Whilst the BBC doesn’t allow on measured, sane and reasonable commentators like Lord Lawson any more, extremist, frothing at the mouth, swivel eyed loons like George Galloway get the red carpet treatment, given a platform by the Islamist’s very own Trojan Horse within the ‘Establishment’, Peter Oborne.
Oborne is never happier than when ‘Dispelling myths about British Muslims’, asking ‘Is post-war Britain anti-Muslim?’. He tells us that ‘Many people have come to regard Muslims as a backward group of religious extremists estranged from wider society and incapable of coming to terms with what it means to be British.’….but of course that’s just so much prejudice and ignorance of the immoral, ignorant Kufar cattle. He says that ‘The history of post-war Britain is a proud story of enlightenment and the steady eradication of irrational fears and resentments.’ So nothing to worry about….once again ‘The Power of Nightmares’ narrative is being peddled….nothing to see here…just ‘irrational fears’…there’s no such thing as Al Qaeda, no Islamists under the bed!
There is that old saying ‘you’re known by who your friends are’, so the fact Mehdi Hasan has a bit of thing for Oborne shouldn’t go unnoticed:
In praise of Peter Oborne
Why can’t we have more conservative columnists like him?
I’ve been enjoying my good friend Peter Oborne’s columns and blogs in the Telegraph in recent weeks…. a long-standing opponent of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an outspoken critic of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment (perhaps he should have a word with the Telegraph’s blogs editor, Damian Thompson). Why can’t we have more conservative columnists like him?
Yes, nothing like having a friend of the Islamic narrative behind the lines.
Oborne has recently come to the aid of Gorgeous George, allowing him a platform to present himself as the victim of an outrageously brutal attack not just on the body of Galloway but on the body of British democracy:
‘The attack on Mr Galloway is beyond doubt an attack on British democracy itself.’
Oborne reprised his thoughts on the BBC’s ‘Week in Westminster’ where he actually brought in Galloway for a chat.
We were told that this assault of GG was an attack on free speech and democracy, that all those who value free speech and value democracy should be concerned.
Except…whilst it was a brutal and violent attack it wasn’t an attack on free speech or democracy. Galloway was attacked because of his virulently racist views, something carefully not mentioned at all in the interview….racist views which I’m sure have no part in British democracy, nor, I’m certain, would Oborne suggest they should be propagated even under the guise of free speech….never mind the illegal glorification of terror in Iraq and of the Jihadists fighting British troops.
Some might argue that democracy and the law has failed when George Galloway is still an MP and walking free…not a concept that crosses Peter Oborne’s mind though.
However Oborne himself has spent a good deal of his time trying to suppress all criticism of Islam so it is somewhat surprising to hear him talk about threats to free speech and democracy.
Oborne asks if the attack on Gorgeous George is the start of a trend towards physical intimidation of politicians…whilst he mentions Jim Murphy’s travails in Scotland he makes no mention of Nigel Farage under attack by the Nats….nor of the threat by Lord Ahmed to march on Parliament with 10,000 Muslims to stop Geert Wilders speaking, or the allegations he placed a £10 m bounty on Obama’s head. Nor indeed of the intimidation of Parliament by the ‘Muslim community’ who try override democracy and threaten us with ‘radicalised youths’ if we operate a foreign policy they don’t agree with. Yesterday the BBC in a trailer for Any Questions posed the question ‘Should we put boots on the ground in Syria or would that just radicalise people in the Middle East and here in the UK?’
Whence democracy and free speech there?….bearing in mind that supposedly, as we are constantly told, all those ‘radicals’ don’t represent the true Islam nor the community…and yet somehow they do when it suits.
Oborne seems to pick and choose his examples with care so that they support his own pro-Islamist, anti-right wing narrative.
Good that he’s got the BBC to allow him time and space to devote to his pet prejudices.
Islam in a Nutshell at
http://tinyurl.com/qadqv5r
Islam, not the Chinese nor the Russians, represent the greatest threat to the world. This is very disturbing, but read it and be educated.
Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond’s book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat
Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.
Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.
Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.
When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the
other components tend to creep in as well.
Here’s how it works:
As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens.
Furthermore, British (and most of the Western World) democracy and culture is based on its Judeo-Christian origins. Whether you’re a Christian or not your moral guidance and values are based in these core values.
Islamic culture and Christian culture cannot co-exist in the same space.
I see this is another reposting but the original work is already out of date: Peter Hammond’s book was published in 2005 (paperback) and the percentages are from the CIA: The World Fact Book 2007. There are 7 more years of immigration to add…
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=30675
http://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Terrorism-Islam-Historical-Contemporary/dp/0958454981
some nice facts in one or two of the Amazon reviews
Anyone who uses the word Islamophobia instantly loses my attention, a phobia being an irrational fear of something.
Whereas it is more than rational fear this psychotic medieval religion and it’s followers who will happily murder anyone anywhere who gets in the way of their insane creed and warped view of the world.
I suppose that cretin Oborne thinks Lee Rigby and the two American Journalist who where murdered by these scum where Islamophobic.
Lee Rigby’s murder was a symbolic act against the State and our country. He was not murdered because he was Lee Rigby. He was murdered because he was a serving soldier.
The State and the Judiciary denied and refused to allow this to be highlighted in the trial because they approached this in the same way they refused to act against the communities behind the rape and abduction of thousands of young ethnic British children.
Rape and murder of civilians is a tool of war!
I can’t comment on Lee Rigby but the two journalists were Islamophiles. Didn’t help them.
Sorry, posted in wrong place.
Precisely Stu. Around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis the people of the whole world had a fear wholesale atomic war may be about to break out. Going on the way the accusation of Islamophobia which is so readily throw around should the whole world have been accused of Atomic Warophobia for their fear at that time?
The ‘ophobia’ tag, like so many ‘ists’ and ‘isms’ has become a trite method of trying to silence any kind of rational discussion about any subject the Left wishes to be dogmatic about. They are, in effect, using wild accusations of ‘Extremism’ against the most mild of questioning of their own Political Dogma, especially when it comes to their more extreme dogmas.
If you disagree with what they say or believe you are always acting out of some kind of ‘ophobic’, ‘ist’ and you views should therefore be silenced by whatever bullying method works best.
Sorry, to save confusion, this post is related to Stu’s comment of 8.37 am but the system refuses to place it there.
His Wikipedia entry shows you enough to know that this is a man dangerously deluded over Islam, and you know something’s gone very wrong when someone starts defending Ayatollah Khomeini, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including supporting his holocaust denial, and claiming that Irans Nuclear program does not represent any kind of threat, and that the UN should lift sanctions.
He has written pieces criticising Jews in the UK and others praising Muslims, and attacking anyone who attacks them.
So he’s just another establishment fascist seeking to promote the ubermensch and establish the white untermensch, and retaining the anti Semitism along the way.
Interesting quote from the OP’s link:
“” Has anyone ever heard a new government official being identified as a devout Catholic, a devout Jew or a devout Protestant…? “”
…which is a major part of the problem: Islam and being a Muslim is seen as the overriding factor, the problem is when non-Muslims play along.
Heard yesterday that some Police Chief was warning that due to the cuts the Tory Government are enacting, there is a great risk Policing being ineffective especially in communities. Has he was saying this I thought to myself there are 1400+ children in Rotherham who would say that the policing was ineffective when you did have your budgets! Why does nobody ever challenge them on that? I’m sick of the Police being a political tool of Labour and enforcing political correctness.
some of us actually said this would happen; jokingly of course but nothing is beyond these sinister shits.
I shall be watching with interest to see if any of those belatedly arrested in Rotherham for the rape and torture of young white girls, will have their crimes considered as racially/religious motivated. A charge very often reserved for whites only.
No room in Oborne’s article to mention Stephen Timms, I see…
Peter Oborne loves Muslims because Muslims hate Jews. It’s as simple as that. Does anyone remember his ‘Jewish Conspiracy’ documentary on Ch4 a few years back? How suprising that he’s a fervent apologist for Islam.
Oh, and Oborne is not ‘anti-right’, he’s very much a man of the Right, but with repellent views on the Jews and willing to get into bed with any far leftist and Muslim who shares his repellent opinions about them.
Oh, interesting factoid by way of mention. When I was sending out the B-BBC weekly digest to all Tory candidates and selected Labour and Lib-dem ones at the last election, the only two who opted out of receiving them were Michael Mates and Alan Duncan, both resolutely – ahem, cough – ‘anti-Israel’, and Michael Mates featured in Peter Oborne’s anti-Semitic Channel 4 trope.
Galloway said: ‘we don’t want Israeli tourists coming over here’. But did anyone ask him: ‘what about Palestinian Israelis’? Point is, he means: ‘We don’t want Jews here’. Dear Auntie BBC, you are supposed to ask the questions on behalf ofmthe British people. But you never do, do you?
Hmm it appears like your blog ate my first comment (it was super long) so I
guess I’ll just sum it up what I wrote and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog.
I as well am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to everything.
Do you have any tips for beginner blog writers?
I’d definitely appreciate it.