Britain Is Too Tolerant Of Extremism, Says Theresa May

[naomi24]

She said there is "far too much tolerance" of Islamist extremism in Britain today, that rooting out terror would require "some difficult and often embarrassing conversations", and that while the three recent terror attacks in the UK were not linked by "common networks", they were "bound together by the single evil ideology of Islamic extremism".

She added that things could not "continue as they are" and suggested that "pluralistic British values" should be established as superior and that "safe spaces" for terror planning on the internet should be stamped out through new "international agreements that regulate cyberspace".

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/london-bridge-terror-attack-theresa-may-tolerance-of-extremism-terrorism-islam-a7771836.html

Listening to BBC news just now, she is reported to have said that enough is enough and that suspects should receive longer custodial sentences.

At last someone in authority is telling it like it is. I'm with her all the way.

[ToraToraTora]

cue the hand wringers........

[naomi24]

It's been reported that another of last night's victims has died, taking the total death toll to seven. Many more still lie injured in hospital.

[pixie374]

Blinding common sense so far. But better late than never. Talk is easy though- let's see what she actually does.

[agchristie]

From the link:-

we need to live our lives not in a series of segregated, separated communities, but as one truly United Kingdom.”

Now there's a challenge...

[naomi24]

Pixie, but how many have actually said "Britain is too tolerant of extremism"?

[Kromovaracun]

I'm with her up to the point of censoring the internet. I think that's a rather sinister exploitation of tragedy to enforce a creepy agenda she already had.

Regards extremism - yes, she's right.

[pixie374]

Not necessarily in those words, naomi. But I certainly haven’t seen any suggestion it should be tolerated.

[naomi24]

Pixie, ever heard the phrase ‘Silence is acquiescence'?

[mushroom25]

pixie: // I certainly haven’t seen any suggestion it should be tolerated. //

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sadiq-khan-london-mayor-terrorism-attacks-part-and-parcel-major-cities-new-york-bombing-a7322846.html

[pixie374]

No, naomi. That would be a very dangerous and daft assumption.
Mushroom, that link doesn't say that at all.

[naomi24]

Pixie, that's exactly what the link says. It's part and parcel of city life.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Nothing about our Tess tells me that she understands Islam and the threat it poses when fundamentalists (i.e. lots if not most of them) are implanted in Western societies, Naomi.

I'm surprised by your admiration for her.

[pixie374]

It is and they are trying to work out how to prevent it.

[naomi24]

v-e, I don't believe she does understand Islam - or at least if she does, for reasons of diplomacy she’s choosing her words carefully - as she says there will have to be some difficult and often embarrassing conversations - but I do admire her for actually standing up to say that Britain is too tolerant of Islamic extremism. It is.

[naomi24]

pixie, they're trying to work out how to prevent it - and keep the Muslim population and its apologists happy. That's tolerance.

[anotheoldgit]

agchristie

/// we need to live our lives not in a series of segregated, separated communities, but as one truly United Kingdom.” ///

Since ENGLAND is taking all the flack I can't see how Britain or the United Kingdom comes into it.

[youngmafbog]

So she is starting to say what many of us have said for years.

Multiculturism does not work. Thanks Bliar.

Integrate (with your religion if you wish) or get out.

[youngmafbog]

AOG, England is taking the flak at the moment.

If we dont sit down hard on this soon it will move to other parts of the UK once the major English targets have been bolted down.

[anotheoldgit]

youngmafbog

How many Muslims decide to settle in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?