- Oct 20, 2022
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Seems like the whole past Islamophobic-laden fortnight from the actions of the government has been about creating a climate of fear to stir up an anti-terrorist fervour in this country by demonising British citizens who have no connections with nor voice support for terrorism (because that is in fact, what the majority are) just for marching for Peace - now half the country believes we are living under the threat of 300,000 terrorists running rampage through the streets of London and every other major city in the UK, screaming ‘death to the infidels!’.
Councillors have resigned, Ministers taken up backbench positions and football supporters thrown out of stadia …all because the very small minority ( like in every major societal issue) who hold extreme views have been used as an excuse to shut down legitimate debate and peaceful protest - do people honestly not know that every radicalised Muslim in the UK and just about every other Muslim even at risk of radicalisation is on a fcuking GCHQ and MI5 database? ( The personal liberty issues that raises is an argument for another day)
The police know in advance who these ‘at risk’ people are and can pull them out to stop them demonstrating - if we can prevent fans with FBOs from travelling to Europe during European football, we sure as heck can prevent those ‘known’ and on ‘watchlists’ from demonstrating in the streets of London so as not to stir up religious hatred - it’s not the terrorists threat that worries the government IMO - (since 9/11 we’ve pretty much nailed down non-domestic terrorism) it’s the fear that public opinion, contrary to foreign policy, is largely against Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza.
That Starmer also is sitting on the fence - makes me think that there is something we don’t know that the government and Leader of the Op does - it has occurred to me several times in the past month it could be that, at some point, US policy on the ‘War on Terror ‘ will dictate going into Iran and bombing the shite out of Muslims under the auspices of that convenient and openly defined casus belli unless there is a peaceful solution to the Palestinian crisis -and we will have to follow - it wouldn’t do to have public opinion swayed in support of Muslim civilians would it - much easier to demonise the ‘enemy’ before they actually become the enemy-
Most of us here seemed to be clued in to the implications for this Country of a far-right Tory agenda curtailing more and more freedoms but the general public need to wise up a bit I reckon to when we are being manipulated literally by the ‘thought police’ for whatever reason we are yet to be aware of.
Councillors have resigned, Ministers taken up backbench positions and football supporters thrown out of stadia …all because the very small minority ( like in every major societal issue) who hold extreme views have been used as an excuse to shut down legitimate debate and peaceful protest - do people honestly not know that every radicalised Muslim in the UK and just about every other Muslim even at risk of radicalisation is on a fcuking GCHQ and MI5 database? ( The personal liberty issues that raises is an argument for another day)
The police know in advance who these ‘at risk’ people are and can pull them out to stop them demonstrating - if we can prevent fans with FBOs from travelling to Europe during European football, we sure as heck can prevent those ‘known’ and on ‘watchlists’ from demonstrating in the streets of London so as not to stir up religious hatred - it’s not the terrorists threat that worries the government IMO - (since 9/11 we’ve pretty much nailed down non-domestic terrorism) it’s the fear that public opinion, contrary to foreign policy, is largely against Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza.
That Starmer also is sitting on the fence - makes me think that there is something we don’t know that the government and Leader of the Op does - it has occurred to me several times in the past month it could be that, at some point, US policy on the ‘War on Terror ‘ will dictate going into Iran and bombing the shite out of Muslims under the auspices of that convenient and openly defined casus belli unless there is a peaceful solution to the Palestinian crisis -and we will have to follow - it wouldn’t do to have public opinion swayed in support of Muslim civilians would it - much easier to demonise the ‘enemy’ before they actually become the enemy-
Most of us here seemed to be clued in to the implications for this Country of a far-right Tory agenda curtailing more and more freedoms but the general public need to wise up a bit I reckon to when we are being manipulated literally by the ‘thought police’ for whatever reason we are yet to be aware of.
