Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 861588)

I'm not sure that there's a trend in either direction, although Springhill is a Labour stronghold within Hyndburn. I would like to think that the majority of British Muslims would be against what happened on Thursday, much the same as the Koran-burning idiots in America were reviled by most Christians.

What has annoyed me is the cover-up, presumably based on that most powerful of all words, 'racism'. The government (of whichever colour) invites future problems by ignoring instances like this and not coming down equally hard on Muslims as well as Christians. What's sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander and at the moment it isn't.

There's no two ways about it, racism still only works one way in Great Britain.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 861540)

Looks like you may be right.

I did nibble the odd petal whilst waiting, bored, but it looks life the rest of blooms are safe.

I don't know what came over me.

Having the cheek to demand that those closet to us in the chain of government, offered a little guidance, and leadership, in the hope that the few wouldn't tarnish the whole. Asking for things...it's akin to bullying. I apologise most humbly to our elected representatives.

Then again, perhaps it was just anger because today's Remembrance Sunday, and the day I see my mum annually broken-hearted and in tears, for the father who never got to hold her in his arms as a baby, or even see her. Him being killed a few months before her birth.

Silly me for thinking that politicians should notice that the electorate are sick and fed up of the silence, that follows outrage, after outrage, carried out in the name of religion, by evil bigots who primary desire is to curtail the freedoms we enjoy, and our country fought for.

I think if anyone had the gumption, and organised a rally, in little over a week after the poppy burning happened, and brought the community together, in an inter, and no faith demonstration, that things like the Remembrance Day Burn in Hell 'protest', was carried out by a few, and not the many, and 'Not in Our Name', a great deal could have been achieved in helping to heal the wounds these scum have caused.

Nevermind.

At least my freakin' hat still has some life left in it.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 861604)

There should be no need to have any sort of rally if the police did their job, by their actions these yobs were breaking the law, in fact probably more than one law, so why were they not arrested and charged accordingly, if the boot had been on the other foot and the indigenous population had burnt copies of the Koran and carried signs saying Islam harbours murderers, their feet wouldn't have touched the floor before seeing the inside of a cell:mad:

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 861613)

Still no comment from the various councillors who are Accyweb members. Why does that not surprise me? :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 861604)

There should be no need to have any sort of rally if the police did their job, by their actions these yobs were breaking the law, in fact probably more than one law, so why were they not arrested and charged accordingly, if the boot had been on the other foot and the indigenous population had burnt copies of the Koran and carried signs saying Islam harbours murderers, their feet wouldn't have touched the floor before seeing the inside of a cell:mad:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 861616)

I think a local demonstration would be a very good way of showing that the majority of people don't support the few mad extremists.

It would help show the borough, which has a large Muslim population, in a better light than any so called community art event, or a thousand kids, having a day off school to extol the benefits of recycling, both of which H.B.C. were keen to give time and money to make happen.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 861618)

The police, like politicans, and the media are afraid of offending any minority group, because of their patronising, wooly minded liberalism.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 861624)

Would only be of any use if the local Muslim community took part too

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 861624)

Would only be of any use if the local Muslim community took part too

Originally Posted by yerself (Post 861634)

I wonder if the taxi driver mentioned in this article will be allowed to continue plying for hire?
RAF man turned away by Asian cabbie in row over uniform - Yorkshire Post

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 861639)

Disgusting, and yes he should have his licence taken off him.