Champions of Free Speech
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Sun, 2005-07-24 18:23
A quote from Mick Hume on Spiked-online.com, 19 July 2005
Every government minister or official spokesman has emphasised their commitment to defend ‘tolerance’ – which, in the Newspeak of New Labour, means that they will not tolerate anything that they deem to be intolerant of Islam or Muslims. All of this pre-emptive censorship seems likely to intensify a sense of grievance among some white people, and to allow the likes of the British National Party to pose as the champions of free speech and open debate.
Every government minister or official spokesman has emphasised their commitment to defend ‘tolerance’ – which, in the Newspeak of New Labour, means that they will not tolerate anything that they deem to be intolerant of Islam or Muslims. All of this pre-emptive censorship seems likely to intensify a sense of grievance among some white people, and to allow the likes of the British National Party to pose as the champions of free speech and open debate.