A March for Sedition

I saw this report over at Atlas Shrugs, and it made me think of something that happened quite recently.

A friend and I were having a debate after the Geert Wilders deportation fiasco about what freedom of speech actually means in practice and whether there should be limits.

He is quite liberal in his political outlook, but we agreed that freedom of speech meant pretty much the right to offend people, the right to challenge their ideas.

I mean, after all, don't most sensible people enjoy having their worldview challenged, in an informed and civilised manner? How else do you grow intellectually, or discover any little flaws in your logic and reasoning?

I don't really mind being 'offended', as long as I have the same right to offend others; what annoys me more than almost anything else is double standards.

Please watch this video; in it you will see a group of Muslims marching in east London on Saturday, 28th February 2009.

A few things are remarkable; firstly, these people are shouting many slogans that are clearly treasonous, calling for the British state to be undermined, secession, the application of Sharia law.

Secondly, they seem to absolutely despise Britain and the British people and culture.

Thirdly, a recent decision meant that some St. George's Day parades were cancelled and will not be held, for fear of 'incitement' and racist incidents.

But what I find most remarkable of all is the fact that I had to turn to an American blog to find out any information about this.

The march was entitled 'March for Islam' and was organised by Anjem Chaudary's 'Islam 4 UK'.

Please note that link; here's a quote, pertaining to the organisation of the march:

"Is it for brothers and sisters?
Yes.
Please note however, that strict segregation will be enforced, with sisters at the back of the procession and brothers at the front."

Sensible. We wouldn't want any policemen trying to run away tripping over a sister's burqa up there at the front. He might be sued by her legal aid Human Rights lawyer.

If the people marching and shouting these slogans were white Christians, I think most people would find it quite amusing. 'They're cranks', they'd say.

But it isn't amusing in the slightest. We know just what these zealots are capable of, and what their ideological ilk and offshoots are up to around the world; attacking and undermining the infidel, at home or abroad.

Interestingly, the user who hosts this video is called 'SoldierForIslam', and in the description he spends a few lines ranting about returning the Caliphate to its former glory. Presumably an extended version of it, because I don't recall east London being part of the original.

Anyway, he has made a favourite of a video by 'Nahda'. This purports to be a Muslim-Australian youth organisation.

The title of the video? 'The Great Battles of Islamic History'. The graphic at the start comes up as 'Nahda: Embrace the Revival'.

Perhaps they had no room for 'or else'.

Chip, chip, chip, and that's another little piece of our sovereignty and resolve gone. Because this is suddenly everywhere. Many Britons are running away to Australia from this nonsense.

In any case, I take it these are the people that Jacqui Smith had in mind when she banned Geert Wilders?

I would imagine so. Personally I would not see this march banned; I would have had every cameraman from every news channel in the land there, beaming it into living rooms across the Western world.

It would have been better for us if these people had never darkened our shores; but they have, and now it's high time we tried to understand them and their aims.

For how else will we resist?

But then, maybe I'm too optimistic. If 9/11 and 7/7 didn't awaken the majority, then maybe it really is just too late.

One thing's for sure; these people mean business, and they're not exactly shy about saying as much. If they were in any way 'far-right', a ripple of fear would run around Europe.

We're looking for our enemy in the wrong diection, I'm afraid. But that's OK; at least when he comes to slit our throats, we won't have to see his face.