London Mayor Ken Livingstone called on Britons Saturday not to demonize Muslims after a double car bomb plot was foiled in the capital, amid fears of a Islamist terror threat.
At the same time he criticized Britain over its ties with Saudi Arabia, which he said had fuelled intolerance in the past through its Wahhabist form of Islam, creating a "major problem."
"In this city, Muslims are more likely to be law-abiding than non-Muslims and less likely to support the use of violence to achieve political ends than non-Muslims," he told BBC Radio.
"Red Ken" Livingstone makes some feel good statements in support of the London's muslim community by claiming that non muslims in the city are more prone to violence and breaking the law. One can only imagine the furor that would've broken out if the situation was reversed. Imagine non muslims attacking muslims in London, and Mr. Livingstone making a statement pleading with the muslim community not to demonize the non muslims, because you see, non muslims are less prone to violence, and less likely to break the law. Imagine what would have happened then.
I am not going to get into who's more law abiding and less violent, but its worth noting that statements like these are pretty much in line with the general liberal thinking. Stereotyping/profiling is frowned upon, but only when its used against one of the officialy certified grievance groups. Quota systems at schools are good, but not when they prevent a minority student from joining. Violence is bad, but only when its from our side. Anybody and everybody else, no matter how loony or vicious, will get romanticized.
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