I've been advocating for some years on this blog about talking about the issues surrounding Islam, immigration and the lack of integration into Western society. I have predicted for years that without inclusive dialogue, niches will open allowing extremists to exist on both sides of the debate.
The lack of debate and an agreed consensus has brought about the widening of the division between left and Right, Christian and Muslim. The wider the divide gets, the more insular each side becomes.
To the point that eventually the "other" side becomes dehumanised, at which point they become fair game for violence. Not that I'm advocating violence, just that the current climate makes it more likely now and further into the future, unless we get a grip on this and the debate is opened up and everyone has a say.
The real people to blame are those that close down debate. The Far left and the devout Muslims.
The leftists that are so inclusive they fail to understand what Islamic ideology is political as well as religious, the leftist feminists that fail to understand that Islam would crush feminism, the gay people that support Islam, that fail to understand gay people are being hung in the name of Islam.
The devout Muslims that refuse to adapt: The ones that refuse to accept that Britain is their home. The ones that stand apart. The ones that class Western Society as evil. The ones that reject inclusivity. The ones that fail to reject the more extreme teachings of the Koran. The ones that drum up dissent when a gay teacher tries to provide an inclusive curriculum. The ones that condemn apostates. The ones that would fight against British soldiers in foreign countries. The ones that put the Muslim world community ahead of their local community, those that lie in wait to do us harm. The ones that vote en-masse as they are told by Imams.
Our government, that kowtows to Gulf State money and shuts down dissent, Our government that actively harasses anyone that speaks out against Islam, Our government that allows Saudi preachers to enter the country uncontested to preach hate against our society.
The debate has to be had and it has to be had freely and publicly. Islam cannot be protected as it is, allowed to spread hate as it is, allowed to continue uncontested as it is. The Left have to stop shutting down debate. The government has to stop shutting down debate and harassing those that try and throw light on the issue.
The beheading of Lee Rigby should have been enough to start the debate. The rape gangs of Rotherham should have started the debate. The rape gangs of Leeds should have started the debate. The rape gangs of Oxford should have started the debate. The rape gangs of Telford should have started the debate. The rape gangs of Bristol should have started the debate.
The murders in Christchurch
Should. Start. The. Debate.
The debate has to be had, or the alternative is violence. Up until now, the violence has been from the Muslim side. More and more you'll see it from the opposite side as well, the disenfranchised that feel not listened to, that see violence from the other side and see their view effectively winning. Where will the government act? Where will it stop? Until we are all consumed in a civil war?
Will it stop when Muslims are attacked? When the left start to be attacked? Will it stop when the government is attacked?
It certainly hasn't started when ordinary citizens (of all faiths and ethnicities) have been attacked by Muslims.
Debate has to start on how we address the issues of a society within that stands apart.
It may be that the elites in government think the Muslims are useful to provide the votes and muscle to implement policy. They are wrong. Like bringing up an orphan Tiger, once it gets big enough it will see you as prey and turn on you.