Dear Craig Whittaker
I hope this note finds you well.
As our MP I would ask you to raise the question of investigating links between the EDL, and other Right Wing groups, and the attacks in Norway when you next meet in the House of Commons. It is clear from the perpetrator’s statements and online activities that such connections exist. As in other matters of national security and threat the UK has been rigorous in perusing connections and groups. It now seems clear that the Right Wing in the UK is an enemy within, working against the interests of the country and its standing in the world, and must be brought into the light.
In our own locality there has been a marked rise in agitation from the ‘Right Wing’.
The head of the Quilliam think-tank recently said: "The horrific events in Norway are a reminder that white far-right extremism is also a major and possibly growing threat."
It’s not hard to see that the fascistic values of the 20th Century are still alive, and in fact tolerated more openly today, of course the focus of that hate has been reoriented, and is often used for political gain and creation of separation in communities. As the upstanding Member of the house you appear to be. I hope you will press for action against this rising problem.
Just as with other threats, Christian and Right Wing Fundamentalism, and Terrorism, need to be dealt with in the same manor; moderate Christians and 'Right leaning' people must speak out against these people, and do more to weed them out within their own communities. The onus is most certainly on those who are complicit by association.
There needs to be dissuasive treatment at airports, police stop and search, a scheme for informants within churches and meetings to be able to notify the authorities and I’m sure there are many other things we don’t know of in place that can be adapted to these necessary ends.
I trust many of these matters are being discussed today, I ask you though for your vigilance in perusing these questions in the light of the large amount of Right Wing activity in West Yorkshire in recent times.
Yours Sincerely
John Siddique
I hope this note finds you well.
As our MP I would ask you to raise the question of investigating links between the EDL, and other Right Wing groups, and the attacks in Norway when you next meet in the House of Commons. It is clear from the perpetrator’s statements and online activities that such connections exist. As in other matters of national security and threat the UK has been rigorous in perusing connections and groups. It now seems clear that the Right Wing in the UK is an enemy within, working against the interests of the country and its standing in the world, and must be brought into the light.
In our own locality there has been a marked rise in agitation from the ‘Right Wing’.
The head of the Quilliam think-tank recently said: "The horrific events in Norway are a reminder that white far-right extremism is also a major and possibly growing threat."
It’s not hard to see that the fascistic values of the 20th Century are still alive, and in fact tolerated more openly today, of course the focus of that hate has been reoriented, and is often used for political gain and creation of separation in communities. As the upstanding Member of the house you appear to be. I hope you will press for action against this rising problem.
Just as with other threats, Christian and Right Wing Fundamentalism, and Terrorism, need to be dealt with in the same manor; moderate Christians and 'Right leaning' people must speak out against these people, and do more to weed them out within their own communities. The onus is most certainly on those who are complicit by association.
There needs to be dissuasive treatment at airports, police stop and search, a scheme for informants within churches and meetings to be able to notify the authorities and I’m sure there are many other things we don’t know of in place that can be adapted to these necessary ends.
I trust many of these matters are being discussed today, I ask you though for your vigilance in perusing these questions in the light of the large amount of Right Wing activity in West Yorkshire in recent times.
Yours Sincerely
John Siddique
2 comments:
You make a very important point, John, about "creation of separation in communities". That happens here, too, in the U.S.
Al Jazeera posted a commentary this weekend about the change in language in NYT's stories about Norway, how the words changed from reference to possible terrorist and all that word implies (read, involvement of Muslim community) to reference to Christian extremist, fundamentalists, and right wingers, as if, somehow the thuggery of the latter were different from that of the former. Perhaps it's time to stop using such labels altogether and simply call these actions what they are: cold-blooded killings. Beyond that, they have no explanation, no matter what the (twisted) political orientation.
My heart goes out to all those who lost loved ones in Norway, who are losing loved ones today somewhere in Iraq or Afghanistan, in India or Pakistan, who will lose someone tomorrow because of the inexplicable hatred finding its way into bomb-making in the U.S., U.K, Yemen, . . . pick the nation.
What I wouldn't give to wake up one morning and know that the world was at peace.
yeah... it annoyed me royally that after the first wave of 'it was Muslim terrorists' the English media (especially TV and radio) kept (indeed keep) harping on the supposed rationale of motive 'fear of Islamic encroachment' and 'Muslim Migration' buzzwords yadda yadda until the repetition might be enough to make Islam reassuringly guilty by default, ie no Islam no right-wing kill happy nut jobs in Norway. Not nearly as sickening as the event itself of course - but, annoying.
On the other hand, the almost spontaneous and certainly massive oslo street vigil as well as messages to me through blogs from people and friends at the scene in Norway have been reassuringly positive in comparison.
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