This is a cross-post of a letter by Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate
Dear Home Secretary,
"Protect Freedom of Speech - Burn a Quran!"
In early February the Florida-based Pastor Terry Jones intends to travel to the United Kingdom to address an English Defence League rally in Luton. His anti-Muslim views made international news in early autumn when he proposed making the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack an “International Burn a Koran Day”. This brought international condemnation and eventually he was forced to back down.
Now Pastor Jones wants to give a speech attacking Islam at an EDL rally in Luton. The EDL emerged in Luton in May 2009 and its first demonstration ended with 250 people going on the rampage through a predominantly Asian area of the town. Since then it has become a national organisation and is the single biggest threat to social cohesion in this country today.
Pastor Terry Jones’s presence in Luton will be incendiary and highly dangerous. He will attract and encourage thousands of EDL supporters to take to the streets, and cause concern and fear among Muslims across the country. Only extremists will benefit from his visit and, as we know, extremism breeds hatred and hatred breeds violence. For these reasons we are asking you to prevent Pastor Terry Jones from entering the UK.
Yours sincerely
Nick Lowles
HOPE not hate
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What’s this? Frothing mightily at this Jones nonentity but not a word about Fazlur Rahman’s visit?
Why is Spittoon continuing to cross-post this miserable hypocrite?
Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate has an impeccable record of opposing the BNP and the far-right fascism in the UK. HNH has also recently made the intellectual leap of equating EDL fascism with clerical fascism. In a climate where liberals are unwilling or incapable of criticising the latter in case they might be called ‘racist’, this is a courageous step in the right direction. That is why we continue to cross-post his material.
Jones is a non-entity but his trip here is seen as a nod of acknowledgement to the EDL. And opposing the EDL has been HNH’s area of expertise.
We don’t expect HNH to understand the fascist undercurrents in South Asian politics to the point where they campaign against the entry of every South Astain extremist thug who visits the UK. We didn’t criticise them for not protesting the entry of the Hindutva extremist Sadhvi Rithambara to the UK.
Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate has an impeccable record of opposing the BNP and the far-right fascism in the UK.
Mazel tov. Takes fascist thugs to know fascist thugs, right?
HNH has also recently made the intellectual leap of equating EDL fascism with clerical fascism.
In this day and age, a pinko is either a hypocrite or an imbecile. Neither kind would be capable of intellectual leaps.
In a climate where liberals are unwilling or incapable of criticising the latter in case they might be called ‘racist’, this is a courageous step in the right direction.
How long should we wait for a contrary — oops, “courageous” — word on “clerical fascism” from these clowns?
That is why we continue to cross-post his material.
A pity you were taken in.
“Mazel tov. Takes fascist thugs to know fascist thugs, right?”
If you actually have a case against the man, spell it out. It’s hard to throw down a string of insults, and little else, and not appear a little fruitcakey.
If you actually have a case against the man, spell it out.
It’s quite simple, really. Trust a pinko at your own risk.
LOL – the EDL are the biggest threat to social cohesion in Britain. And when have they bombed transport systems and airports?
It is not muslims living in fear in Britain – it is the ordinary non muslim. How many preachers of hate are installed in British mosques winding up young testosterone fuelled young men to enage in jihad against the kuffar?. How many young muslim males peruse the web in search of pro-Islamic propoganda. How many muslim students gather at their unions to wail about the corrupt west and how it should be dealt with?
How on earth can Nick Lowles talk about social cohesion when the Koran tells its followers not to make friends with Jews and Christians? Muslims do not want to socialise with anyone that does not follow their ideology – I cannot think why they even come to the west when their countries of origin are so much more Islam friendly and Jews and Christians can be kept in their proper place.
I hope the Home Sec. files this in the correct basket!
Here’s an idea;
Germany applies anti-Nazi laws in crackdown on Salafi Islamic groups
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/1215/Germany-applies-anti-Nazi-laws-in-crackdown-on-Salafi-Islamic-groups
Nick Lowles would appear quite prescient now that the National Front have chosen to take up the cudgels on behalf of the batty Baptist (almost) Qu’ran burner.
John
“Germany applies anti-Nazi laws in crackdown on Salafi Islamic groups”
Give the German police massive amounts of power to enforce counter-terrorism on its civil society. What could possibly go wrong?
Yeah, right.
And where was Nick Lowles when Islamists’ were having a love-in at the Ibis Hotel?
That is why we continue to cross-post his material.
Quite.
Why don’t you ask Nick Lowles yourself?