Totalitarian Infrastructure

From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Sat, 2008-01-05 10:09

A quote from Simon Carr in The Independent, 10 November 2007

Macfarlane suggests that British liberty was the result not of tolerance, inclusiveness and respect, but of the struggle for dominance between estates of the realm. The monarchy. The church. Parliament. The barons. The judiciary. The peasants, occasionally. They all secured victories, but none of them triumphed. Thus the state of British liberty existed in a state of dynamic tension between equally poised groups jealous of their rights, privileges and independence.

It's not just persuasive; it's attractive. And what people like me worry about now is that the equilibrium is being so disturbed. The political class is making a sudden and largely unrecognised bid for power, and is surging over the rest of us. My word, they've done well. They have metastasised; they have multiplied; they exist in quangos, trusts, authorities and agencies all through society. They've taken over territory that would amaze our ancestors. […]

Edward Heath was asked what he worried most for Britain. He said that he feared we might become the first police state in the Western world. It's certainly true that we aren't a police state, but it's equally true that if Heath's fears are ever realised, our future totalitarians will be most grateful to what this government has done over the past 10 years in laying down infrastructure they couldn't do without.

We've got one

Submitted by MarkE on Mon, 2008-01-07 12:06.

Amsterdamski, the British have a constitution, and it is written down.  What it is not is written in a single document which in theory makes it harder to change (the first thing a new government does after a coup is to rewrite the constitution), but in fact makes it harder to track through all the legislation and precedent to identify the original source of the rights the government is riding roughshod over this week.  I used to like the idea of a messy, non centralised mass of legislation, precedent, authorative opinion and long term practice instead of a single document, but after ten years seeing how easily it has been abused I have changed my mind.

Constitution?

Submitted by Amsterdamsky on Mon, 2008-01-07 11:27.

Bet the brits are wishing they had their own Constitution (with a good Bill of Rights) about now.  Once these freedoms are gone it is unlikely they will ever come back.

'Religoius' exceptions

Submitted by HenrikRClausen on Sat, 2008-01-05 22:34.

"why is the Koran still in circulation in Britain?"

Because there's an exception in the legislation for 'religious' texts. They are permitted to be as bigotic, wicked, racist, violent and depraved as they bother to. Which in turn means that anyone desiring to be a racist, legally, will do so under the guise of 'religion'.

Sick? Yes!

Why the double standard??

Submitted by Dr. D on Sat, 2008-01-05 18:27.

The double standard is applied because this is one of the most valuable tools in the toolkit of the tyrants who are taking over Britain. It enables them to call black white, up down, left right, etc. With this tool you can get just about any result you want.

 

It suits the purposes of the Left to bring Izlam into Europe and Britain to replace the indigenous peoples of these nations. The elites of the Left have the (mistaken) notion that they will be able to control Izlam and continue to rule as they always have so they want to do away with any people who may hold onto Christian concepts of truth. What fools they are!! They willingly bring about their own destruction along with that of all of Europe and Britain.
 

Why?

Submitted by atheling on Sat, 2008-01-05 18:10.

If they can arrest Lionheart for what he writes, then why is the Koran still in circulation in Britain?

It clearly states:  "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are of the People of the Book*, until they pay the jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

Koran 9:29

*Jews and Christians.

Is that not an incitement to violence and repression against those who are non Muslims?

Why the double standard???