"Death to Freedom" I for one agree
I have been inspired by recent events to vent my anger upon you all… I haven't blogged in a long time but here goes…and remember to comment!
There's no need for me to narrate the current situation regarding the backlash caused by cartoons published in a Danish newspaper, as there has been huge press and media coverage of it. So I'm sure we are all aware that some cartoons went to print that caused offense to Muslims. I am in no way denying that some people may have found this offensive. However, the reaction to these cartoons has not only astounded me, but actually disgusted me.
Since when has it been acceptable for British citizens (or otherwise) to stand on the streets of London holding placards scrawled with slogans such as "death to the West" and "Europe, you will pay, your 3/11 is on its way." How is it possible that no one was arrested for this? Surely this is a prime example of inciting hatred. However, there was one placard I did agree with - "Freedom go to Hell!". Indeed, the freedom of these people should go to hell. Why are we so scared of putting our foot down and saying no to such people? It makes me so angry. In Islamic countries, such protests would never be allowed. And please don't attempt to justify these actions with the old argument that freedom of speech is what makes Britain Great! This is not freedom of speech. This is not even a fine line.
The thing that angers me the most, is that the same people who are standing on our streets causing this awful hate-inspiring, scare-mongering atmosphere, are the same people who are quite happy to take advantage of all the benefits our country offers – free education, free healthcare, the right to vote etc. etc. They take everything they can get, and then turn against us. And who can blame them? Has the government made any attempt at setting boundaries? Not as far as I can see and events over the past week or so support this claim. The government needs to stop being scared of causing offence, and must categorically state that such behaviour is not acceptable. British Muslims who were involved in such activites should have been arrested, and any visiting foreigners should have been deported. Such actions have been taken for for lesser crimes than these.
If these people really do want us to suffer and die, and if they hate our ethos and culture so much, they should fuck off back to wherever they do consider their homeland. I consider it no more acceptable for them to stand in the streets and proclaim death upon me, as i do for myself to take such actions.
I would just like to clarify that in no way do I equate the Muslim community as a whole with these uneducated destructive pyschos. I actually pity Muslims for having to be associated with them.
As you should all know by now, I love to hear your opinions. Let me know what you think on this one – whether you agree or disagree, love my views or hate them!
06 Feb 2006 15:43
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[Skip to the latest comment]Well said. The protests were offensive in the extreme, and were calling for criminal acts which (perhaps a lawyer could correct me) is illegal. It disgusts me to see such people abusing the freedom of this country while simultaneously calling for its end.
Does this image strike a chord?
06 Feb 2006, 16:05
I agree entirely with your views, many of which have been reiterated on my own blog. I think it's ironic that many of the people protesting are from countries which wouldn't dream of allowing them to voice their opinion in such a public way.
They say that children with the most restricted lives at home turn out to rebel more as soon as they, say, go off to university. Maybe the same principle applies here, that these people who have been stopped from protesting for so long now finally have the opportunity to do so in London, and have gone utterly mad in doing so?
06 Feb 2006, 16:52
I agree also. Next boat out, preferably to be sunk somewhere off Greenland.
06 Feb 2006, 20:26
James Rothwell
It's like no arrests were made through fear of being politically incorrect. If the police barraged in and arrested everyone a focus group would come out of the woodwork and say this is against freedom of speech, and then politically correct hysteria would take the side of them. That's probably what the police were afraid of. If they took physical action they would be painted as the Orwellian fascist oppressor. And its a damn shame.
06 Feb 2006, 20:52
Toby
I bet if I started marching around tomorrow outside the Lebanese embassy tomorrow with a placard reading "Death to the Raghead" above me, it would take no longer than half an hour for me a) to get knifed b) to get arrested on the incitement to racial hatred act, yet this didn't happen to any of the protestors on Saturday. You know that bloke who dressed up as a suicide bomber and later apologised? Turns out he was on parole from prison for dealing heroine and crack. An Islamic fundamentalist AND a drug dealer, I hear you say? Yeah, the two don't exactly go hand-in-hand. So the police turn up at his yesterday for violating parole and inciting racial hatred…. and guess what? They don't arrest him. It was only this morning, that they were sent back by a magistrate to actually go and finish the job, that they finally made an arrest. The police are a bunch of racists anyway, that's been proven… so why cower away? They should have cracked his head open on his door-step, that would have learnt him.
Seriously, if anyone wants to go up to London, invite the news along, and do a spoof-rally to see how long it will take for some white racists to get arrested, comment here. It will just prove a point, that's all. Once again, let's invade Iran :)
07 Feb 2006, 17:03
thank you all very dearly for your comments. i was expecting to anger ppl but you are all in much agreement – lil h of course as so many of my opinions are formed in your presence – toby thanks but once again stop encouraging an invasion of my motherland. chris hi and thanks james and cheers to ed! more comments please!
07 Feb 2006, 21:31
Siobhan
Roya, after reading your comments about the Danish cartoon the reason for our friendship came back to me like a canon ball hitting me in the stomach!!
How is it acceptable for these people to protest over a CARTOON?
Over the years, cartoons have been widely used as an effective form of propaganda, but most importantly comic relief.
How has this one cartoon become such a matter of National debate? It's ridiculous that in a supposedly "free" country we are subject to such restrictions on what we can and cannot say/do….POLITICAL CORRECTNESS ONLY MAKES THINGS WORSE.
In my opinion, restricting what people can and cannot say/do only makes those who we cannot pick out, stick out more.
If the cartoon were a joke about the Americans or a European country, we would not be having this issue, and the ridiculous protests would not be going on.
It's only down to the pretentious busy bodies that have nothing better to do with their time than "make the world a better place" that we have such an issue with political correctness.
How is calling a black man, black racist?
Its the same as calling a white man, white…Am i offended by being called white?? No, because I am white…..FACT
08 Feb 2006, 01:10
James
Political correctness leads to the creation of a deeper reservoir of feeling that isn't expressed because of fear of reprisal. So it builds leading to further tension. Which is released slightly every now and again when there is a good opportunity…
We must unite under one nationalist banner and fight the terrorists and those who threaten freedom on our own soil!!
08 Feb 2006, 15:13
Toby
Yeah Siobhan, you forget that these might have only been comical cartoons to us, but to Muslims they're deeply offensive as a) you're not even allowed to depict the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon Him), and also it depicted him being a suicide bomber, effectively tarring every Muslim with the same brush. It was a cultural faux pas. If an Arab newspaper published pictures of dead and mutilated British soldiers with some jubilant Jihadists standing nearby, there would be uproar in the West. Anyone can argue "they're just pictures", but they can still be damning and insensitive though. I agree with you about being PC, and it is taken too far today, but if the shoe were on the other foot, I'd probably be pretty unhappy.
08 Feb 2006, 18:06
Hey Guys…thanks so much for all your thoughtful comments, I really appreciate you sharing your views. To Vorny…I totally recall our conversations from last year, as you so aptly put it, "when we used to put the world to rights". As to yiour views…I am with Toby on this one. I don't think you can deny that such cartoons can cause offence. I am a Catholic and if I saw a cartoon of Jesus portrayed in a really derogatory manner, it would inspire a certain bad will inside me with regards to the group of people who were responsible for it. However, I see your point about people not being offended when you depict a government badly. I would just suggest that in general, people hold their God and their religion much closer to their hearts, than they do their government. As for your final point about PCness, I totally agree. Why is it not ok to call a black person black? By them being offended, it merely implies that they see their skin colour as something negative, which is totally not the case. If any non-white skinned people are reading this and disagree with me, could you just explain your point of view? Finally to James, a really good point I thought. We should unite under a nationalist banner, and I don't just mean native English people, I mean everyone who considers themself British and proud to be so, whether Muslim, Christian, Hindu or Buddhist. (i think that will be the subject of a future blog!)
10 Feb 2006, 15:31
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