What The Rest Of Europe Thinks About Londoners Picking A Muslim Mayor

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/14/europe-londoners-muslim-mayor-sadiq-khan

According to the Guardian, it seems as if the Uk goes to the top of their list when it comes to picking a Muslim for it's capital's mayor.

[naomi24]

I'm waiting for someone to come along and tell me bats aren't blind. ;o)

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// AOG....you have that wrong....the present Mayor is not a Tory, and that is what is important. ///

I have got what wrong?

I didn't sat the present Mayor was a Tory, but what I did make clear is the fact that he is a Muslim, and that in this case is what is most important.

/// Londoners had the opportunity to elect a white Tory but failed to do so by quite a large margin, so stop moaning about it. The Tories will get another go in 5 years time. ///

Who but you mentioned colour, they could easy elect a black Tory or even a tanned one who happened not to be a Muslim.

Anyway London Mayors are of little important to those who live out of London, it is the fact that we will have a Tory government for quite a few foreseeable years to come that is of importance, so you just stop moaning about it.

[anotheoldgit]

TheChair

/// "rational will win in the end"
I fear not. The News section on here is more like Friday night in a down-market pub than a rational forum. ///

Then it is about time you got out of your chair and got a round in, mine's a large G&T.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// Its all sour grapes on the part of our more xenophobic regulars. ///

I notice now that you are now playing your xenophobic card, since you can no longer use that worn out racist card, after being made made aware that Muslims are not a race.

But this time it is you who is being a racist, by introducing your 'White Mayor' rhetoric.

[anotheoldgit]

mikey4444

/// The difficulty is though, is that his colour and race, and his religion will always be more important than what he says or does. ///

It is you that seems to have a hangup regarding his colour, no one mentioned colour until you did.

His colour and his race is not being questioned only his religion, and the reason for that is the fact that certain baggage goes with that religion.

And if you deny that then obviously you must have your head buried deep in the sand.