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De ja vu
Anyway getting back to UK’s quotes from the Huffington …. is that not the US’s equivalent to The Sun ?
So it must be true ….. not
It makes for good convo though.
Huffington Post is pretty aweful to be honest, at lot more left leaning than The Sun is though.
drac you make my eyes go wonky
but in a nice bleary sort of way.I’ll take that as a compliment, I guess.
Thanks!Hmmm @ that reason
well im not sure you did tbh
but the powers that be on the jc jury will excuse your profanities
due to mitigation reason(s)
just watch “yer lip”
and you should be fine,,thumbs up emo.Don’t be silly now, I speak as I find, always have and always will.
as in the words of Fleetwood mac,,,,,just go your own way,,reason
just trying to stick up for you tis allas in the words of Fleetwood mac,,,,,just go your own way,,reason
just trying to stick up for you tis allNot being funny but that’s worth a Lol, thanks for the concern, no matter how genuine it is but i’m big enough and ugly enough to look after myself…… Oh and a lil more switched on than some of the massooof egos on here think.
I have no idea whether Trump is a racist, or even a xenophobe, but he’s playing to these fears in a pretty crude way.
I agree with you that there is a worryingly strong radicalisation among Muslims, especially in France (where there is one estiamte of 20% support in the banlieues). So what’s your plan of how to handle it – you say it’s less authoritarian than Trump’s.
Why do you have no problem with xenophobia? It’s present in all countries, but in a counrty as strong as the USA (or the UK, for that matter) it’s pretty dangerous.
I agree with you that there is a worryingly strong radicalisation among Muslims, especially in France (where there is one estiamte of 20% support in the banlieues). So what’s your plan of how to handle it – you say it’s less authoritarian than Trump’s.
I don’t have any short term plans yet, but I think the most important thing in the long term would be to ban foreign investment in religious institutions. A lot of the radicalised Muslims seem to have links to mosques that have recieved Saudi and Qatari funding in exchange for teaching Whahabi / Salafi intepretations of the Quran. I think this would enable the teaching of more moderate versions of the faith.
Another thing I think is important is to make sure that exceptions to the law are not made for muslims. One example of this is that currently the police can order people to remove face coverings if they are suspected of a crime. Some people would have nicabs and burkas excluded from these powers on grounds of ‘racism’, which is why I don’t like the labeling of eveything as racism because it allows these kinds of things to enter public discussion.
Why do you have no problem with xenophobia? It’s present in all countries, but in a counrty as strong as the USA (or the UK, for that matter) it’s pretty dangerous.
I don’t have a problem with xenophobia in regards to negative aspects of a culture or religion, these things should be criticised.
I’m not sure a ban on foreign investment would stop these institutions. The Saudi govern ment is strongly committed to a Wahabi version of Islam, and isn’t poor. There is a growing anti-Saudi feeling – I’m happy to say – because of this and because of their human rights abuses at home and in Yemen.
I also think that the mosques aren’t the cause of the radicalisation. Many of the radicals don’t bother going to a mosque – many just want to have a bash at those around them who don’t share their poverty and unemployment. Many would have been marxists a generation ago, committed to fighting against Western imperialism; now that Marxism is no longer popular, they’ve turned their anger in an Islamic direction. Prison is a real radicalising force, and that may be where to start?.
I agree with you about the need and freedom to criticise religions, but that’s nothing to do with xenophobia,is it???
The dangers of xenophobia are shown in the rise of protectionism in reaction to the EU and the free trade environment of the past umpteen years. That brings trade wars, as we discovered in the 1930s.
Not being funny but that’s worth a Lol, thanks for the concern, no matter how genuine it is but i’m big enough and ugly enough to look after myself …… Oh and a lil more switched on than some of the massooof egos on here think.
That’s good, Reason. make your points and they’ll get answered, or acknowledged as good points.
make them with posts which spit out dislike and even abuse, then they’ll either receive no answer of just minimal answer. If you’re wanting to exhange insults, look for someone else. I’m not playing that game if I can help it..
But I’m sure you’re big enough and ugly enough to put aside your dislike and make your points cooly and rationally. That is starting to happen on this board, amazingly.
I hope that it continues.
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