[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

But of course to those who don't/ can't / won't differentiate as they're too blinkered will think this letter is a fantastic idea and not insulting in the slightest.

The real horror of Islamic Fundamentalist terrorism, and the cost in innocent lives, is beyond any political 'point-scoring'.

'Demolition Red' has said nothing new in the post which you are applauding which has not already been said countless times on here in various threads by myself, Nedusa, Livia, and others, so no one on here is " too blinkered" to "differentiate" between Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists and ordinary Muslims, and it is patently false to infer as much as being the reasons why supporters of the letter in question think it is a "fantastic idea" and why we do not regard it as "insulting in the slightest".

It is a fantastic idea.

The 'moderate', decent, peace-loving, law-abiding, Muslims in this country do need to 'stand up and be counted', do need to distance themselves from the Islamic extremists, do need to protest their outrage at terrorism and to condemn it. They do need to cooperate in every way possible with our Security and Intelligence Services with information or suspicions regarding any members of their communities who they feel may be terrorists or have terrorist sympathies.

The letter is neither ill conceived nor insulting and only those whose sympathies lie elsewhere than with the democratic country which welcomed them and in which they elect to live, will pretend any disgust or insult in response to it.