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sparkindarknessThe BNP (may they ever rot) has an "interesting" anti-terror proposal. (If you the definition of interesting is "batshit psycho-bigot insane")
They believe all Muslims should be banned from flying. Indefinitely.
Right, first of all: My rant on the pointlessness and sheer damage of such profiling:
Religious profiling is stupid. I'm not going to even argue the human rights aspects because everyone who cares about human rights understands this and doesn't need me to ramble on about how water is wet. Those who don't value human rights aren't going to get it anyway and need slapping with a big wet fish until they come to their senses.
No, there is another reason why it is stupid - it's because it is incredibly tunnel visioned. Tucked into the news recently has been the bombings and some violence in Ireland - the "Real IRA" is trying to get noticed again. Now I don't want to be blown up by an Irish Republican's semtex bomb any more than I wish to be blown up by an Muslim Extremist's suicide bomb. I also don't want to be torn apart by some right wing extremist's nail bomb (as happened in Soho not so long ago as a far right looney bombed hang outs of homosexuals and ethnic minorities).
So, I don't want my police rigorously checking everyone who looks like they're from the Middle East while completely ignoring the skin heads, Pissed off Paddies and little ol' Doris who is sick of the shop never having the colour of wool she wants for her knitting and has decided to take out her rage on the whole world.
And that's before we consider how statements and policies like this just generate more anger in our HOME GROWN (and Pakistani schooled) terrorist threat, giving is the dual wonders of both recruitment and the actual Muslim community not co-operating with the police.
Now, having covered the STUPIDITY of religious profiling, we now consider the practicality of it. How, pray tell, is anyone supposed to know what someone's religion is? Sure, some people wear religious dress, but far from all. So lets call it what it REALLY is: RACIAL profiling. Oh dear, that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth, doesn't it? Because when it comes down to it you would actually be trying to ground everyone of middle eastern descent (and from the Indian sub-continent, and North Africa. hey, if we're going by looks you've got Greece, Italy, Spain, south of France, Portugal and people wearing lots of fake tan). And you STILL wouldn't "succeed" in grounding all Muslims since, like any religion, Muslims come in all colours and with all names.
Unless of course they wanted a central registry of all muslims. Hey, why not make them all where big yellow stars while we're at it?
Gah, I'm not so much sickened by the BNP saying this drivel - because we KNOW what kind of sick freaks the Nazi party is, but by the amount of people who are nodding and acting like it's a good idea
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They believe all Muslims should be banned from flying. Indefinitely.
Right, first of all: My rant on the pointlessness and sheer damage of such profiling:
Religious profiling is stupid. I'm not going to even argue the human rights aspects because everyone who cares about human rights understands this and doesn't need me to ramble on about how water is wet. Those who don't value human rights aren't going to get it anyway and need slapping with a big wet fish until they come to their senses.
No, there is another reason why it is stupid - it's because it is incredibly tunnel visioned. Tucked into the news recently has been the bombings and some violence in Ireland - the "Real IRA" is trying to get noticed again. Now I don't want to be blown up by an Irish Republican's semtex bomb any more than I wish to be blown up by an Muslim Extremist's suicide bomb. I also don't want to be torn apart by some right wing extremist's nail bomb (as happened in Soho not so long ago as a far right looney bombed hang outs of homosexuals and ethnic minorities).
So, I don't want my police rigorously checking everyone who looks like they're from the Middle East while completely ignoring the skin heads, Pissed off Paddies and little ol' Doris who is sick of the shop never having the colour of wool she wants for her knitting and has decided to take out her rage on the whole world.
And that's before we consider how statements and policies like this just generate more anger in our HOME GROWN (and Pakistani schooled) terrorist threat, giving is the dual wonders of both recruitment and the actual Muslim community not co-operating with the police.
Now, having covered the STUPIDITY of religious profiling, we now consider the practicality of it. How, pray tell, is anyone supposed to know what someone's religion is? Sure, some people wear religious dress, but far from all. So lets call it what it REALLY is: RACIAL profiling. Oh dear, that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth, doesn't it? Because when it comes down to it you would actually be trying to ground everyone of middle eastern descent (and from the Indian sub-continent, and North Africa. hey, if we're going by looks you've got Greece, Italy, Spain, south of France, Portugal and people wearing lots of fake tan). And you STILL wouldn't "succeed" in grounding all Muslims since, like any religion, Muslims come in all colours and with all names.
Unless of course they wanted a central registry of all muslims. Hey, why not make them all where big yellow stars while we're at it?
Gah, I'm not so much sickened by the BNP saying this drivel - because we KNOW what kind of sick freaks the Nazi party is, but by the amount of people who are nodding and acting like it's a good idea
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Date: 2006-08-15 09:32 pm (UTC)But, but... the NINJA GRANNIES could kill us all?!
That is seriously silly - water dangerous but blades not?
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