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It is not necessary for her to *explicitly* mention it, it is *implicit* in what she says.
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[...] Nor did she imply that they were going to stop and search everybody either. |
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She said later that because the current threat came from people masquerading as Islamists, police would have that in mind when using stop-and-search powers. †œThat is the reality. I do not think it should go unsaid.ââ‚à ‚¬Ã‚ÂÂ
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...507174,00.html
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If the response was *proportionate* to the threat, I wouldn't necessarily object so greatly, but she's *not* talking about it being "proportionate".
She's talking about treating an entire *religion* as suspects.
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Is's disporportionate in so far as if you are an islamic asian then you are more likely to viewed with suspicion in a given circumstance - that is a fact, there's no wrapping it up in sugar.
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That is racist. Or, if you prefer, religionist. Whatever you want to call it, it is *discriminatory* based on nothing more than fear and innuendo and *that* is most definitely an *unacceptable* fact.
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You're asking everyone to calm down then you say something grossly offensive and inflammatory to the entire Islamic religion saying that *all* of their condemnations of terrorist are nothing but "lip service" and implying that, secretly they're actually approving of these actions and want them to succeed.
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Words in mouth time, much like what's happened to the minister.
I'm not implying that. However, I do believe that not all those that speak out are genuine.
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But that's *NOT* what you said!
Let me quote exactly what *was* said:
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And the Islamic Council of GB and other major islamic bodies are consistent in their condemnation of terrorism. Funny how that fails to grab the headlines though.
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Two words "Lip - Service"
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You have dismissed *ALL* of the words of "the Islamic Council of GB and other major Islamic bodies" condemning terrorism as merely "lip service". You didn't even make the *attempt* to suggest that "
not all those that speak out are genuine."