Now more hatred for brown people in the west.
Tell me about it bro. You speak the truth, _truth_.
To be fair the majority of the British public will not react to this in any observable way. And the largely wonderful press we have on this country will do it's utmost to alleviate any ill-feeling that will unavoidably arise because of this... but despite that, why do I feel I cannot look people in the eye tonight? Why do I feel like I need to apologise, and remind people that I am the same person that I was yesterday, and that the majority of the people who are of a similar skin-tone and religious background to me are similarly sickened to the gut by all this? Why am I walking around, shoulders hunched, almost as if I feel that I don't deserve the goodwill and the opportunities and the tolerance and the open-mindedness that this beautiful country has bestowed onto me, and onto my family before me? Why do I feel like an outsider again tonight?
And why couldn't this dude below leave out the bit in italics, in what otherwise would have been a good statement to make at a time like this? Surely, there's a time and a place for everything?
Fiyaz Mughal, the director of Faith Matters and co-ordinator of the UK Government-backed anti-Muslim hatred ‘Tell MAMA’ project said of today’s Woolwich killing:The cold blooded killing of a serving British soldier is a crime that sickens every member of every community in the UK. For the peace of our communities to be shattered like this is almost unthinkable. We must come together, isolate those who believe that extremism and violence are acceptable, and work to ensure that they meet the full force of the law.
We as the Muslim community will work against anyone who promotes such hatred. Our armed forces deserve respect for putting their lives on the line,
irrespective of what we think about the political decisions that put their lives in harm’s way. Their blood is indeed our treasure which we must always protect, just as they protect us.
Topic: Beheading in Woolwich