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The only sensible and responsible response to Islam for non Muslim countries is what is called Islamophobia. Why would you not fear Islam? Every terrorist attack carried out in England has been carried out by Islamists. The same is true of every country in Western Europe. The European countries which have not suffered Islamist terrorist attacks are those from Eastern Europe such as Hungary, Poland and Slovakia which do not allow Muslims to enter their countries. Keep you eyes on Ireland, people there have had enough of cultural enrichment and are on the verge of making their, and I emphasise their, country ungovernable. We should follow. Better that we accept the inevitable casualties now than we wait for civil war.

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Starmer had an ideal opportunity to put all this nonsense to bed. This was not the time for ambivalence. He wouldn’t have been ambushed by the question because they generally have notice beforehand to give them time to prepare, and the question also came from his own side. He did not seem prepared. It’s not just the Jewish MPs he has to placate now, it’s also the Muslims. But he didn’t have to take sides; he just needed to reiterate what the current approach is (free speech, tolerate all religions blah blah). But he didn’t - and this is important. Why not? As you say, how can he promote the free speech the UK enjoys when he has already stamped it out? In addition, he doesn’t want clarity (which is odd for a lawyer). It suits him to have division. Knowing Kier, leaving it open like he did also gives him room to flip flop. He’s going to keep this one in his back pocket because he might just need it later.

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Absolutely agree. Also not sure that Starmer would know what 'an ever fixèd mark' was if he fell over it. He does not have a settled opinion; it doesn't work for his elitist ideological-twaddle-favouring kind of set.

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> "but any disgust you can conjure in response to these images should surely be outweighed by the horror produced from witnessing a country lock people up for them."

... while letting actual p43dophiles walk free because of a "lack of places in prison"

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The UK is well on its way to becoming a country that suppresses free speech much like Russia, Iran and China. The question we in the US must ask ourselves is how long before we acknowledge this fact and realize that we can no longer be allies with a country that doesn’t share our love of freedom.

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The man has spent his entire life as a lawyer looking after the rights of minorities. He’s been a fanatical defender of criminals rights over the victims. He doesn’t see the demos. Only the grievance groups.

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Don't forget that blasphemy is still illegal in Scotland and Northern Ireland, after the laws only being abolished in England and Wales 16 years ago.

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Weasel is right

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