The real threat to the life of the nation

[ciphergoth]

The real threat to the life of the nation, in the sense of a people living in accordance with its traditional laws and political values, comes not from terrorism but from laws such as these. That is the true measure of what terrorism may achieve. It is for Parliament to decide whether to give the terrorists such a victory.

(thanks to djm4)

Comments

[narnee.livejournal.com]

They seem to be forgetting how many fundamentalists (of all types) are actually British-born or naturalised. I wonder how they plan on dealing with dual-citizens or those who have given up their previous nationality in lieu of British nationality.

A few points:

* How is "extremist" going to be defined? Are they planning on just deporting foreigners involved or visiting in particular Muslim extremist centres and websites? Or will it include extremist Protestants and Jews or non-religious political extremism like neo-Nazis and the FARC?
* What is defined as justifying terrorism? Is understanding why Al-Queda, FARC or Etta exists and saying so justifying terrorism? Does advocating violence to further a person's belief for instance include people from Zimbabwe advocating violent revolution against Mugabe?
* In some countries, people (especially children) are kidnapped and forced into being part of what might be considered terrorist activities; would they be automatically denied asylum?
* Will the list of preachers include Christian fundamentalists like Pat Robertson or only Muslim Imams?

If all of that is true -- and it would only make sense for it to be rather than solely towards Islamic fundamentalism -- then on the face of it I could be deported. I shall not go into the specifics of why in a comment on a public LJ post but there are several points of which I might fall foul, which are at least currently just me exercising my right of freedom and liberty. I am not the only one.