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Violence Is Corrupting Our Democracy
'Fascism begins with political violence on the streets. In 1922, Benito Mussolini ordered his supporters to march on Rome and threaten to overthrow the democratic government. In the early 1930s gangs of Nazis and communists fought for control of Berlin’s streets. In 1999, a mysterious bombing campaign, that killed dozens of people and destroyed apartment blocks in Moscow and Volgodonsk, allowed Vladimir Putin to take power by posing as a strongman who could keep Russians safe.
The UK is experiencing its own version of fascistic violence. As befits the modesty of this country we have a quintessentially British version of it. Nothing too grand or showy is on display. Nevertheless, violence and the threat of violence is successfully perverting the course of democratic life.
In the chaos of yesterday’s attempt by parliament to pass a motion on the war in Gaza it became clear that MPs were not frightened of the party leaders and whips, but of Islamist terrorism and mobs at their homes and offices.'
Nick Cohen, The Spectator Australia
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Not particularly, as there has to be a point coming soon when even the most blinkered of politicians realise there are problems they haven't been dealing with, especially now they are the ones targeted, and decide to start solving them, and telling the police farce to stop messing about and start extracting their collective digits.
//...ask yourself..// is for some a big ask.
The IRA were fighting for their country - on the world stage, a local territorial matter. Islamism is an ideological, international movement, with ambitions to change the world to it's liking, and by heck, I think they're doing well at it when I see, 'From the Rivers to the Sea' hologrammed onto Big Ben itself & no action taken.
Naomi, I don't know if permission is required to shine slogans onto public buildings. Would you like a law requiring such permission? I presume that granting or refusing permission would be based on possible harm to local amenity arising from bright lights. Or perhaps the content of the words used. Who would you like to be in charge of approving or refusing certain words? It all sounds a bit Big-Brotherly. I would have thought that existing laws against inciting hatred or violence would suffice. Do you think that we need new laws, tailored to specific situations as they arise - perhaps a 'Lee Law' or a 'Boris Law' or a 'Khan Law'?
THECORBYLOON, ignorance is bliss erm, you know what thye meant with that on big ben, yet it was allowed, thats incitement, can i out up a nazi symbol or an isis flag, after all it's only a flag.. that slogan on ben was deliberate and thought about, to me it says, we are here..and it's to late, your democracy is weak and flawed, ummah is the way and the light, the uk is weak, we are strong, and by your own laws we will prevail.
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