Obloquy over obvious opposition of our orthodoxy...

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...or, what a disgrace the BBC continues to prove themselves to be: Surprise, surprise! Next BBC Religion Editor is yet another Muslim, so "The last three people in charge of religious broadcasting and a commissioning editor appointed by the BBC have been British Asians, three of them Muslims and one from a Muslim family."...bit of a coincidence nothing more; no conspiracy to see here, they were the best qualified for the job, honest!

"It could be seen as a deliberate expression of the scorn which those in the upper echelons of the BBC hold towards Christianity and the British values which come from it, and the promotion and normalisation of Islam."

...writes Dr Campbell Campbell-Jack on The Conservative Woman. Yes, it 'could'. 

Dr. Campbell-Jack is a retired Presbyterian minister so has a dog in the fight I would say but to be honest this should piss us all off and is just typical of the anti-British BBC whose bias is becoming legendary; they simply hate all and everything about the U.K. and especially England. Fuck 'em. 

I suppose the new guy could be a Christian, right? After all, he did walk The Road to Bethlehem, "from Nazareth to Bethlehem, retracing a journey made by Joseph and Mary in the New Testament story of Jesus' birth". More than most Christians! The diary of that journey makes for genuinely interesting reading and Aleem was mistaken as both a Jewish settler and a Palestinian "and so, perhaps, a potential attacker". 

But no, Aleem Maqbool is a very Urdu name and as a previous Pakistan Correspondent (and Gaza/West Bank Correspondent) I'm sure he is in fact...yep,  a Muslim. And reading his BLM love-in (mainly Melina Abdullah quotes) you just know he'll fit in perfectly. 

The BBC tell us  Aleem will take up the new position in Spring 2022, presumably just in time for the Census 21 results [ONS UK Gov] so we'll be able to see how the Muslim population in the UK has grown (yes, I know we won't) but it'll highlight the BBC's fuckwittery. Why not rotate the role? Why not appoint a Jew, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Sikh a 'no stated religion' or even - God forbid - a Christian?!!

Obloquy over obvious opposition of our orthodoxy...

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...or, what a disgrace the BBC continues to prove themselves to be: Surprise, surprise! Next BBC Religion Editor is yet another Muslim, so "The last three people in charge of religious broadcasting and a commissioning editor appointed by the BBC have been British Asians, three of them Muslims and one from a Muslim family."...bit of a coincidence nothing more; no conspiracy to see here, they were the best qualified for the job, honest!

"It could be seen as a deliberate expression of the scorn which those in the upper echelons of the BBC hold towards Christianity and the British values which come from it, and the promotion and normalisation of Islam."

...writes Dr Campbell Campbell-Jack on The Conservative Woman. Yes, it 'could'. 

Dr. Campbell-Jack is a retired Presbyterian minister so has a dog in the fight I would say but to be honest this should piss us all off and is just typical of the anti-British BBC whose bias is becoming legendary; they simply hate all and everything about the U.K. and especially England. Fuck 'em. 

I suppose the new guy could be a Christian, right? After all, he did walk The Road to Bethlehem, "from Nazareth to Bethlehem, retracing a journey made by Joseph and Mary in the New Testament story of Jesus' birth". More than most Christians! The diary of that journey makes for genuinely interesting reading and Aleem was mistaken as both a Jewish settler and a Palestinian "and so, perhaps, a potential attacker". 

But no, Aleem Maqbool is a very Urdu name and as a previous Pakistan Correspondent (and Gaza/West Bank Correspondent) I'm sure he is in fact...yep,  a Muslim. And reading his BLM love-in (mainly Melina Abdullah quotes) you just know he'll fit in perfectly. 

The BBC tell us  Aleem will take up the new position in Spring 2022, presumably just in time for the Census 21 results [ONS UK Gov] so we'll be able to see how the Muslim population in the UK has grown (yes, I know we won't) but it'll highlight the BBC's fuckwittery. Why not rotate the role? Why not appoint a Jew, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Sikh a 'no stated religion' or even - God forbid - a Christian?!!

Oncoming oppression II...

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Previously blaming the unjabbed it was Avid-Jabber Javid and Sadiq Khan[t] (amongst others), now it the normally sane Philip Johnston [DT] and, half expected, the leader of the Church of England, the primate of All England. So, will no one rid us of this turbulent priest? No, I am not suggesting anyone murder the latest Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby- his wokeness presiding over the collapse of the faith in the UK (he is not alone in the blame for this) who, in pretending to be a Christian -  said "it's not about me and my rights to choose – it’s about how I love my neighbour" [Independent], no Justi-babes, it really isn't. he thinks I am immoral. He said the same thing at the beginning of the year [Reuters] about getting the jab, back then you could forgive the ignornace, not now. 

I turn your attention to The Blogmire and Rob Slane's* excellent blogpost 'The Middle of the Road to Hell'. 

We are accustomed to thinking of great evil as instantly recognisable. From Nuremberg rallies to the squalor of the Gulag, great evil is something obvious and unmissable. Or so we think... 

It really is an excellent piece boosted by pertinent quotes from Vaclav Havel ['An apostle of Friedrich Hayek and Margaret Thatcher...'] and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (how many of the latter's famous quotes are so relevant again now?!) 

"Both Havel and Solzhenitsyn saw the issue very clearly. It is this: we can either stand for truth, or we will get falsehood; we can either retain our integrity, or we will invite deceit."

Rob piece essentially centres on the work by Belgian psychologist, Matthias Desmet re the current mass psychosis. "Amongst his many insights is the idea that totalitarian systems tend to see populations split into three broad groups. Firstly, there are those who are utterly hypnotised by the propaganda. Secondly, those who are not necessarily in thrall to the propaganda, but who nevertheless tend to go along with the demands it exacts on them. And thirdly, those who seem to be not only immune to the propaganda, but who oppose it as they are able."

Amazing this gets repeated all through history: the oft quoted Marcus Tullius Cicero [IEP], two thousand years ago said: "Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.'" 

Wow...the 2nd time in a week with a Cicero quote...

* Rob Slane 'dwells in the Country Formerly Known as Great Britain, now known as The Quagmire'. 

Update 1 p.m.: across the pond the lies are similar: Sleepy Joe said "The only real protection is to get your shot."...stop lying POTUS. For those not believing what the Whitehouse has said ("For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm.") here is the WH briefing room link. 

Oncoming oppression II...

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Previously blaming the unjabbed it was Avid-Jabber Javid and Sadiq Khan[t] (amongst others), now it the normally sane Philip Johnston [DT] and, half expected, the leader of the Church of England, the primate of All England. So, will no one rid us of this turbulent priest? No, I am not suggesting anyone murder the latest Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby- his wokeness presiding over the collapse of the faith in the UK (he is not alone in the blame for this) who, in pretending to be a Christian -  said "it's not about me and my rights to choose – it’s about how I love my neighbour" [Independent], no Justi-babes, it really isn't. he thinks I am immoral. He said the same thing at the beginning of the year [Reuters] about getting the jab, back then you could forgive the ignornace, not now. 

I turn your attention to The Blogmire and Rob Slane's* excellent blogpost 'The Middle of the Road to Hell'. 

We are accustomed to thinking of great evil as instantly recognisable. From Nuremberg rallies to the squalor of the Gulag, great evil is something obvious and unmissable. Or so we think... 

It really is an excellent piece boosted by pertinent quotes from Vaclav Havel ['An apostle of Friedrich Hayek and Margaret Thatcher...'] and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (how many of the latter's famous quotes are so relevant again now?!) 

"Both Havel and Solzhenitsyn saw the issue very clearly. It is this: we can either stand for truth, or we will get falsehood; we can either retain our integrity, or we will invite deceit."

Rob piece essentially centres on the work by Belgian psychologist, Matthias Desmet re the current mass psychosis. "Amongst his many insights is the idea that totalitarian systems tend to see populations split into three broad groups. Firstly, there are those who are utterly hypnotised by the propaganda. Secondly, those who are not necessarily in thrall to the propaganda, but who nevertheless tend to go along with the demands it exacts on them. And thirdly, those who seem to be not only immune to the propaganda, but who oppose it as they are able."

Amazing this gets repeated all through history: the oft quoted Marcus Tullius Cicero [IEP], two thousand years ago said: "Do not blame Caesar, blame the people of Rome who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and gave him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful good society' which shall now be Rome, interpreted to mean 'more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.'" 

Wow...the 2nd time in a week with a Cicero quote...

* Rob Slane 'dwells in the Country Formerly Known as Great Britain, now known as The Quagmire'. 

Update 1 p.m.: across the pond the lies are similar: Sleepy Joe said "The only real protection is to get your shot."...stop lying POTUS. For those not believing what the Whitehouse has said ("For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm.") here is the WH briefing room link. 

Oval onomatomania over onomatophobia...

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I am getting the irresistible urge to repeat certain words; Crusaders, Crusaders CRUSADERS. This is because of recent perceived fear of certain words...maybe. Super Rugby's Crusaders are by far and away - on present form - the best club in the world*. HOWEVER, "The Canterbury Crusaders are to lose their knight and sword logo following a review into the club's branding after the Christchurch mosque attacks in March". Now, apparently, the head of New Zealand Rugby Steve Tew said: "Even prior to 15 March, the Crusaders had signalled their intention to complete a brand review. While the events of 15 March have accelerated and escalated that brand review, we do not want this to be solely a response to that tragic event." Also,

"Any change must not be seen as a knee-jerk reaction to a single event."...OK; trouble is it sounds exactly like a knee-jerk reaction to a single event.

I don't know about you but when I see the logo I do not think of medieval European knights chopping up Muslims, no really, I don't. When the Canterbury kiwis originally chose the 'Crusaders' name it was based on the English nature of the city of Christchurch: [LINK: What's in a name (archived page)] "They believed the name Crusaders not only connected with Christchurch's British heritage but it defined the crusading spirit of Canterbury rugby." They have a theme song too: the "Conquest of Paradise" (Vangelis). My God, the Maori's won't like that will they? Their paradise was afterall conquested. And Canterbury in England means "stronghold of the Kentish men"! No! They'll have to change the city name too I guess, all that stronghold stuff could make people think of fighting and killing.



Now, juxtapose this rugby story with another rugby story: 'Israel Folau launches legal action over rugby sacking' [LINK] "No Australian of any faith should be fired for practising their religion," Folau said. Does anyone think, even for a nano-second, that if he were a Muslim and said the exact same words, i.e. that God's plan for gay people was “HELL…Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God”, he would be sacked...anyone?



* In England the Exeter Chiefs and Saracens will have to watch out...actually, no, Saracens won't, will they? I mean God forbid some may recall it as a term [Wiki] not just for for Muslim or Arab but with
connotations: on a military mission, or sāriq, pl. sariqīn: "thief, marauder, plunderer"!

Oval onomatomania over onomatophobia...

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I am getting the irresistible urge to repeat certain words; Crusaders, Crusaders CRUSADERS. This is because of recent perceived fear of certain words...maybe. Super Rugby's Crusaders are by far and away - on present form - the best club in the world*. HOWEVER, "The Canterbury Crusaders are to lose their knight and sword logo following a review into the club's branding after the Christchurch mosque attacks in March". Now, apparently, the head of New Zealand Rugby Steve Tew said: "Even prior to 15 March, the Crusaders had signalled their intention to complete a brand review. While the events of 15 March have accelerated and escalated that brand review, we do not want this to be solely a response to that tragic event." Also,

"Any change must not be seen as a knee-jerk reaction to a single event."...OK; trouble is it sounds exactly like a knee-jerk reaction to a single event.

I don't know about you but when I see the logo I do not think of medieval European knights chopping up Muslims, no really, I don't. When the Canterbury kiwis originally chose the 'Crusaders' name it was based on the English nature of the city of Christchurch: [LINK: What's in a name (archived page)] "They believed the name Crusaders not only connected with Christchurch's British heritage but it defined the crusading spirit of Canterbury rugby." They have a theme song too: the "Conquest of Paradise" (Vangelis). My God, the Maori's won't like that will they? Their paradise was afterall conquested. And Canterbury in England means "stronghold of the Kentish men"! No! They'll have to change the city name too I guess, all that stronghold stuff could make people think of fighting and killing.

Now, juxtapose this rugby story with another rugby story: 'Israel Folau launches legal action over rugby sacking' [LINK] "No Australian of any faith should be fired for practising their religion," Folau said. Does anyone think, even for a nano-second, that if he were a Muslim and said the exact same words, i.e. that God's plan for gay people was “HELL…Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God”, he would be sacked...anyone?

* In England the Exeter Chiefs and Saracens will have to watch out...actually, no, Saracens won't, will they? I mean God forbid some may recall it as a term [Wiki] not just for for Muslim or Arab but with connotations: on a military mission, or sāriq, pl. sariqīn: "thief, marauder, plunderer"!

Oestre opus...

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Easter weekend, what better time than to have a Christian guy say something that you really want everyone to know: in this case it really is a Christian Guy, Managing Director of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), writing in the Spectator..."The number of households where no one had ever worked doubled under the previous Government." Christian rightly asks where was the righteous anger of the 'poverty lobby' (and their "ongoing shock-and-awe strategy") during this time?



IDS, in this massive welfare reform initiative, is attempting to address the causes, trying to rein-in the dependency culture and to "see beyond the facile argument that compassion can be defined by the size of a welfare cheque".

The meme that 'Beveridge has been betrayed' is, as it should be, cross party (but not nearly enough, political shenanigans will always trump what is right) as surely it is clear as day that the welfare state is now causing - and has been for many years the - more than one of the five 'Giant Evils' (Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness) that it was developed to abate.



And for those that will immediately say that the CSJ is a just an IDS right-wing think tank then think again: "One of our key problems has been a political obsession with the idea that throwing money at a problem will solve it, regardless of how entrenched its root causes may be... ...Busting the myth that poverty is tackled solely by chasing a mainly income inequality line is a major task for the 21st century. If the government seizes this opportunity we might just get there.")




Update: Fraser has just added this piece: "Why are the left so angry about today’s welfare reform? Because its popular – and right."

Oestre opus...

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Easter weekend, what better time than to have a Christian guy say something that you really want everyone to know: in this case it really is a Christian Guy, Managing Director of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), writing in the Spectator..."The number of households where no one had ever worked doubled under the previous Government." Christian rightly asks where was the righteous anger of the 'poverty lobby' (and their "ongoing shock-and-awe strategy") during this time?

IDS, in this massive welfare reform initiative, is attempting to address the causes, trying to rein-in the dependency culture and to "see beyond the facile argument that compassion can be defined by the size of a welfare cheque". The meme that 'Beveridge has been betrayed' is, as it should be, cross party (but not nearly enough, political shenanigans will always trump what is right) as surely it is clear as day that the welfare state is now causing - and has been for many years the - more than one of the five 'Giant Evils' (Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness) that it was developed to abate.

And for those that will immediately say that the CSJ is a just an IDS right-wing think tank then think again: "One of our key problems has been a political obsession with the idea that throwing money at a problem will solve it, regardless of how entrenched its root causes may be... ...Busting the myth that poverty is tackled solely by chasing a mainly income inequality line is a major task for the 21st century. If the government seizes this opportunity we might just get there.")

Update: Fraser has just added this piece: "Why are the left so angry about today’s welfare reform? Because its popular – and right."

Opportunities or optimism...

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Or both. Merry Christmas Everyone. It's been such a good year in many respects and I hope it continues into 2013. Not all good of course; and by all means call me bitter and twisted but I'm glad to see some things are as they should be...best wishes to you and yours.

Opportunities or optimism...

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Or both. Merry Christmas Everyone. It's been such a good year in many respects and I hope it continues into 2013. Not all good of course; and by all means call me bitter and twisted but I'm glad to see some things are as they should be...best wishes to you and yours.

Oppression...

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Happy Easter. For those that care, Christianity is under direct attack in Nigeria, Tunisia, (another case (en français)), Sudan, Iran (hardly unexpected) and Egypt amongst others (all by the Religion of Peace)...And the UK...by others.

Oppression...

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Happy Easter. For those that care, Christianity is under direct attack in Nigeria, Tunisia, (another case (en français)), Sudan, Iran (hardly unexpected) and Egypt amongst others (all by the Religion of Peace)...And the UK...by others.