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FFS, I'd quite happily park my car next to a mosque - what's your point?

Well I was trying to work out [i]your[/i] point ?

Presumably you don't like mosques ?

Or do you ?

What's your Problem ?

I don't have one.

But apparently you do ?


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:03 pm
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My point is, Islamic extremists are a deep concern for the future of my offspring in this country, nothing else.

Just for the record, I think that idiot Terry Jones is almost as much of a threat for the hatred he incites and I dont condone that sort of behaviour either, but nontheless, the physical threat is a little less intimidating.

Really, are some things in this world not actually happening to the point you can't see it, or is it just a bit dark up your own backside? TeeJ?


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:06 pm
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ernie, stop being a tool.

When did I say I didn't like mosques?

Please, quote me.

Not making blind assumptions there, are we?

F'kin hypocrite.


 
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I don't find Islam threatening or scary. I know extremist islam is a miniscule threat. Less so than the EDL to the British way of life

I don't buy into racist propaganda disseminated by bigots.


 
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Ah, now I understand......the Islamic extremist terrorist groups are taking over the country. Why didn't you say that in the first place ffs ?

So........what do you think we should do about it ?

.....apart from reading the Daily Mail.


 
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Conservatives are driven by an ideological hatred of public ownership

TJ you are missing the point.

It the same way New Labour ditched traditional labour idealogies like privatisation and redistribution of wealth in order to get elected the Cons have ditched their "ideological hatred of public ownership".
Some right wingers still believe that but the party as a whole will not let such an ideology get in the way of them being re-elected in 5 years time.


 
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What are your views on the introduction of the allowance of Sharia courts/law in this country? Shouldn't it be UK law, or nothing? Why on earth can people be allowed to bring their own course of justice to this country?

Or are you going to tell me they don't exist, or because they are few they dont matter?

Church/ecclesiastical courts already exist in the UK and have done for hundreds of years. They do not supersede UK law - neither do Sharia courts. Think of them as a club committee which is interpreting and applying the club constitution. At the end of the day, if you don't agree, you can always leave the club.


 
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Oh - and can we stop using the word "ideology" as if it's a bad thing? ALL politicians and political decisions are driven by ideology and they always have been.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:14 pm
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cbrsyd

Why the selloff of the forests then? Why the fragmentation of the NHS which at its core is designed to get private firms in?

I understand your point, I think you are wrong. I believe the whole focus of their policy is driven by a idealogical hatred of public ownership.

Rather a long way from the origin of the thread tho


 
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can we stop using the word "ideology" as if it's a bad thing?

+1

Although I don't agree that all politicians are driven by ideology.......Tony Blair being an excellent example.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:25 pm
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... in 5 years time, do we think?

Probably ... more populated?
Birth rate decrease for some but increase for others.
More diverse in views and more extreme in views too.
Certain communities exerting / demanding more "equality" and certain communities relinquishing some.
Clashes of thoughts. 🙄 No, ideologies, ideologies and ideologies ...
The question of ownership of god remains dominant in god fearing communities and will be forever so long as the indulgence remains.
🙄


 
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I did not mean ideology in a pejorative sense. I agree most politics is driven by ideaology.


 
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Although I don't agree that all politicians are driven by ideology.......Tony Blair being an excellent example.

Well.....his ideology was "get Blair rich"


 
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I did not mean ideology in a pejorative sense. I agree most politics is driven by ideaology.

Decrying the actions of the Tories because it's "all idealogicially driven" is just sloppy debating then?


 
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Yep......."let's mix 'n' match" whatever ideology we need for the Blair Rich Project.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:33 pm
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That is not what I wrote.

. its clear the Conservatives are driven by an ideological hatred of public ownership - what other reason for...........

I dislike their ideaology . Not that they are ideologically driven. AS you say most politics is ideologically driven - just the selling off of state assets for no good reason is abhorrent to me.


 
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Aye - but you've done it loads of times in the past, and you're not alone.


 
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Bashing past politicians/govts while never consider the contribution of Dear Leaders. 😆


 
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Decrying the actions of the Tories because it's "all idealogicially driven" is just sloppy debating then?

No not at all. It's just exposing the Tories as liars.

They are claiming that they are only doing what they are doing because it's the best thing for the economy - that's bollox.

They are doing it because they are ideologically motivated.

They couldn't give a toss about the economy - as long as they are doing alright.


 
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I think you misunderstand me. II dont use "ideology" in the way you suggest at all.

Limitations of text based debate perhaps


 
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I understand your point, I think you are wrong. I believe the whole focus of their policy is driven by a idealogical hatred of public ownership.

TJ I understand yours, but think you are wrong.

Made a diary note for Feb 2016 so I can let you know you are wrong


 
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LOL! Politicians are not muppets as they are who they are for standing up to what they believe so none are perfect but motivated by the moment in time of self. Live with it as the moment will pass. 🙄


 
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cbrsyd -
Made a diary note for Feb 2016 so I can let you know you are wrong

I believe I already have a hat eating bet on for this. 🙂

I fully expect to be reminded.

do you understand why the forest sell of? I really can see no logic in this at all. No money in it, upset middle england - to waht end?


 
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Ah, now I understand......the Islamic extremist terrorist groups are taking over the country. Why didn't you say that in the first place ffs ? So........what do you think we should do about it ? .....apart from reading the Dai
ly Mail.Ah, now I understand......the Islamic extremist terrorist groups are taking over the country. Why didn't you say that in the first place ffs ? So........what do you think we should do about it ? .....apart from reading the Daily Mail.

So do you not think that Islamic extremist terrorists will be more prevalent in 5,10,50 years time? I don't see anyone else commiting such acts of violence as blowing hundreds of people up and actively seeking to cause terror, or did the daily mail make up 9/11 and the London bombings too? I can't see where I've objected to anything else, other than you twisting my posts to suit your own agenda.


 
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Made a diary note for Feb 2016 so I can let you know you are wrong

Make a note to also tell the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. Because their economists, who have no political axe to grind, have said (along with many other economists) the same as TJ.

The National Institute for Economic and Social Research, quote :

[b][i]"The reason why there is a bias towards a spending-based consolidation in the UK ... is not because it's optimal in some sense, but because some politicians have a desire for a smaller state" [/i][/b]

In fact they said it only a couple of days ago :

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/uk-britain-economy-niesr-idUKTRE71001D20110201?pageNumber=2

So there you have it - the Tories economic policies are motivated by ideology, not any concern for the economy.

But Cameron has already admitted that anyway - he has made it clear that the spending levels will remain in place [u]even if[/u] the deficit is cleared. Same goes for VAT at 20%.

They are doing it because they want to - it has nothing to do with the budget deficit.

EDIT : Some bashturd has edited that Reuters article, here's an unedited version :

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Government-delay-some-public-reuters_molt-3494649453.html?x=0


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:55 pm
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There's your sloppy debating again


 
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I can't see where I've objected to anything else, other than you twisting my posts to suit your own agenda.

Twisting your posts to suit my own agenda ? 😕

I only asked what your problem was and what you wanted to do about it.

.....I'm not any clearer mind.


 
Posted : 02/02/2011 11:59 pm
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The country is near broke so the present govt is trying to salvage it. Why not give them a chance since the last govt was given nearly 4 terms of opportunity?

If they don't, say in 3 terms, you may vote them out but no govt will give you the magic pill if that's what you are looking for.


 
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Give me a muezzin wailing at 5am over church bells any day. Used to quite enjoy it on early morning staggers home at uni.


 
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Give me a muezzin wailing at 5am over church bells any day. Used to quite enjoy it on early morning staggers home at uni.

But wait until it goes on constant 5 times a day ... with stadium speakers. That will learn you for craving the "exotic" ... 🙄

I would rather listen to little birds twittering away and the howling wind anytime.

p/s: selling off the forest ... yes, every govt has some muppets.


 
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do you understand why the forest sell of? I really can see no logic in this at all. No money in it, upset middle england - to waht end?

No I can't understand it either. Unless it's to placate the slavering right wing rottweilers you believe all conservatives to be


 
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cbrsyd

Ta.


 
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Are you really that much of a bigot str? Did some brown chap steal your sweets when you were a kid?

😆 It wasn't me!

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And apparently, it wasn't him either.

Who was it, STR?


 
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TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR:

"So do you not think that Islamic extremist terrorists will be more prevalent in 5,10,50 years time? I don't see anyone else commiting such acts of violence as blowing hundreds of people up and actively seeking to cause terror, or did the daily mail make up 9/11 and the London bombings too?"

Whether they'll be more or less prevalent depends on too many factors, I don't think anyone claims to know. But as for this being some sort of islamic exclusive, memories are short, 3500 people were killed in the "Troubles" and not many of those doing the killings were muslims. People murder each other for all sorts of reasons.


 
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The point about the use of the word 'ideological' is that the Tories repeatedly claim there is no other option than to do what they are doing now. Which is clearly not true, and many leading economic figures are warning the Tory dogma could cost the country dearly.


 
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Whether they'll be more or less prevalent depends on too many factors I don't think anyone claims to know.

Remember the question wasn't what would be different in 5 years time, but "what will the U.K. look like". That's why I had assumed the Artist was worried about more mosques - something he castigated me for. Apparently he believes Britain will be a some sort of battlefield in the Global War Against Terror.

Which really rather worrying, I hope he's wrong........it could add significantly to my journey to work 😐


 
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Which is clearly not true

How so? Please explain to me in simple terms how we pay back 159.8 billion without selling a few things and cutting our costs down?

I think the debate has been how quickly we might want to pay that off.


 
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I believe I already have a hat eating bet on for this

no you don't, you refused the bet when I wanted to clarify the period and the measure to be used to calculate the net loss of 1 million jobs which you were claiming will be the results of the current governments policies

I dislike their ideaology . Not that they are ideologically driven. AS you say most politics is ideologically driven - just the selling off of state assets for no good reason is abhorrent to me.

don't mention the gold then, or any other of the labour privatisations

personnally if there is no good financial reason for the sale then due to the wider stakeholder concerns you have to question the logic. However the opening up of the debate may bring in the opportunity for some forests to be separated from FC and owned in a form of social ownership to maintain them into perpetuity with the aims of conservation and access. This then future proofs them against sale for development


 
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....You sad little envious man. Your life must be so unpleasant living with that much envy, hatred and bile. I really rather pity you....

.....Did some brown chap steal your sweets when you were a kid?

Nice work 🙄

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Limitations of text based debate perhaps....

.....Or something


 
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Tory dogma could cost the country dearly

and Labour profligacy has already done so, and Tories before them and so on and so on ad nauseum. I really struggle to understand why the old guard are so loyal to Labour after they abandoned their socialist ideology and became Tories-lite.

The fact of it is, the cuts do not even come close to stopping the UK borrowing billions each and every month. We can't go on like this. In fighting won't fix that.


 
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Your local FC woods will look like this in 5 years:
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Well my local AONB largely looks like this already.


 
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Realist Torminalis. Its the clear and obvious outcome of the ConDem policies

You will see

Pessimism from TJ 😯 , surely by then the civil unrest will have overthrown the ConDem govt and we'll be returned to the good old days of war mongering labour taking us to the financial brink again?


 
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and Labour profligacy has already done so, and Tories before them and so on and so on ad nauseum. I really struggle to understand why the old guard are so loyal to Labour after they abandoned their socialist ideology and became Tories-lite.

You keep talking about loyalty to Labour - I've said many times I detest New Labour for continuing largely Thatcherite polcies (among other things) and didn't vote for them.

Yes you can slag off New Labour profligacy, but what the Tories are doing RIGHT NOW is damaging the country and wrecking people's lives, and they could take a different tack. I don't think anyone is arguing that there shouldn't be some cuts and real efficiency savings - but what they are doing now is deliberately wrecking public services. A well considered and measured programme of cuts would surely be preferable to the chaotic fire-sale which is currently taking place.

See the Forestry sell-off for a good example of the bogus arguments being used - first it was about saving money, now they are forced to admit it will actually cost money.

The government also has no mandate for what they are doing - both Liberal and Tories have completely abandoned many things they promised before the election, eg both said they wouldn't scrap the EMA - now it turns out we will end up paying Capita £40m to cancel their contract.

The fact of it is, the cuts do not even come close to stopping the UK borrowing billions each and every month.

As has been pointed out many times - isn't the best way to pay off the deficit is to get the economy going again, which these cuts are very likely to massively hinder.

We can't go on like this. In fighting won't fix that.

'We can't go on like this' 😆 - straight out of the Daily Mail. Actually we can - Britain still has one of the best credit ratings in the world.

Or are you suggesting we need get to the point where we are borrowing no money at all?


 
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what the Tories are doing RIGHT NOW is damaging the country and wrecking people's lives

To be perfectly honest, I don't see it as wrecking peoples lives any more than borrowing huge amounts of cash and promising the earth when it is wildly unsustainable. I think we are on the same side, I could not agree more with Tony Benn's statement quoted by Ernie earlier, the corporate takeover of the UK is all but complete and Labour did nothing to stop it. The only way they could ensure votes was to throw borrowed money at public services, all repayable with interest to the scumbags that are syphoning all of the wealth out of the system in the first place.

deliberately wrecking public services

I simply do not believe that any party would intentionally ruin public services. They may do it by accident in pursuing an ideology that is misguided but the jury is out on that one. Only yesterday the IFS were lauding the condems approach to fiscal belt tightening. New Labour were putting us on a crash course to bankruptcy, condems are making us all take some of the resulting pain. None of it is good but peoples lives are always going to get wrecked when they are dependent on debt to sustain themselves.

See the Forestry sell-off for a good example of the bogus arguments being used - first it was about saving money, now they are forced to admit it will actually cost money

And I will bet that Cameron doesn't go through with it. As STW is my witness, if the condems sell off the forestry I will drive to wherever you are and buy you a pint! 😀

Or are you suggesting we need get to the point where we are borrowing no money at all?

What an outrageous thing for me to suggest! You have to bear in mind that I am the sort of bloke that will move into a tent to get his debts paid off quickly. We may have been indoctrinated to believe that debt is a good thing but I see it as no replacement for actual wealth.


 
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Apparently Salford will look like this...

http://www.centralsalford.com/index.php?page=content&block=100

Nice of them to put an oval in for the crossers...


 
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I've said many times I detest New Labour for continuing largely Thatcherite polcies (among other things) and didn't vote for them.

so who did you vote for? Just so we can see where you are coming from and whose policies matched you view of life


 
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'We can't go on like this' - straight out of the Daily Mail. Actually we can - Britain still has one of the best credit ratings in the world

which of course is nothing to do with the present governments policies


 
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so who did you vote for? Just so we can see where you are coming from.....

Don't you mean just so [u]you[/u] can see where he's coming from ?

I don't think you are in a position to claim that you speak on behalf of all STW users - I certainly didn't vote for you.


 
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And I will bet that Cameron doesn't go through with it. As STW is my witness, if the condems sell off the forestry I will drive to wherever you are and buy you a pint!

*Saves post securely*

I'll have a bit of that.

Pint of bitter and twisted for me please
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so who did you vote for?

The Tories of course. We're all in this together.


 
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Twisting your posts to suit my own agenda ?

I only asked what your problem was and what you wanted to do about it.

.....I'm not any clearer mind.

Erm, I think both you and TJ went a bit further than asking what my problem was.

It's all black and white with you pair of saints aint it? If I show a concern about Islamic extremists, I'm a racist and a bigot - bang to rights, no further question m'lud.

What would I do about it? I'd kick people, with the attitude depicted in my first post, out of this country, but unfortunately due to the limp wristed approach to human rights in this country, we can't even get rid of folk like Abu Hamza. Co-incidentally today, the BBC were reporting on just such an issue.

Unfortunately we can't deport d***heads such as EDL members, as they were here to start with. If they are found to be inciting racial hatred though, they should be dealt with in the justice system.

I've stated many times before, I have no issues with any race, colour, or religion being in the UK, but their very being here has either got to be in a positive sense, or at least a neutral one. The country would be a poorer place were it an arian state - and I honestly stand by that.

Anyone coming here with a negative effect, be that sponging off the system, diagreeing with our own culture, or inciting their own form of racial hatred towards ourselves isn't welcomed at all by me. Simple.

This would extend to Europeans, as well as anyone with 'Brown skin', as seems to be the preffered term of the week, including my own country of ancestry. Fortunately my grandfather made a stand against Hitler, came here and lectured in English & German at Sheffield Polytechnic

I can't believe anyone would think any different, or are most people afraid to speak their minds on matters such as this in a public forum?


 
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Gosh, you sound rattled.

Copy and paste the bit where I called you a [i]"racist and a bigot"[/i] ........since you are accusing me of having done that.


 
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Yeah, it does rattle me, when you can't make a point without having assumptions made.

My apologies regarding the accusation, but still, why accuse me of not liking mosques and you do twist what I say and have also been ready to climb on my back previously.


 
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What would I do about it? I'd kick people, with the attitude depicted in my first post, out of this country

I've stated many times before, I have no issues with any race, colour, or religion being in the UK, but their very being here has either got to be in a positive sense

If anyone is calling you a racist or bigot, it is because of the sort of nonsense that you are quoted with here.
Why on earth should you presume that the people in the picture are anything but British nationals ? In which case, where exactly are you going to deport them to ? If you want to trace their ancestory back through x number of generations to find a point of origin then.............

Unfortunately we can't deport d***heads such as EDL members

You'll find that you can deport them back to Saxony or Norway or Normandy or somewhere.

That should keep you happy.


 
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Fair point trailmonkey, but there will still be a fair percentage that come here, then kick off like that. Why does an ill thought out post make me a racist and a bigot though?


 
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...and have also been ready to climb on my back previously

It's my "previous" which bothered you ? So you were making prejudicial assumptions then ?

I never accused you of [i]"not liking mosques"[/i], I simply said that I liked them. Quite frankly, I didn't really know what the **** you were banging on about.

Yes, I did think it was along the lines of the "Islamification of Britain" in 5 years time. But apparently not. You appear to be concerned that Britain will be in the grips of Islamic terror organisations ...... I've got that right - yeah ?

Apologies for me not initially understanding what your concerns were, and any distraught feelings it might have caused, try to make yourself clearer in the future ?


 
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Why does an ill thought out post make me a racist and a bigot though?

Do you mean -

' Why does assuming that having dark skin means a person is not British' - make me a racist ?'

I think that's fairly easy to work out.


 
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Ernie

I never accused you of "not liking mosques", I simply said that I liked them

Well I was trying to work out your point ?

Presumably you don't like mosques ?

trailmonkey

I really CBA any more.

I'm a racist if it makes you happy, so shoot me.


 
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I did not call you a racist I don't think. I did call you a bigot and I stand by that. Ill thought out generalisations about people that are "different" and a fear and hatred shown.

Your attitudes to women, immigrants, Muslims stink and should have been left in the 50s.

These 'extremists' f'kin hate us, hate our freedom, yet want their own and want to take ours.

Islam is not a bad religion, but bad people choose to use it as an anti-British tool for hatred and destruction. Islam will continue to grow in this country and with it, so will the factions. One day we'll wake up and wonder what the **** happened.

What are your views on the introduction of the allowance of Sharia courts/law in this country? Shouldn't it be UK law, or nothing? Why on earth can people be allowed to bring their own course of justice to this country?

Or are you going to tell me they don't exist, or because they are few they dont matter?

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Peole being racist doesn't make me happy.

People realising that they are and possibly doing something about it gives me a warm glow.

8)


 
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Because they don't conform to your attitudes TJ?


 
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Yes that's right, I said : [i]"Presumably you don't like mosques ?"[/i] I asked you - not accused you.

I have already said, quote :

[i]"Quite frankly, I didn't really know what the **** you were banging on about.

Yes, I did think it was along the lines of the "Islamification of Britain" in 5 years time"[/i]

Obviously that has caused you tremendous distress, but I had no idea that you were that touchy.

BTW, in my experience people who go completely over the top trying to prove that they are not racists and bigots, invariably are racists and bigots.


 
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At current rate of population growth, polarisation of wealth, etc

http://www.postcardsfromthefuture.co.uk/

Any more sites similar to this, found it quite interesting?


 
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My views on women - the bloody PC brigade should stop being so precious regarding sexism, strangely my wife, who isn't some downtrodden dormouse shares the same opinion.

There was a girl on here berating her female boss iirc, had that been a bloke, no doubt they'd have been accused of being sexist.

Immigrants of whatever skin colour - bring something worthwhile, or don't come - where's the problem?

I have a dislike for Muslim extremists, not Muslims - end of.

BTW, in my experience people who go completely over the top trying to prove that they are not racists and bigots, invariably are racists and bigots.

Ah, yes that old line. In future, I'll not defend anything I say, or anything I'm accused of - in fact that's an idea, because I'm only wasting my breath. I make the odd ill informed commment, agreed, but I'm only ever picked up on anything that yourself, or TJ may be able to twist, or turn on me, yet anything else gets convenienlty ignored.

I dislike a section of immigrants, then I must dislike them all.

I dislike a section of Muslims, then I must dislike them all.


 
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Not read four pages of poisonous waffle, but anyone who thinks that Muslim terrorists attack us because they 'hate freedom' is a bloody idiot. Read some books then come back.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 7:36 pm
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BTW, in my experience people who go completely over the top trying to prove that they are not racists and bigots, invariably are racists and bigots.

[b]"Ah, yes that old line. In future, I'll not defend anything I say, or anything I'm accused of"[/b]

So you do think you've gone "completely over the top" then ?

I can make the point that I am not a racist or bigot without going into some sort of semi-hysterical ranting ...... you ought to try it too.


 
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jeez, ernie you need to chill out man, talk about hyper analysing a few words.

From reading a few of your posts it is not hard to see how you 'might' come across as presumptuous about what Str was saying.


 
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Amongst the world's superstitions, Islam is arguably the most contemptible.

That's not racist, that's ooh, I don't know - religionist?

Certainly the more disgusting representatives should be deported to the kind of theocratic hell-holes they seem to want to turn the UK into. Why would they object? It's a free trip to their preferred kind of society,surely?


 
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jeez, ernie you need to chill out man

I can't help it........my hands are trembling and my mouth is frothing, as I am gripped with incandescent rage.

I didn't realised it showed though.........I'll lie down and do some breathing exercises.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 8:14 pm
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arguably


 
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More people killed in the name of Christianity are there not?

You need to differentiate between fundamentalist and conventional islam.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 8:15 pm
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TAFKASTR - looks like you've struck a chord.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12356563


 
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Certainly the more disgusting representatives should be deported to the kind of theocratic hell-holes they seem to want to turn the UK into.

Even if they are UK citizens / UK born and what evidence do you have that it is their aim to do this?


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 8:16 pm
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When have I berated conventional Islam Jeremy?


 
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My fervent hope for the longer term future is that the last 25 years of an increasingly service driven economy (ie "selling coffee to each other" rather than actually producing something) backed by crazy house price inflation that makes everyone think they're getting richer even though they are spending twice their income on credit cards comes to a controlled but definitive end.

I also hope we will have restructured some of the large number of ailing businesses that were in trouble before the current recession but have survived on cheap retail credit.

I'm not saying there should be an end to being a home to major financial services (after all they're a big contributor to HMT and indirectly our public services!) but we must add to it agriculture, manufacturing, energy production and other things that will create work, produce goods we can sell and that will feed and cloth the country in the long term as well as ensuring our security.

As un-PC as it sounds we probably need to incentivise people to have less children and to try and get population growth under control.

If the current government can get us started on this path in the next five years then I shall applaud them with all my might.

Oh and just a thought on technology in simple terms.... everyone who self-check outs at the supermarket is helping contribute to the unemployment figures to save a couple of quid on their shopping. If making the machine is the equivalent to 1 short term job then it can save 3 long term jobs for checkout operators. So next time you shop get the surly teenager to scan it otherwise you'll be picking up their social security bill.


 
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He looks a little suspect

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....there a touch of the "middle-east" about him.


 
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STR - In general I agree with you, you can't say anything like you have without being called a racist or bigot by the PC brigade. If agreeing with you makes me a racist then so be it. GENERALLY speaking the most racist people I have come across are people of colour anyway.

I was talking to somebody in the street and I used the word black to describe an objects colour and a man of colour looked round at me as if i'd said the n word. It's a colour ffs, am I never to use it around anyone of colour?


 
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I dislike Islam intensley but then I'm considerably more worried about the tea party lot in the states.

Meh anyway the main thing I'd like in the UK in five years is for KFC to bring back ribs.

In five years it'll be much the same, people muddling through but with newer toys to take their minds off it.


 
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I always get slagged off for being such a stereotypical PC lefty on here - but I'm no fan of Islam. I'm not really a fan of any organised religion, it's just that there is a particularly violent/extreme brand of Islam at the moment which is being heavily funded/exported by rich Saudis (see the history of the Catholic Church for some much worse atrocities btw).

I do sort of agree that it sometimes feels you can't say certain things without being accused of bigotry - the trouble is though, lots of actual bigots use that as an excuse.

Also, many people's perception of Islam is largely based on pretty much made up stories in the tabloid newspapers - there was a thing recently on R4 which investigated several stories, eg because of Muslims they have banned christmas in Birmingham - completely untrue but it's a pervasive myth.


 
Posted : 03/02/2011 9:12 pm
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Well it's nice to think that certain extremist groups want to do away with important values such as freedom of speech; coincidentally the same rules that they use to peddle their hate to anyone willing to listen

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It's also nice to see that they respect those who seek to uphold the law

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Well, my opinion on the matter is that if Islamic extremists such as the guy below are correct...

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...Then I reckon it'll look a little bit like this

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But hey, don't worry...it'll probably never happen, so just

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Now if it was Christians acting this way, or Catholics, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists or any one of the other >4000 religions being practiced all over this wonderful world of ours then I'd be just as horrified and disgusted but currently it is Islamic extremists who are choosing to spew their vile, contorted views of what is basically a peaceful religion to anyone willing to listen.

Also, whilst I know that the people in the photos represent a very very very (repeat multiple times more) minutely small proportion of practising Muslims in Great Britain, it still saddens me to think that the British government tolerates such behaviour and such blatant inciting of racist hatred, all because they wouldn't want to be seen as being racist themselves.

I think the people in the picture below have the right idea...laugh in the faces of the extremists as after all, I can't see the image of London above becoming a reality and hopefully, they (the extremists) will all get bored once they realise that a) they aren't achieving much with their protests and blowing themselves up, and b) that the afterlife doesn't actually exist and there are no virgins waiting for them...how very disappointed they will be!

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Adios!


 
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