A letter from Rhino Times Reader Austin Morris
When I emigrated from the UK in 1983 I was quite proud of the fact that the Head of State, Head of Government, and Mayor of the Capital City were all women (Her Majesty The Queen, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Dame Mary Donaldson).
It reflected the decency and open mindedness of the British people.
Britain is often accused by the Left of being a sclerotic, sexist, patriarchal, and misogynistic society, but this reality disproved their lies.
Forty-three years ago Britain was still British.
It is no longer British. The most common baby boy’s name in the UK is now Mohammed. The Mayor of London is a Pakistani Muslim who is – at this moment – performing his Islamist required Hajj – a mission to Mecca that is required of all Muslims.
My brother was shocked just the other day to see a man in full muslim garb walking along a sidewalk in our middle class neighbourhood in Leeds, followed by a woman, six paces behind, dressed in some all covering, completely black vestments (and it was nearly 90 Degrees).
Is this important? Should it give us pause? Let’s just say that in today’s Britain such people would never tolerate women in the three major power positions as their leaders. These are people who force their women to cover themselves, and walk behind them.
If the Left ever wanted to talk about sexist, patriarchal, and misogynistic societies, they only need cast their eyes to the backward Muslim nations of the World. And now the Mohammedans are in Europe, and they vote monolithically for fellow Muslims, as demanded by their cult.
Sadly, this is today’s Britain.
I liked Britain better when it was British.
Don’t let it happen here.
– Austin Morris
2021 Census data = 83% of Great Britian is White. 6% of Great Britian is Muslim.
Yes, Muhammad is the most common name for newborn boys in UK, but not because Muslims babies out number other babies. It is because it is a highly traditional name in the Muslim community that is assigned to male first born where other cultures split their baby names across hundreds of different trendy or modern choices and do not have a similar common name usage that compares to Muhamad. It does not in any way reflect a ‘take over’ of British culture by the Muslim community as implied in this letter.
Whether a woman wearing a burka is a sign of repression is a complex issue as the meaning behind the garment changes completely depending on where the woman is living and why she is wearing it. If mandated by law as in some middle east countries, it is clearly a sign of repression given the lack of personal choice. But in countries like Great Britian, it is not as clear. Sometimes it is due to patriarchal pressure but other times it is an act of religious devotion and personal choice that is hard for people outside of the religion or culture to understand. There are similar practices in the US with the Amish, Jehovah Witnesses, etc… While not as visibly different, they are religious mandates that I personally don’t understand or agree with, yet I fully support their voluntary participation in the practice.
We on the left are very happy to discuss and step up to challenge sexist, patriarchal, and misogynistic societies. BUT, we are not ignorant enough to assume all women want the same things so respect the complexity of the issues put forward in this letter.
Cultural insensitively such as illustrated in this letter is mostly born of ignorance and fear of things that are different. I had similar questions about Muslim culture as it is not something we have a great deal of exposure to here in the south. So, I took advantage when working from Philly to engage with a number of co-workers (male and female) from the Muslim community and learned a great deal. THAT is DEI and Woke behavior. Give it a try sometime. You will learn a great deal.
I fear it is the Right / Conservative’s prerogative to limit women’s rights more broadly in the US in support of their personal religious beliefs. Just look at the recent bill submitted in NC legislature that would declare the death penalty eligibility for women who allow their IVF fertilized eggs to be destroyed. The right-wing movement has long proposed legislation based on religious views that limit women’s rights. Happy to discuss.
Best wishes