I suppose it says something about the state of affairs in the UK, that when the Prime Minister notes that “state multiculturalism” may not be all that and a bag of crisps, it is treated as either bold or brash:
David Cameron has criticised “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism.
At a security conference in Munich, he argued the UK needed a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to all kinds of extremism.
He also signalled a tougher stance on groups promoting Islamist extremism.
The speech angered some Muslim groups, while others queried its timing amid an English Defence League rally in the UK.
As Mr Cameron outlined his vision, he suggested there would be greater scrutiny of some Muslim groups which get public money but do little to tackle extremism.
Ministers should refuse to share platforms or engage with such groups, which should be denied access to public funds and barred from spreading their message in universities and prisons, he argued.
“Frankly, we need a lot less of the passive tolerance of recent years and much more active, muscular liberalism,” the prime minister said.
For the lemon-suckers who perpetually “question the timing,” sunrise would still be sunrise, even if the EDL were to observe it. For my own part, I find it refreshing to hear an elected leader speak the self-evident truth rather than assume his constituents are too natively brutish to bear it.
We could use a little of that over here.
We’ll have to wait a couple more years, I suppose to get a little of that over here.
I just hope & pray we’re still *over here* in a couple of years…
“Muscular liberalism.” I guess that would be a neo-con here.
If a capon here managed to grow a pair and give a talk like that the Jesse and Al Traveling Perpetual Victimhood Gospel Ministry and Chautauqua Show would be making the usual cries of RAAAACIST! To be followed by the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, and all the usual suspects.
And when that happens, Mr. Prez should go out and tell the truth about their habits, so to speak. Start demonizing left, sez I. All it takes is the truth.
The most important defense to an action for defamation is “truth”, which is an absolute defense to an action for defamation.
The truth is that is David Cameron is spot on and ” Jesse and Al Traveling Perpetual Victimhood Gospel Ministry and Chautauqua Show ” are race pimps….
We need to stop playing the game according to the liberal elite weenies’ rules before it becomes the end of us.
In the interests of respect for other cultures and their traditions, perhaps require that all mosques and other Muslim organizations possessing the requisite personnel issue fatwas condemning personally the usual laundry-list of AQ and other scum, and fanatics and extremists in general.
Or lose all tax benefits, grants, and so on.
Not that it’d stop the problem, but it’d be a good, formal start. Might even hurt the useless gits.
Oh – and condemn Sharia as the barbaric, unacceptable, and primitive law of ignorant bandits. Do so in conjunction with a national graphic-arts festival, focused on artist’s concepts of various prophets, gods, etc.
Another case of “if the people lead their leaders will follow?”