Islamism, a Trojan Horse in Britain.
It's time for common sense, not being third-eye blind to the bleeding obvious.
I accept full well that I'm probably in the minority where this entire Israel/Palestine conflict is concerned. However, I'm getting bored, bored, and even more bored with it all now. I don't care about the dispute between the Muslims and the Israelis that's now been going on for aeons. Let them get on with their stupid territorial game. Let them blow each other to obliteration - problem solved. I just don't care!
Conversely, though, there are millions of people caught up in this bullshit when it isn't their problem to be caught up in because it ain't their fight. All they want to do like the rest of us is to get on and live their lives in peace. As simplistic as this may sound, they're the innocent children caught up in the middle of an angry divorce battle.
Whereas we all hold out in the hope of reconciliation between these angry parents, the likelihood of such between the parties may well be the ideal we hope for, but the reality though, is a delusion that sits somewhere way beyond la-la land in outcome. Meanwhile, the toxically selfish in suits continue to satisfy their egos as the blood of millions flows so inconsequentially as to bear no relevance whatsoever, as long as one side ultimately defeats the other.
This is a conflict whereby, like all wars, the only winners will be the shareholders of the arms manufacturers, because everything is about the money in this capitalist-driven world, and as long as money and power continue to talk louder than anything else nothing will change. No amount of protests, marches, flags, or banner waving will make the slightest bit of difference when fundamental to everything that lies behind all that we are witnessing is the fight between arguably the authoritarianism Islam of the East and the democratic freedoms of the West, and those who are funding both sides. Even more importantly, I suggest, is what does the Islamic funding source ultimately hope to gain for itself out of it all? It certainly won't be world peace or democracy.
Now, while I'm sure there are those who will call me a conspiracy theorist, and I'm without question not the most intelligent person on the planet I've lived a life that's always required me to keep one step of the game because it's been all about survival. If you've read my Amazon-published book 'The Sexual Philanthropist' you'll already be aware of this. If you haven't, then apart from buying a copy, take it from me that my instincts have rarely, and I mean 'rarely' failed me. So, in the context of this particular topic, Islamism is a snail-paced slow, corrosive element of humanity that's slowly eating its way into Western society that's so much in plain sight people just don't see it. Or, with eyes wide shut they simply refuse to see it.
To be clear, Islam in itself is a religion that speaks of peace and coexistence, not conflict. Therefore, war is a secondary principle, not a primary one. Yet, while it encourages its followers to live in peace with those of other faiths, there are extreme fundamentalists, revivalists and reformists whose sole aim is to turn the clock back to the founding scriptures that stress strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles of Islam.
Groups such as Islamic State, Boko Haram, the Taliban and al-Qaeda all exist to undermine democracy and govern through the implementation of strict Sharia law and impose the same governance in non-Muslim countries where followers live by demanding religious, political and military obedience.
According to Wikipedia, the "Islamic State gained global prominence in 2014, when its militants successfully captured large territories in northwestern Iraq and Eastern Syria where it enforced its extremist interpretation of Islamic Law, managed an annual budget exceeding US$1 billion, and commanded more than 30.000 fighters." So, again I pose the question, exactly what, or who is funding Islamic State groups in Tehran against Western democracy, and what is to be gained other than total global governance? It cares not one bit as to how many innocents die in the process, because in war that's what's described as collateral damage, and not just innocents either - also those who don't convert to Islam under their dictate as well as those who don't adhere strictly to the Islamists idea of the faith, and while Islam is a religion of peace, Islamism remains a theory of conquest that seeks world domination by any means it can.
It's not without some irony that it's mostly men who are escaping the Islamic tyranny and fleeing to the West in the belief that somehow it promises a better life, when, in fact, the reality is that the better life they seek will, in the end, become the same life they fled from in the first place, given time. Take Europe as an example, thousands upon thousands of migrants flooding into countries from all parts of the Middle East and Africa seeking refuge. If you don't believe the impact this is having on the residents of these countries there's an endless stream of videos on Twitter, and doubtless other channels to view.
Even here in the UK, it's beginning to have an increasing impact on our society and culture. We've recently had instances such as an announcement board at London's Kings Cross station displaying a quote from the Quran, Ramadam light displays on the streets of London, and a Muslim statue costing a million of our quids. Now, let be said that I'm very happy for Muslims to celebrate their faith as much as being a fundamentally Christian country there are those who choose to celebrate Christmas and Easter - and we are, after all, becoming increasingly multifaith and multicultural.
Shouldn't we therefore celebrate all faiths and cultures with a whole variety of displays and memorials at appropriate times of the year to further enrich us as a nation? It seems the grossly overvalued equality and diversity pundits have missed a trick here. But no, it seems that the overbearing weight of all efforts is focused on somewhere in the region of a mere 6% of the population (2021 figure from Wikipedia) while worldwide it is more like 25% (2020 figure from Wikipedia), and with this being the case why so much fuss regarding Islam?
Well, for starters, we have absolutely no solid idea as to how many migrants there are in this country as so many escape the authorities, and while it has to be accepted that not every migrant who makes the journey across the English Channel is of the Muslim faith we have to accept that a sizeable majority are. It's all too easy to apportion the reason they've travelled so far to get here is because somehow they want a better life, or because Britain has been part of some conflict where they're from that we are therefore part of their problem, we are duty bound to accept responsibility for - as many a bleeding heart do-gooder humanitarian will inform us of at every opportunity.
And while hearts are bleeding so profoundly it should come as no surprise at all that organs such as the eyes begin to fail. The senses of the UK do-gooder humanitarians with their welcoming arms who collapse into a blubbering fountain of tearful assistance, are completely oblivious of the fact that salt and sugar look the same. Those doleful eyes of the person they're so eager to assist could be the very person who'd blow up a shopping centre full of people in the name of Allah, and smile while doing so. This should be a point to consider while you're busy calling me Islamophobic if this is what you're doing.
Fine then, go ahead. However, and just for a few moments let's interrupt that thought and break it down for what it is. The term 'Islamophobia' is a 'fear' of Islam, right? So, what have I got to fear about Islam; a religion of peace? Absolutely nothing whatsoever, why would I, if through Islam we are all able to live together in peace and harmony while respecting each other’s faiths, beliefs and differences - I don't have a problem with this, do you?
Islamism, though, is an entirely different beast, and one that none of us living in a democracy should ever support - unless, of course, you have a perverse idea that our country is governed by the belief every aspect of our social, political and personal lives under strict Sharia rule is totally brilliant. If you want to see how this works in full effect take a look at Afghanistan, and then feel free to relocate there if you're still so keen.
Of course, you may well be of the mind that I am somehow racist because this is a term that ever so conveniently rolls off your tongue when you're running out of options as to what you can say next that'll get you out of appearing a totally ill-informed imbecile when it's pointed out to you that Islam is a faith, not a race. But "they're brown" you'll exclaim smugly, thinking this will somehow dig you out of the hole you've created for yourself.
Okay then, fact-check time, is it? Well, numpty dumpty, guess what? Muslims come in all shades from pale white all the way to dark brown, and even black! Who knew, huh? Clearly not you. So, step down from your self-satisfying greatness, wake up and smell the roses. The Trojan horses are here, and we are in clear and present danger.
I totally understand your desire to cover your eyes with your hands while singing "La-la-la" because to you the world is somehow the Utopian dream, and there are really no bad people at all. However, a report published by the think tank Policy Exchange stated MI5 must reinstate "counter-subversion operations" to deal with the threat posed by Tehran. Why? Because the direct representative of Iran's supreme leader who runs the Islamic Centre of England (ICE): in other words, the "nerve centre" of Iran's UK presence, pushes for soft power and influence to advance the provision of social and welfare issues using its charitable status by stoking protests outside schools and on the streets of the UK, and linking them to the alleged influence of the Islamic Republic regime on British Muslims by imposing blasphemy laws in British schools.
As unbelievable, to some, as it may be, there are hardline Islamists, strict Sharia law followers who preach their praise of the Taliban. A country where they've banned women from public spaces and gyms. A country where women are unable to travel without having a male guardian present; where beauty salons have been closed; girls over the age of twelve have been mostly excluded from school; and the government has stopped most Afghan female staff from working at aid agencies. One prominent Muslim in particular, Hamid Mahmood the founder of an Islamic girl's school in East London spoke publicly about the freedom he felt in Afghanistan, saying "It was somewhat quite sad and painful as an experience leaving that land because I will be very honest and I've said this very clearly, that there was something there. A feeling of outright freedom". Really?
Would this be a good time to point out that the strict Taliban regime in Afghanistan stones women to death and Flogs them, and people travel from miles around in sort of Roman amphitheatre style to view these stonings and floggings, like they are a spectator sport?
According to the Henry Jackson Society, thirty-two per cent of respondents to a poll of the Muslim community want the introduction of Sharia law in Britain, from a demographic of 18-34 year-olds. Now, referring back to the last recorded percentage of Muslims in Britain today, thirty-two per cent of six per cent doesn't seem like a vast amount on the grand scale of everything, except for the fact that figures have risen exponentially since 2021, and now, by all accounts, no one has so much as a scooby-doo as to what the actual number of Muslims in the UK is in 2024. However, let's not be swayed by any of this as we're not in the ballpark of Muslims who were born and bred here, and to all intents and purposes are moderate, peace-loving, integrated, law-abiding UK citizens. The hardline Islamist preachers speak to the weak and vulnerable migrants. In other words, the low-hanging fruit of foreign nationals who, naive to British culture will soak up whatever poison is proselytised and believe every word spoken against the West.
In the midst of this, other Trojan horses are cantering their way into influencing Britain at government level. Our Home Office has an Islamic Network that aims to recruit Muslim staff and "influence policymakers." The very department charged with protecting our country has within it a lobby group whose purpose is to have its religious goals supported as part of the Home Office commitment to diversity. In a previous blog, I highlighted London's Newham council, where a Muslim prayer session was conducted within the council chamber prior to a full council meeting. As I stated at the time, where does this stop? Surely, for the council to be fully inclusive other faith members must also be allowed to have their prayer sessions too. If a group of people choose to have prayers prior to a council meeting, then great, go for it in a separate room, and leave council business to council business - such as budget setting, and other items pertinent to running a local authority.
Is there even the remotest possibility of bringing at least some semblance of normality back to Britain again?
Absolutely no chance whatsoever, it pains me to say. If we don't stand up to political and religious extremism now this country will sink like the Titanic, and we'll all go down with it. However, as long as continued conflict exists and we elect politicians to the very top who have no backbone it'll only get worse.
John Langley. Author of ‘The Sexual Philanthropist’ available now on Amazon/Kindle.