an organised rally opposed to the arrests of a local woman on terrorist charges, but of course there was more to it than that. This was an opportunity to condemn the country that they have adopted as their own and the legal system that serves us. It would seem that we are all going to hell, led by our police force and our government. Now while that may be true, it seems a little rich coming from ill educated and totally indoctrinated lunatics that are probably abusing the welfare system and love nothing more than to bite the hand that feeds them.
I support the right to protest and the right to free speech; these things are unlikely to be found in an Islamic state that these people wish to create in this country.
People love to protest and march. Virtually any change to the status quo is likely to be met with opposition, and also people like to demonstrate their support or otherwise for more or less anything. People protest about new housing developments, they protest about housing shortages too. They protest against nuclear power, coal power, wind power, wave power, solar power, power shortages, the price of power, the abuse of power, immigration, bankers bonuses, MPs pay rises, train fares, bus fares, anything. The same people probably protest everything simply for the sake of it.
Mostly protests go unnoticed if they pass peacefully, after all a peaceful protest has little news value, so if you want to be reported then it is important to do something to get noticed. Knock a policeman's helmet off if you wish to get arrested or start a brawl if you wish to get on local front pages, or as in these modern times, load your slogans with bigotry and hatred of your fellow citizens.
"Moderate" Muslims would do well to condemn the actions of their growing band of radicals, but they don't. The stay quiet, like most people, afraid to confront the toxic snake for fear of reprisals. Unchallenged by their own, these groups will grow and become nastier and noisier and the public at large will stop believing the lie that Islam is about tolerance and peace. It has been said by some Muslims that Islam cannot co-exist with other belief systems, and that the role of Muslims is to convert everyone else to their way of thinking and what cannot be achieved by argument will be achieved by violence. I fear for the future of this country.
I support the right to protest and the right to free speech; these things are unlikely to be found in an Islamic state that these people wish to create in this country.
People love to protest and march. Virtually any change to the status quo is likely to be met with opposition, and also people like to demonstrate their support or otherwise for more or less anything. People protest about new housing developments, they protest about housing shortages too. They protest against nuclear power, coal power, wind power, wave power, solar power, power shortages, the price of power, the abuse of power, immigration, bankers bonuses, MPs pay rises, train fares, bus fares, anything. The same people probably protest everything simply for the sake of it.
Mostly protests go unnoticed if they pass peacefully, after all a peaceful protest has little news value, so if you want to be reported then it is important to do something to get noticed. Knock a policeman's helmet off if you wish to get arrested or start a brawl if you wish to get on local front pages, or as in these modern times, load your slogans with bigotry and hatred of your fellow citizens.
"Moderate" Muslims would do well to condemn the actions of their growing band of radicals, but they don't. The stay quiet, like most people, afraid to confront the toxic snake for fear of reprisals. Unchallenged by their own, these groups will grow and become nastier and noisier and the public at large will stop believing the lie that Islam is about tolerance and peace. It has been said by some Muslims that Islam cannot co-exist with other belief systems, and that the role of Muslims is to convert everyone else to their way of thinking and what cannot be achieved by argument will be achieved by violence. I fear for the future of this country.
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