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2004-01-10 Britain

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Posted by Steve White 2004-01-10 12:23:01 AM|| || Front Page|| [11142 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Drat. His rant was in a newspaper column, not radio. Oops.

Posted by Steve White 2004-1-10 12:25:32 AM|| 2004-1-10 12:25:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The only thing he did wrong was to say 'Arabs' instead of 'Islamists'. It seem the newspaper took a few things out of context (whoops) too. Here's his public apology (BBC).

"The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) reported the matter to the police.

CRE chairman Trevor Phillips commended the BBC for taking swift action on the matter.

He said: "It is unbelievable. It's not just what he says, but the way he says it, which is completely offensive, and the level of ignorance he shows.""

Dunno about ignorance Trevor, seems like he was right on the ball about a great many things.

Our good friends at Samizdata (Perry de Haviland) have a few things to say on the matter too.

"I was just interviewed on BBC News 24 to put my views on this affair and I pointed out that whilst I found his remarks full of nasty collectivist generalization, many of the points he made about what passes for civilization in the Arab world are simply facts... people do indeed get their limbs chopped off as punishment in Saudi Arabia, women are indeed second class citizens (if they are even citizens at all), human rights are ghastly across a great swathe of the Middle East, the last time the Muslim world was a hive of innovation was in the 12th Century etc. etc... all these things are simply facts."

To get away with saying that on the BBC is some going!

I don't much like Kilroy-Silk (he's a Labour MP *spit* - which makes this all the more comical), but something has to be done to vent the pressure cooker that political correctness has set alight in this country.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-1-10 5:03:13 AM|| 2004-1-10 5:03:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Kilroy is a Hero, and the BBC should suspend all its staff if this is the case because thier all incedably anti western.If Kilroy had said those comments about Jews the BBC would have given him a pay rise.I hate the BBC and thier constant brown nosing of Arabs,they act like bloody children.Makes me so angry we have to pay a t.v licence for the fuck wits.

Posted by Jon Shep 2004-1-10 5:18:37 AM|| 2004-1-10 5:18:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The BBC were right to take this racist slimeball off the air and if you think he should join the other ignoramuses in the USA you are welcome to him. I'll even pay his air fare! He will fit in well with their unelected educationally subnormal president and his neo conservative cabinet of unmitigated crooks and liars.

Posted by Anonymous 2004-1-10 9:22:10 AM|| 2004-1-10 9:22:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 The TV license thing is something I just can't understand the British citizen standing still for. Yes we have NPR, but that's mainly funded by corporate shakedowns and mug sales...

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-10 9:25:07 AM|| 2004-1-10 9:25:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Racist? jesus you ever listened to the crap that BBC normally come out with- if he's guilty then so is ever other BBC journalist for thier anti-western crap they come out with.Pity the truth hurts and the Muslim comunity just can't hack it.More people in the U.k should talk like this instead of brown nosing and appeasing the 'religion of peace'. Go listen to a palistinian speaches in thier mosques and you might just realise that the 'religion of peace' is actully the most sick and distorted excuse for a religion there ever could be and until they stop preaching death to the west and Israeil and clean thier act up they shouldn't preach about Fuckin Kilroy.He spoke his mind and the truth hurts dosn't it.

Posted by Jon Shep 2004-1-10 9:34:45 AM|| 2004-1-10 9:34:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Anonymous - If it wasn't for the transparent venom in your post, I would consider it quite a good spoof of the Leftist lack of fact and argument.

Posted by phil_b 2004-1-10 10:19:31 AM|| 2004-1-10 10:19:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Kilroy apologizes, British muslim say it's not enough...what do they want? Blood?
"British Muslims unhappy with apology from TV star over anti-Arab remarks"
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/65725/1/.html

Posted by TS 2004-1-10 10:20:31 AM|| 2004-1-10 10:20:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 âDemocracy dies when honest men may no longer voice the truth for fear of State retributionâ.

So, Robert Kilroy-Silk has been tried and (what else?) found guilty in-absentia by Witch-finder General Trevor Phillips; the over-paid, over-opinionated and over-sensitive UK Head of the CRE.

To misquote McCarthy: "..are you now, or have you ever been a racist?".

Make no mistake, for reasons of political expediency, which it seems has long since replaced any finer humanitarian or moral grounds, the CRE (or should that be primus inter pares?) now heads the bloated body of thought-police sanctioned by our saintly Prime Minister Tony Blair and his acolytes. Let none gainsay their wisdom in these matters!

For those of you who are not yet aware, take heed, for the CRE is the all-powerful body that monitors the airwaves, the media, our words, thoughts and very souls for any possible hint of the âRâ word.

Yes, the technology exists, so it can only be a matter of time before the introduction of mandatory polygraphs and sodium-pentathol injections to determine whether we still harbour any trace of sub-conscious racist tendencies.

God help us all if a âracistâ gene is ever detected - compulsory DNA screening for all! But then, the actions of the CRE, the police and courts in this country demonstrate clearly that the âcrimeâ of racism is committed exclusively and inexorably by one demonic section of our society. Yes, anyone insensitive enough to have been born white must by definition, and without exception, be a racist.

Children must surely soon be âencouragedâ to decry their parents to the authorities for that most heinous of 21st century crimes? So what of murder, or rape, or child molestation? - these are as nothing it would seem when compared to that vague and ill-defined 'crime', on which the burden of proof lies with the accused not the accuser; against which it seems no defence or protestations of innocence can protect us - 'R-A-C-I-S-M'.

One must ask though, what hope is there for a true and just society, where people of all backgrounds and faiths can live in peace and as true equals, when unregulated zealots with an over-indulged sense of self-righteousness and a burning desire to ensure that we for ever pay for the sins of past generations, are appointed by an unscrupulous government to stand in judgement over us all?

We are now force-fed a daily diet of ethnically and culturally approved news and views. Increasingly, re-programming by SWAT teams of carefully vetted âDiversity Trainersâ is a pre-requisite before we may be considered for employment (the use of accompanying electrodes to intensify the experience must again only be a matter of time).

Ethnic and non-Judaio-Christian groups and associations are already well represented in the UK. Black, Asian and Islamic interest groups and societies exist within many academic, social and occupational areas, some law-abiding and forces for good, others preaching sedition, apparently safe from prosecution because of our native (at times patronising) tolerance for all cultures other than our own. We even have the self-proclaimed âMuslim Parliament of Great Britainâ, clearly not yet convinced of the ability of the UK Parliament to represent their interests (but then we have some common ground here).

The very idea that there could be âWhiteâ or Christian equivalents of many of these groups would be anathema to the CRE, and career-ending for anyone rash enough to suggest it.

Would a âWhite Police Associationâ be permitted in the UK? â one can imagine the CREâs reaction and the demands in Parliament for resignations if anyone dared propose such a thing. And yet, we must meekly and unquestioningly accept that a âBlack Police Associationâ is permitted within the main body of the police force in this country.

Am I alone in asking why it must always fall to the indigenous population of this country to accommodate and indulge every whim, wish, cultural and religious difference introduced by newcomers to our shores â and those elsewhere in the world?

As perhaps one of the most tolerant nations on earth, we agonise over what is politically correct, avoid saying or doing anything that might cause offence or upset the sensibilities of other cultures, and yet, there is little evidence of any such consideration in return.

Leaving aside the cynical and laughable attempts by Mr. Blunkett to persuade us otherwise, it would appear that nothing is asked in return from our new countrymen and women by our government representatives - other than their votes.

The pendulum of inequality has already swung much too far in the opposite direction, and yet, we dare not speak of such things, nor encourage open debate. What hope then for peaceful co-existence, mutual respect or understanding?

Truly, where civil liberty, democracy and equality are concerned, we live in perilous times.

Posted by TonyG 2004-1-10 11:01:39 AM|| 2004-1-10 11:01:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Exact same thing just across the Channel, Tony...

Posted by Anonymous 2004-1-10 12:58:18 PM|| 2004-1-10 12:58:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I think just like the Zionists bark anti-semitism when someone even speaks, there should be word for muslim-bashing too. Anti-muslim just doesnt 'cut' it.

Posted by Faisal 2004-1-10 3:27:57 PM|| 2004-1-10 3:27:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 How about 'verisimilitude' then?

Posted by Tony (UK) 2004-1-10 4:30:30 PM|| 2004-1-10 4:30:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Faisal - Given this comment - and one or two others I've seen from you, I'll assume you're sympathetic to the Muslim cause. So what is it: Are you a troll pretender - or a real 7th century Caliphate jihadi?

After some years of being in their (Your?) world and having their bullshit shoved down my throat, payback has a nice ring to it. Islam is hypocrisy incarnate and the world's fount of backward brutal barbarism. It is doomed to extinction by its true message of hate and intolerance - combined with its ineffectual helplessness and well-earned shameful despair. Truly, Islam is a pathetic failure, the bottom-feeder of religions, and I, for one, will laugh while watching as it is snuffed out. Rest assured I will assist the process in every manner possible, too.

If 1% of what the Muslims impose upon non-Muslims who are in their vaunted "Islamic lands" were to be imposed upon them while in the West, the squealing would be amazing. Like hordes of pigs - and the Brit Muslims do an excellent imitation of it when merely described accurately. If the Muslims don't care for free speech, then they should love the fact that they are free to leave... something that is demonstrably untrue in countries they control. You have nothing but sand beneath your feet, son -- and no future. None.

Indeed, the man is dead right: we owe the Muslims nothing, as they contribute nothing but whining seething gutless drivel, subversion, and duplicity. The cowardice of the current UK Govt to deal with the subversion of Islam will cease the minute one of your brothers makes the classic jihadi mistake of attacking their generous host. There's no doubt it will happen - because the jihadi is less intelligent than the pig that he imitates with his squeals of offence. You should take your leave while you can, and don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

Posted by .com 2004-1-10 5:31:35 PM|| 2004-1-10 5:31:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 'a 7th century Caliphate jihadi' - that probably does sum him up completey and the likeness of Islam to squealing pigs is just perfect possibly the best description i've heard of them yet. Kilroy should be given a medal - and armed gaurds cos i'm sure the 'religion of peace' will try and get revenge - if not on him then probably on his kids or wife and however many other innocent people may be near him at the time.They'll probably issue a fatwa or whatever you call it on him. I may have to change my middle name to Kilroy, he's my new hero, a real breath of fresh air from are rotten politically correct society.I look forward to reading his next piece. And hearing you squeal.

Posted by Jon Shep 2004-1-10 5:48:53 PM|| 2004-1-10 5:48:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Islam is a pathetic failure, the bottom-feeder of religions

Abu TrollSlicer lives!

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-10 11:10:11 PM|| 2004-1-10 11:10:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Mr Anonymous,

So kind of you to visit this site during one of your many coffee/tea breaks at the BBC.

Posted by ed 2004-1-11 12:20:12 AM|| 2004-1-11 12:20:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 Dear Anonymous Poster. Thanks for your post. At least you don't have the courage to leave a name eh?. Common of Zionists --- all of 'em are rats. I am a human being. Love jewish gals :P. I'm not a Jihadi. There is no concept of 'jihad' in Islam for the extension of a country ie acquisition of land. That is what i believe in. The only 'jihad' i know of is to tame one's own self to be a better human ie to be honest, integral, upright and recpect all other human beings irrespective of their race, color and culture. Oh yeah, but then the Talmud tells us that the goyim's life has no value eh. I think that reading too much Talmud has brain damaged u. The 'jihadis' you refer to, and refer to as my brothers have nothing to do with me. I spit in their face. I think you are brain damaged from reading too much Talmud. Please take some rest. The only failure u will see is Zion :-) it has to end one day.

Posted by Faisal 2004-1-11 7:52:30 AM|| 2004-1-11 7:52:30 AM|| Front Page Top

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