When Will Labour Learn?

Afternoon,

I thought that Labour had learnt from the past that you can not tar an entire group with the proverbial brush otherwise you cause even more resentment.  Go tell that to Communities Minister, John Denham who has had the following to say about right-wing deadheads the EDL…

“…if you look at the types of demonstrations they have organised, the language used and the targets chosen, it looks pretty clear that it’s a tactic designed to provoke, to get a response and create violence…”

Of course, such language as the above will make those people who actually support the motives of the EDL and other right-wing groups even more determined to stick it to the very same people who have destroyed what they perceived to be their country and their country alone.  The perception that these same working-class, traditionally Labour-supporting people, are fascists is quite interesting, considering that amongst the flags shown at recent marches, include the Indian and Star of David.  Of course, two countries which are not exactly top of the Muslims favourites’ list… saying that, could it be that these are just badges of convenience?

The minister compared the groups to Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists which was formed in the 1930s, the most infamous march that the BUF held was the ‘Battle of Cable Street’ in 1936 when Mosley’s brown shirts attempted to lead his supporters through a Jewish area of the East End of London, leading to violent clashes.

Although I completely agree with the minister’s concerns, and they should be real, I cannot help but ask where was the concern, when Islamic extremists (because that is what they were) tried and succeeded in inciting disorder in Luton, when troops paraded back in the spring – where was the criticism of such fascist organisations such as Islam4UK (formerly known as Al-Muhajaroon) who openly want bloodshed against kuaffirs (infidels). 

Why, still after pretty much every other western democracy has outlawed Hitz-u-Tahir that Britain still sees it as a legal organisation, when it is proven to have recruited supporters for terrorist missions in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Not exactly, defending the troops that well…

There is however a bottom line to all this.  People have had enough of this pandering to the terrorist vote.  There are images in the mainstream media of a black Hamas flag being flown amongst the UAF/Muslim demonstrators in Harrow, yesterday.  That does them, nor us any good at all, as it stokes up the fear – that these demonstrators are by de facto terrorist sympathisers, by flying the Hamas flag.  The same flag which was shown in those suicide videos that those found guilty in the recent liquid bombs trials had done prior to their so-called fucking martyrdom.  Lovely…

By continuing to tar those who are scared and anxious of the way this country is going as scare-mongering and small-minded, whilst openly ignoring those Islamic fundamentalists who flout the same laws, we are pushing them into the hands of the fascists who want open conflict.  Labour, recruiting sergeant for fundamentalists and fascists…