I was able to read the latest posts before work early this morning so l got to think about them all day.
Luhe- I have read the statistics on that 90% so many times and I am feeling silly about it. It says the crimes against children reported have been perpetrated by white men in 90% of the cases. It is possible I am at puding head. It is possible that as Bandicoot says, the numbers are not to be believed because the authorities simply don’t report assurately.
And l admit that every time there is s new thread about the tardy discovery of more abuse by white JW men l understand why Janice doesn’t take here eye off the long history of girls being sexually used and ignored.
If ever I thought the concern over the growing threat of violent extremism wad overblown l see it now as a threat. Though over time I believe we will see the pressure is a feature of a global population that has boiled over its social organization. Bandicoot supplied a video that outlines political, intellectual development that misguided western society and it might have affected some.
But the raw numbers of raw humans are being impacted by massive global forces that are not looking at the working people anywhere in my view. Hundreds died today off the coast of Tunisia trying to get to Europe. They are hungry and frightened enough to risk death to find better lives. poor people.
At the same timel don’t feel there is any doubt that there is a growing problem of violent Islamic extremism and the loss of hard won progressive legal and social structures in the European democracies where Muslims now live. The non-Muslim are afraid and often hate them. The immediate problem is avoiding a war .
The violence could come eventually. Geert Wilders and Tommy Robinsons press their rhetoric as though they are the only truth bearers. They are not. Better minds and better hearts are working and speaking. But for many the shouts of angrier voices hold their attention.
How to stop the country within a country from overwhelming the progressive values of Britain’s? I will post a link that provides the only data that l find credible about Muslim views and the scope of the problem. And there is also a plausible strategy for dealing with the troubling conclusion of the investigation titled: What British Muslims Really Think
https://youtu.be/xQcSvBsU-FM
Without accurate information no one has any basis on which to act.
I will continue to watch this thread as the conversations have been good and tough. The struggles to assess facts,issues, disagree and find the areas of common ground and common concern are important.
Even though the Tommy Robinson matter and the Islam troubles abroad are not yet acute in the US the problems of unresponsive government is similar. But ways for citizen to participate and be included in social development ( not mob action)l is broken.
One thing that wasmentioned far back is the prison systems both in the UK snd here. They are hothouses for hot heads.
We’ll see if Tommy gets out. But others need to take over if he does.
