The following video gives a close-up account of some of the doings of Al Qaeda in Syria. These mujahideen are affiliated with the Syrian “rebels”, which means they enjoy the full financial and logistical support of the United States, Britain, and France. Or did until recently — the Obama administration has angered its erstwhile Sunni allies in recent weeks by tilting towards Iran.
The foreign fighters featured in this report are “British”, “French”, and “Russian” in the same way that Major Nidal Hasan is “American”. However, their lack of fluency in Arabic presents some interesting tactical problems for the rebel forces in Syria:
Hat tip: Vlad Tepes.
Their tactical efficiency in Syria is not the issue.
Their hostility when they return to the Dar El Harb is a BIG Problem.
Notice how they use ‘you’ and ‘your’ when referring to the British people ? ‘Us’ and ‘our’ when talking about their fellow muslims. They clearly don’t identify themselves remotely with the British state and people, despite being born and raised here and enjoying all the advantages that this country has to offer – AND THEY NEVER WILL – in fact they are all second, third, even fourth generation immigrants, and it seems to be a phenomena that the further away they get from the original migrants, the more antagonistic they are to their host society. I think it has something to do with the very human need for ‘identity’.
They ask ‘Where is your freedom of speech’? Well that disappeared when their ancestors arrived. I used to be able to hold any opinion I wanted, on any subject, like who and what I wanted, dislike who and what I wanted. Now, a ‘taboo’ word unwittingly or innocently expressed, an unfortunate sentiment expressed in anger can see a man (or woman) lose their job, after years of dedicated service, and often the pension that goes with it – financially ruined for an off guard remark, or even worse, finish up in jail. THATS where my freedom of speech went.
‘Where is your democracy’? they ask. Well I used to think that democracy worked quite well in this country until we had ‘community leaders’ delivering sacksfull of postal votes for one political party – often filled in by said ‘community leaders’ because the voters English was not good enough to understand the ballot form, let alone understand what the parties policies are. THATS where my democracy has gone. I can remember a time when we didn’t need ‘community leaders’ too.
And they say ‘Change your government’ Oh for the opportunity………..
(Comment originally made on Vlad Tepes website)
BRAVO!!! Well said, Sir! I haven’t given up on the England of Churchill yet, but sometimes I feel moments of despair. Thank you for reminding us that the Britain of 1940 isn’t completely gone.
You don’t need to go back to 1940, this nonsense has only really been going on for about the last three decades, as the class of ’68 got into positions of power. There is hope though, to a large degree the English people are just as they’ve always been, and things can flip the other way just as rapidly. Who’d have believed in 1990 that within a year the Berlin wall would be gone, and within a couple of decades the Orthodox church would not only be revived, but playing a central role in the Russian state. That American conservatives would find themselves admiring the Russian president whist hating their own ? I find it absolutely surreal, as someone who grew up during the cold war that I trust Pravda far more than I do the BBC. So, there is always hope, the brainwashing is never as effective as they think it is, and people eventually get fed up with the oppression. People are kept in line now by threats, bullying, propaganda, selective law enforcement, but you can never really control what goes on in peoples heads, and although people may seem cowed, compliant, there is often a seething resentment bubbling away beneath the surface. You often find it only takes one small thing for the floodgates to open. Who would have believed in January ’91 that a mob would dare advance on the Berlin wall ? – let alone start tearing it down ! Things may get worse before they get better – but don’t write us off just yet
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Notice how they use ‘you’ and ‘your’ when referring to the British people ? ‘Us’ and ‘our’ when talking about their fellow muslims. They clearly don’t identify themselves remotely with the British state and people, despite being born and raised here and enjoying all the advantages that this country has to offer – AND THEY NEVER WILL
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You have noticed this rhetorical pattern and its meaning.
Why is it that your government does not?
I think, that since these young people have shown so much allegiance to Syria, they should not be allowed back into Britain.
It is obvious that Classical Arabic is too hard for normal people. Should they develop artificial languages like Esperanto and Volapük? Maybe Kotava?