There's an area of my town that the EDL/NF/BF etc. constantly claim is a no-go area for white people. I go there to do my spice shopping and never get any hassle or enmity. My study partner for a year of my degree was a Muslim woman from a traditional family and this gave me a real insight into Muslim "communities" and culture. Yep, there's issues! Not a surprise really - there are issues everywhere. What has really struck me by talking to people of all persuasions is that most are just trying to get on with life and achieve the same aims as everyone else on the planet. I hate to say it but I do agree with Tony Blair that we probably need to be more aware and confident of what exactly our liberal values are and to be prepared to assert and argue these.
I'm actually more worried by Trump.
I couldn't agree more!
There are people with extreme views of life from all backgrounds, it's not just followers of the Muslim faith. Some people are just warped & twisted either from nature or nurture, and not limited to religion.
It's not that long ago that many Americans were funding the IRA because they thought it was cool to be Irish, and discreetly ignored all the sectarian killings and mass murder that the 'cause' brought.
My neighbour owns several student accommodation houses and the best tenants he's had are four Muslim girls. They don't smoke, drink, party or have men back and clean the place when they go.
It's a short hop from arguing to fighting, and look what happens when mobs rule. We have to be vigilant to ALL threats to our normality, and yes that includes that madman Trump.
