Echoes from the past

[kingandy]

This morning on Radio 4 (at 08:10, apparently) there was an interview with the man who heckled somebody in some speech last week. I forget who. Anyway, the point is he kept talking about how Britain, as all right-thinking countries, should live under Sharia law.

Every single time he said it I thought he was saying "Sha'ir". That made for a very surreal interview.

Comments

[jacob-xiii.livejournal.com]

And I thought you were referring to the Shi'ar then, heh!

[kingandy]

Nah, I'm more of a DC man.

[ed-fortune.livejournal.com]

I thought you meant Shi'ar as well, I must admit. Other chap was porbably a skrull.

[jacob-xiii.livejournal.com]

But, much like eating oysters and eating snails, could you not like both Marvel and DC? ;P

[areteus.livejournal.com]

I heard that interview. The guy was an idiot with no concept of politics...

[kingandy]

Yes, I couldn't see the point of having him on a politics show. He was just a heckler...

But then, as has been noted, it is a very slow news week.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, it has been a slow week...

The trouble with someone like that is the inability to listen or participate in reasoned debate. Also the self centred arrogance that he was right.

Damn it! I reserve the right to be self centred and arrogant on political issues for myself! :)

[kneeshooter]

Actually I thought it was very interesting. It's not that he has no concept of politics - it's that he's trying to live in a completely different system. It's dangerous to judge any minority based on extremists but I found it quite insightful.

[areteus.livejournal.com]

It is a dangerous thing to do. Most of the muslims I have met (and taught) are intelligent, sensible and able to hold a coherent debate. But then, I suppose most of the ones I meet are doing A levels and are therefore probably good enough to survive more than 10 seconds with a Radio 4 interviewer without shouting and getting ranty :)

Personally, I think the whole Sharia thing highlights why church and state should never be involved with each other in any practical way.