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		<title>By: Ray</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/11/13/protecting-homosexuals-will-do-more-harm-than-good/#comment-14630</link>
		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have told my family that if any crime happens to them,
claim that they believe it to be a homophobic, racial . religious hate crime.
This has the effect of :
1 getting a police response
2 showing the sheer stupidity of &quot;hate&quot; crimes

if everyone done this the system would collapse and perhaps we would
get back to the idea of one law for everyone.
Also I have passed on the guide for dealing with the police by the 
sadly outed Nightjack.
When the government hates u , u have to fight back.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14630&#039;,&#039;Ray&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14630&#039;,&#039;Ray&#039;,&#039;I have told my family that if any crime happens to them,\r\nclaim that they believe it to be a homophobic, racial . religious hate crime.\r\nThis has the effect of :\r\n1 getting a police response\r\n2 showing the sheer stupidity of \&quot;hate\&quot; crimes\r\n\r\nif everyone done this the system would collapse and perhaps we would\r\nget back to the idea of one law for everyone.\r\nAlso I have passed on the guide for dealing with the police by the \r\nsadly outed Nightjack.\r\nWhen the government hates u , u have to fight back.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have told my family that if any crime happens to them,<br />
claim that they believe it to be a homophobic, racial . religious hate crime.<br />
This has the effect of :<br />
1 getting a police response<br />
2 showing the sheer stupidity of &#8220;hate&#8221; crimes</p>
<p>if everyone done this the system would collapse and perhaps we would<br />
get back to the idea of one law for everyone.<br />
Also I have passed on the guide for dealing with the police by the<br />
sadly outed Nightjack.<br />
When the government hates u , u have to fight back.
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		<title>By: Alan Douglas</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/11/13/protecting-homosexuals-will-do-more-harm-than-good/#comment-14595</link>
		<dc:creator>Alan Douglas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;M&#039;Lud, as to the accusation that my client attacked and killed the other man because he was a homosexual, there is no truth. The fact is he killed him because he had ginger hair.&quot;

&quot;Case dismissed&quot;

Alan Douglas&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14595&#039;,&#039;Alan Douglas&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14595&#039;,&#039;Alan Douglas&#039;,&#039;\&quot;M\&#039;Lud, as to the accusation that my client attacked and killed the other man because he was a homosexual, there is no truth. The fact is he killed him because he had ginger hair.\&quot;\r\n\r\n\&quot;Case dismissed\&quot;\r\n\r\nAlan Douglas&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;M&#8217;Lud, as to the accusation that my client attacked and killed the other man because he was a homosexual, there is no truth. The fact is he killed him because he had ginger hair.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Case dismissed&#8221;</p>
<p>Alan Douglas
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		<title>By: That's News</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/11/13/protecting-homosexuals-will-do-more-harm-than-good/#comment-14592</link>
		<dc:creator>That's News</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But then, what if someone goes out looking for black people, or for white people or for homosexuals (for example) to beat up?

I think that might constitute a hate crime.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14592&#039;,&#039;That\&#039;s News&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14592&#039;,&#039;That\&#039;s News&#039;,&#039;But then, what if someone goes out looking for black people, or for white people or for homosexuals (for example) to beat up?\r\n\r\nI think that might constitute a hate crime.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But then, what if someone goes out looking for black people, or for white people or for homosexuals (for example) to beat up?</p>
<p>I think that might constitute a hate crime.
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		<title>By: indigomyth</title>
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		<dc:creator>indigomyth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am happy that freedom of speech was protected. However, I learn of a severe restriction of Freedom of Speech and parental choice in Lithuania:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Lithuania#Law_on_the_Protection_of_Minors

And, guess what, the very same people http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/victory-for-free-speech-in-gay-hate-law.html who lauded the defeat of the British amendment, because of their &quot;religious convictions&quot;, are also celebrating the passing of the Lithuanian law http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/lithuania-incurs-eu-wrath-for-law.html. This is direct evidence that the dedication of most of these Christians to Free Speech is actually wafer thin, and is only a pretext to further their own goals. There just isn&#039;t enough hatred in the world; they will be on the steps of the guillotine, behind Gordon Brown and Harriet Harperson, but in front of Pope Benedict.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14588&#039;,&#039;indigomyth&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14588&#039;,&#039;indigomyth&#039;,&#039;I am happy that freedom of speech was protected. However, I learn of a severe restriction of Freedom of Speech and parental choice in Lithuania:\r\nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LGBT_rights_in_Lithuania#Law_on_the_Protection_of_Minors\r\n\r\nAnd, guess what, the very same people http:\/\/archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/victory-for-free-speech-in-gay-hate-law.html who lauded the defeat of the British amendment, because of their \&quot;religious convictions\&quot;, are also celebrating the passing of the Lithuanian law http:\/\/archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/lithuania-incurs-eu-wrath-for-law.html. This is direct evidence that the dedication of most of these Christians to Free Speech is actually wafer thin, and is only a pretext to further their own goals. There just isn\&#039;t enough hatred in the world; they will be on the steps of the guillotine, behind Gordon Brown and Harriet Harperson, but in front of Pope Benedict.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am happy that freedom of speech was protected. However, I learn of a severe restriction of Freedom of Speech and parental choice in Lithuania:<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Lithuania#Law_on_the_Protection_of_Minors" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Lithuania#Law_on_the_Protection_of_Minors</a></p>
<p>And, guess what, the very same people <a href="http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/victory-for-free-speech-in-gay-hate-law.html" rel="nofollow">http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/victory-for-free-speech-in-gay-hate-law.html</a> who lauded the defeat of the British amendment, because of their &#8220;religious convictions&#8221;, are also celebrating the passing of the Lithuanian law <a href="http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/lithuania-incurs-eu-wrath-for-law.html" rel="nofollow">http://archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.com/2009/11/lithuania-incurs-eu-wrath-for-law.html</a>. This is direct evidence that the dedication of most of these Christians to Free Speech is actually wafer thin, and is only a pretext to further their own goals. There just isn&#8217;t enough hatred in the world; they will be on the steps of the guillotine, behind Gordon Brown and Harriet Harperson, but in front of Pope Benedict.
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		<title>By: BS</title>
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		<dc:creator>BS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Labour are very cunning when it comes to this type of legislation.
Even if they know they cannot get the laws passed it keeps the issue in the headlines.
It is very difficult to argue against these laws without giving the impression that you are anti gay.
With the election coming soon Labour always try to portray the Conservatives being anti gay / racists when in fact they are mostly talking common sense.
This applies to many issues when minority groups are involved.
With our electoral system you only need a small swing in few marginal seats to win and this can tip the balance in Labours favour.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14582&#039;,&#039;BS&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14582&#039;,&#039;BS&#039;,&#039;Labour are very cunning when it comes to this type of legislation.\r\nEven if they know they cannot get the laws passed it keeps the issue in the headlines.\r\nIt is very difficult to argue against these laws without giving the impression that you are anti gay.\r\nWith the election coming soon Labour always try to portray the Conservatives being anti gay \/ racists when in fact they are mostly talking common sense.\r\nThis applies to many issues when minority groups are involved.\r\nWith our electoral system you only need a small swing in few marginal seats to win and this can tip the balance in Labours favour.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Labour are very cunning when it comes to this type of legislation.<br />
Even if they know they cannot get the laws passed it keeps the issue in the headlines.<br />
It is very difficult to argue against these laws without giving the impression that you are anti gay.<br />
With the election coming soon Labour always try to portray the Conservatives being anti gay / racists when in fact they are mostly talking common sense.<br />
This applies to many issues when minority groups are involved.<br />
With our electoral system you only need a small swing in few marginal seats to win and this can tip the balance in Labours favour.
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		<title>By: FLS</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/11/13/protecting-homosexuals-will-do-more-harm-than-good/#comment-14581</link>
		<dc:creator>FLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;FLS, various lobbies have indeed become incredibly powerful, but donâ€™t think for a second that the Conservatives arenâ€™t lining up their own lobbyists-led agenda.&#8217;</p>
<p>I know, depressing, isn&#8217;t it? The colour will change, but we will still have rank corruption instead of government.</p>
<p>Integrity is a dirty word among the political class. In fact it has been redefined by them as &#8216;not getting caught&#8217;.
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		<title>By: LFAT</title>
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		<dc:creator>LFAT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shaun, eloquent and devastating in equal measure.

FLS, various lobbies have indeed become incredibly powerful, but don&#039;t think for a second that the Conservatives aren&#039;t lining up their own lobbyists-led agenda.

Faustie, really interesting point about people growing up in this climate.  It wasn&#039;t that long ago that freedom of speech was in a much healthier state, but if you weren&#039;t there to see it and experience it then would you really notice when free speech is curbed again?&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14580&#039;,&#039;LFAT&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14580&#039;,&#039;LFAT&#039;,&#039;Shaun, eloquent and devastating in equal measure.\r\n\r\nFLS, various lobbies have indeed become incredibly powerful, but don\&#039;t think for a second that the Conservatives aren\&#039;t lining up their own lobbyists-led agenda.\r\n\r\nFaustie, really interesting point about people growing up in this climate.  It wasn\&#039;t that long ago that freedom of speech was in a much healthier state, but if you weren\&#039;t there to see it and experience it then would you really notice when free speech is curbed again?&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shaun, eloquent and devastating in equal measure.</p>
<p>FLS, various lobbies have indeed become incredibly powerful, but don&#8217;t think for a second that the Conservatives aren&#8217;t lining up their own lobbyists-led agenda.</p>
<p>Faustie, really interesting point about people growing up in this climate.  It wasn&#8217;t that long ago that freedom of speech was in a much healthier state, but if you weren&#8217;t there to see it and experience it then would you really notice when free speech is curbed again?
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		<title>By: FaustiesBlog</title>
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		<dc:creator>FaustiesBlog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Straw&#039;s legislation does achieve something that is very dear to the Marxist heart - ever-encroaching lock-down of free speech. They simply attack the easiest target of the times, then move onto the next one.

By Labour&#039;s reckoning, the Tories might undo some of their dirty work, but not all, if history is to repeat itself. They are probably correct.

Thus, with each passing administration, we lose more of our rights until the next generation, starved of history lessons, have no idea what freedom is and don&#039;t miss it.

&lt;a href=&quot;http://faustiesblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/eu-like-soviet-union-says-pravda.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;They&#039;re playing a long game&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14579&#039;,&#039;FaustiesBlog&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14579&#039;,&#039;FaustiesBlog&#039;,&#039;Straw\&#039;s legislation does achieve something that is very dear to the Marxist heart - ever-encroaching lock-down of free speech. They simply attack the easiest target of the times, then move onto the next one.\r\n\r\nBy Labour\&#039;s reckoning, the Tories might undo some of their dirty work, but not all, if history is to repeat itself. They are probably correct.\r\n\r\nThus, with each passing administration, we lose more of our rights until the next generation, starved of history lessons, have no idea what freedom is and don\&#039;t miss it.\r\n\r\n&lt;a href=\&quot;http:\/\/faustiesblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/eu-like-soviet-union-says-pravda.html\&quot; rel=\&quot;nofollow\&quot;&gt;They\&#039;re playing a long game&lt;\/a&gt;.&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Straw&#8217;s legislation does achieve something that is very dear to the Marxist heart &#8211; ever-encroaching lock-down of free speech. They simply attack the easiest target of the times, then move onto the next one.</p>
<p>By Labour&#8217;s reckoning, the Tories might undo some of their dirty work, but not all, if history is to repeat itself. They are probably correct.</p>
<p>Thus, with each passing administration, we lose more of our rights until the next generation, starved of history lessons, have no idea what freedom is and don&#8217;t miss it.</p>
<p><a href="http://faustiesblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/eu-like-soviet-union-says-pravda.html" rel="nofollow">They&#8217;re playing a long game</a>.
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		<title>By: FLS</title>
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		<dc:creator>FLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s just an outworking of the corruption that we have instead of a government. 

Large companies and well funded / organised minority interest groups have set the agenda for the last decade or more.

So wWhere&#039;s the legal protection for victims of state instituted heterophobia?&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14578&#039;,&#039;FLS&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14578&#039;,&#039;FLS&#039;,&#039;It\&#039;s just an outworking of the corruption that we have instead of a government. \r\n\r\nLarge companies and well funded \/ organised minority interest groups have set the agenda for the last decade or more.\r\n\r\nSo wWhere\&#039;s the legal protection for victims of state instituted heterophobia?&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s just an outworking of the corruption that we have instead of a government. </p>
<p>Large companies and well funded / organised minority interest groups have set the agenda for the last decade or more.</p>
<p>So wWhere&#8217;s the legal protection for victims of state instituted heterophobia?
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		<title>By: Shaun Pilkington</title>
		<link>http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2009/11/13/protecting-homosexuals-will-do-more-harm-than-good/#comment-14577</link>
		<dc:creator>Shaun Pilkington</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=&#039;#comment-14576&#039; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;@ LFAT&lt;/a&gt; it is wonderfully ironic that a party obsessed with equality spends so much of its time telling us how different we are from one another.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

That&#039;s the rub isn&#039;t it? 

To you or I, or indeed most right-thinking people, equality is about treating everyone the same. To the ideologists of the left who inform this debate/govt, they view everyone as a member of a sub group who they wish to treat differently in an attempt to manipulate the *outcomes* to what they (politically) believe are equal ends. So, for example, rather than engaging with muslims, and everyone else, as citizens of the UK, they prefer to treat them as a homogenous bloc and deal only with their self appointed (oft islamist) leaders in the MCB. Rather than deal with individual homosexuals as equal victims before the law, it suits them to treat them as a homogenous bloc in need of special treatment to overcome what their politics tells them is a bias in outcomes.

Its the &#039;positive discrimination&#039; approach which looks to equalise outcomes against perceived structural discrimination by deliberately discriminating IN FAVOUR of the group you want to bring up. Intellectually, I find this bankrupt, morally and logically, since it basically says that two wrongs do add up to a right.

And then they complain about diminishing social cohesion, entirely without irony, while treating people as different and unequal based on their race, gender, orientation or religion and then wonder loudly where the proles get these ideas of difference from!&lt;div class=&quot;comment-remix-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;replyto&quot; onclick=&quot;replyto(&#039;14577&#039;,&#039;Shaun Pilkington&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Reply to this comment&lt;/a&gt;   -  &lt;a href=&quot;#&quot; class=&quot;quote&quot; onclick=&quot;quote(&#039;14577&#039;,&#039;Shaun Pilkington&#039;,&#039;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=\&#039;#comment-14576\&#039; rel=\&quot;nofollow\&quot;&gt;@ LFAT&lt;\/a&gt; it is wonderfully ironic that a party obsessed with equality spends so much of its time telling us how different we are from one another.&lt;\/blockquote&gt;\n\nThat\&#039;s the rub isn\&#039;t it? \n\nTo you or I, or indeed most right-thinking people, equality is about treating everyone the same. To the ideologists of the left who inform this debate\/govt, they view everyone as a member of a sub group who they wish to treat differently in an attempt to manipulate the *outcomes* to what they (politically) believe are equal ends. So, for example, rather than engaging with muslims, and everyone else, as citizens of the UK, they prefer to treat them as a homogenous bloc and deal only with their self appointed (oft islamist) leaders in the MCB. Rather than deal with individual homosexuals as equal victims before the law, it suits them to treat them as a homogenous bloc in need of special treatment to overcome what their politics tells them is a bias in outcomes.\n\nIts the \&#039;positive discrimination\&#039; approach which looks to equalise outcomes against perceived structural discrimination by deliberately discriminating IN FAVOUR of the group you want to bring up. Intellectually, I find this bankrupt, morally and logically, since it basically says that two wrongs do add up to a right.\n\nAnd then they complain about diminishing social cohesion, entirely without irony, while treating people as different and unequal based on their race, gender, orientation or religion and then wonder loudly where the proles get these ideas of difference from!&#039;); return false;&quot;&gt;Quote this comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a href='#comment-14576' rel="nofollow">@ LFAT</a> it is wonderfully ironic that a party obsessed with equality spends so much of its time telling us how different we are from one another.</p></blockquote>
<p>That&#8217;s the rub isn&#8217;t it? </p>
<p>To you or I, or indeed most right-thinking people, equality is about treating everyone the same. To the ideologists of the left who inform this debate/govt, they view everyone as a member of a sub group who they wish to treat differently in an attempt to manipulate the *outcomes* to what they (politically) believe are equal ends. So, for example, rather than engaging with muslims, and everyone else, as citizens of the UK, they prefer to treat them as a homogenous bloc and deal only with their self appointed (oft islamist) leaders in the MCB. Rather than deal with individual homosexuals as equal victims before the law, it suits them to treat them as a homogenous bloc in need of special treatment to overcome what their politics tells them is a bias in outcomes.</p>
<p>Its the &#8216;positive discrimination&#8217; approach which looks to equalise outcomes against perceived structural discrimination by deliberately discriminating IN FAVOUR of the group you want to bring up. Intellectually, I find this bankrupt, morally and logically, since it basically says that two wrongs do add up to a right.</p>
<p>And then they complain about diminishing social cohesion, entirely without irony, while treating people as different and unequal based on their race, gender, orientation or religion and then wonder loudly where the proles get these ideas of difference from!
<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14577','Shaun Pilkington'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a>   &#8211;  <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14577','Shaun Pilkington','&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=\'#comment-14576\' rel=\&quot;nofollow\&quot;&gt;@ LFAT&lt;\/a&gt; it is wonderfully ironic that a party obsessed with equality spends so much of its time telling us how different we are from one another.&lt;\/blockquote&gt;\n\nThat\'s the rub isn\'t it? \n\nTo you or I, or indeed most right-thinking people, equality is about treating everyone the same. To the ideologists of the left who inform this debate\/govt, they view everyone as a member of a sub group who they wish to treat differently in an attempt to manipulate the *outcomes* to what they (politically) believe are equal ends. So, for example, rather than engaging with muslims, and everyone else, as citizens of the UK, they prefer to treat them as a homogenous bloc and deal only with their self appointed (oft islamist) leaders in the MCB. Rather than deal with individual homosexuals as equal victims before the law, it suits them to treat them as a homogenous bloc in need of special treatment to overcome what their politics tells them is a bias in outcomes.\n\nIts the \'positive discrimination\' approach which looks to equalise outcomes against perceived structural discrimination by deliberately discriminating IN FAVOUR of the group you want to bring up. Intellectually, I find this bankrupt, morally and logically, since it basically says that two wrongs do add up to a right.\n\nAnd then they complain about diminishing social cohesion, entirely without irony, while treating people as different and unequal based on their race, gender, orientation or religion and then wonder loudly where the proles get these ideas of difference from!'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div>
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