The most discriminated minority in the UK
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2010-06-12 00:10.The Daily Mail, Daily Star, The Sun and some of the broadsheets should be ashamed of themselves. They constantly manipulate stories to their anti-muslim narrative. Half baked, half truth stories to whip up their anti muslim agenda. The fact this this is unchallenged by mainstream British society is the saddest part.
It is now socially acceptable to hate muslims. If these types of stories were directed at any other minority their would be outrage. How can this show the best of British society, this is not fairness and tolerance, this is mass propaganda and persecution of a largely non media savvy, generally poor minority by a trashy maligned media with a sinister agenda. It has overtones of another sad era in 20th century European history.
Yes there are problems with islam. Yes for the last 10-20 years terrorism has been a big global problem. If you look at the last 200 years.. slavery, imperialism, hiroshima, WW2, carving up of Africa, colonialism etc etc.. womens vote only in the last 100 years, gay equality only really in the last 5.. it hasnt all been a bed of roses. Dont whitewash your own history as it does not look that great to me.
All societies are on their own timeline of progress. to judge another society by our own standards and using that to discriminate against them is using the same logic as bin laden. Real change comes from supporting progressives on both sides, not whipping up fear and hatred - this hardens the progressives and radicalises more people and makes the problem worse. You havent learnt anything from your own history. How sad, the politics of fear, control and vested interests are alive and well.