.... But you don’t have to support violence to subscribe to certain intolerant ideas which create a climate in which extremists can flourish.
Ideas which are hostile to basic liberal values such as democracy, freedom and sexual equality.
Ideas which actively promote discrimination, sectarianism and segregation.
Ideas – like those of the despicable far right – which privilege one identity to the detriment of the rights and freedoms of others.
And ideas also based on conspiracy…
…that Jews exercise malevolent power…
…or that Western powers, in concert with Israel, are deliberately humiliating Muslims, because they aim to destroy Islam.
In this warped worldview, such conclusions are reached…
…that 9/11 was actually inspired by Mossad to provoke the invasion of Afghanistan…
…that British security services knew about 7/7, but didn’t do anything about it because they wanted to provoke an anti-Muslim backlash. [ConservativeHome] Read more
