Thursday, January 06, 2005

More pro-war left madness

Saddens me though it does to say it, no mainstream group has said as many silly things over the last 12 months than the self-styled 'pro-war left', and particular their representatives in the national media.

Clearly no-one will ever forget Stephen Pollard's urging the United States to invade Spain, an EU and Nato ally, merely because their PM didn't invite American troops to a holiday parade.

Now we have Melanie Phillips titling a post "Dhimmi* Britain" despite the post containing no evidence whatsoever to back up the title.

It's worthwhile repeating her claim. She believes Britain is a Muslim state, in which non-Muslims live as second-hand class citizens.

It's not surprising therefore that she also asserts;

But the fact is that there is relatively little genuine prejudice against Muslims
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I have criticised others for using the term 'Out of touch Elite' for being meaningless. But perhaps, if such a concept has any meaning, we have found it here. Melanie Phillips, who lives in Hammersmith, believes she is a second-class citizen in a Muslim country. What can you say?