...hatred (which has been a crime in the U.K. for ages). Still not seen any enforcement of Sharia though? Am I being blind here?
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Replying to @Liggi
If you think this is OK (and remotely consistent with ancient English liberties) there's really nothing I can say.http://www.businessinsider.com/in-britain-police-arrest-twitter-and-facebook-users-if-they-make-anti-muslim-statements-2013-5 …
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It's a stupid law, which has been used in the past to arrest people for Twitter jokes. But it's not "enforcing Sharia", even at a stretch.
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Replying to @Liggi @Outsideness
People should be able to say racist things online, as much as they want. But this alarmism is ridiculous, and harmful to sensible discourse.
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Replying to @Liggi @Outsideness
People getting splashed with Acid, girls getting raped, and HR Witches meanwhile scream "HATRED WILL NOT BE TOLERATED" at those who notice.
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Perhaps it's hyperbolic to say the Police are enforcing Sharia - but with their selective enforcement of the law, they may as well be.
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There are many, many small and concerning cases where a double-standard is clearly present, which presents trouble long-term.
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And this problem extends to the bureaucracy writ large - the people giving the police their orders.
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Replying to @EruseaRise @Liggi
British people are now scared to criticize Islam. The police being among those most pitifully terrified. ...
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Replying to @Outsideness @EruseaRise
I've spent years criticising Islam, and I'm not in prison. So has Dawkins. So have many, many, many others. All the time.
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Dawkins is the canary in the coal-mine. But he's atypically protected by his class, professional position, brilliance, and caution.
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I've never been contacted by the police, at all, ever. Nor has any other British critic of Islam that I know of (maybe barring T. Robinson).
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