Unleash The Hyenas Of Comedy
In January 2010 I Wrote a post called The Ban on Islam4UK. I started it with the following paragraph.
Organisations such as Islam4UK and all the other so-called Muslim organisations, that don’t like the way things are done in the Western World bother me. But then so do right-wing so-called Christian groups and also those fake religions and cults beloved of celebrities with too much money and not enough common sense.
Most preach fiery hate to unbelievers like me and say we will rot in hell. That by the way is impossible, as hell doesn’t exist, unless you are stuck on the M25 (put your favourite in here) at the time of a small bump, that the Police decide is worthy of an enormous investigation.
When these groups commit crimes such as murder, assault, kidnapping and extortion, then hopefully they will feel the full force of the law.
And finished with this.
There is also one very powerful weapon that we should use against all of these people – humour.
Remember in the Second World War nothing was off-limits when combating the Nazis. Just read this little piece about Spike Jones in 1942. We need him now!
All of these groups give splendid opportunities for satire, ridicule and just plain fun.
After the attacks of recent months in the UK, Europe and other parts of the world, perhaps we should unleash the hyenas of comedy.
Remember in a straight fight a hyena would probably make mincemeat of the most vicious pit-bull, but laugh all the time it is doing it.
This article in the Daily Mail is entitled Brits mock ISIS with #IslamicStateClaims hashtag blaming them for everything from Bake Off moving channel to the shrinking size of Quality Street tins.
Everybody go for it! And in packs!
I would also hope that the Masters of Black Propaganda are working on the Internet equivalent version of Aspidistra, which was used with some success, against the Nazis in World War II. Or in this Politically Correct Age, is something like Aspidistra, just unacceptable?
But surely, no non-violent method is unacceptable against those who kill indiscriminately!
Temporary Barriers On London’s Bridges
Barriers to protect pedestrians have been installed on some of London’s bridges.
I hope these monstrosities are only temporary and they are replaced with something more in keeping with the historic bridges.
I still feel that we should shut Southwark and Lambeth Bridges to all traffic except buses, cyclists and pedestrians.
Imams Refuse Funeral Prayers To ‘Indefensible’ London Bridge Attackers
This is the title on this article in the Guardian.
This is said.
More than 130 imams and Muslim religious leaders have said they will refuse to say funeral prayers for the perpetrators of Saturday’s attack in London.
In a highly unusual move, Muslim religious figures from across the country and from different schools of Islam said their pain at the suffering of the victims and their families led them to refuse to perform the traditional Islamic prayer – a ritual normally performed for every Muslim regardless of their actions. They called on others to do the same.
Obviously, the last crop of attackers can’t do anything more to us, but will a sanction like this make it more likely other attackers will strike?
I’m not against imams and Muslim religious leaders coming to their own decision, as this is still a free country, but I also think ot’s something the government should stay clear of.
The Vigil For The Victims Of The London Bridge Attack
I went to the Vigil At Potters Field Park for the victims of the London Bridge Attack.
Will London’s solidarity and defiance make any difference?
‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Shots Fired – Police
This is the title of a section of the BBC’s rolling news feed.
This is said.
Eight police officers fired a total of 50 bullets to kill the three London Bridge attackers, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said.
He described it as an “unprecedented” number of shots fired by police.
An IPCC investigation would take place, but he said that the situation officers faced was “critical”.
He said he was “humbled by the bravery of officers who will rush towards a potential suicide bomber”.
I don’t like guns and it is one of the reasons, I don’t go to the United States.
But I still think the number of bullets fired was excessive, especially as one round hit an innocent member of the public.
Thirty years ago, after Metier had been sold to Lockheed, I met one of their guys, who looked after research into unusual devices for Special Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies.
One thing we discussed over a couple of drinks, was a tranquiliser gun, which is regularly used by superheroes and wild animal vets. I can remember him saying that they could have applications where human shields were being used or in crowded encounters, where the chances of hitting the wrong target were high.
I also remember other ideas being tested.
So are we doing enough research into creating weapons that deal with the situations that arose in the London Bridge attacks and will surely arise in the future?
I hope that in the major IPCC review of the attacks, which must happen, the scope and efficiency of the weapons available to the Police is thoroughly examined.
One question, I would ask, is do they have a weapon, that could stop a truck, larger than the Renault van used last night?
Lord Carlile Says Control Orders Could Come Back
This is the title of a section of the BBC’s rolling news feed.
This is said.
The former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation says Theresa May could be looking to reintroduce control orders when she reviews the UK’s anti-terrorism strategy.
Lord Carlile of Berriew said if they had been in place, they “may have saved a lot of lives”.
Control orders were introduced by Tony Blair in 2005. The orders allowed suspects to be relocated away from their home communities, subjected them to 16-hour home-arrest curfews and barred them from using mobile phones or the internet.
They were replaced by Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures or Tpims in 2011.
If Lord Carlile says they might have saved a lot of lives, then they should surely be looked at.
Attacker Was Married With Children
This is the title of a section of the BBC’s rolling news feed.
This is said.
The BBC understands that one of the attackers shot by police last night lived at an address in Barking, which has been the subject of intense police activity today.
The dead attacker was, according to neighbours, a married man with two children who had had lived at the address for around 3 years.
That says a lot about the stupid and selfish nature of the attackers.
A Touch Of The Maggie’s
In her speech outside Number 10, this morning, Theresa May was in fighting mood and was showing her annoyance at the London Bridge attacks.
Her speech almost had a touch of the Maggie’s about it, from the time of when the Falklands were invaded.
Certainly, these murderous imbeciles need some strong handling.
Kissing The Innovators Goodbye!
I was part of a team that started a high-tech business n the UK in 1977 at the age of thirty.
James Callaghan was Prime Minister and tax rates were higher than they are today.
In 1984, the business was sold for $128,000,000.
So what advice would I give to my thirty-year-old son, daughter, grandchild, niece or nephew, thinking of starting a high-tech business today?
He or she would in one way be very different to me, in that by the age of thirty.
- I’d probably only been abroad twice and wasn’t very savvy about how to survive in a foreign country.
- Now the average thirty-year-old has probably done around a hundred foreign trips.
Due to a broader spectrum of nationalities in the UK today, a group thinking of starting a business would be less white middle-class than we were.
So whereas, we had to start the business in the UK, unless perhaps we wanted to relocate to the US, which I wouldn’t have done, even if I’d known how much money we would realise, so many factors, like the Internet, cheap air travel, better language skills, the easier availability of money, good support services and welcoming governments mean you can start a high-tech business virtually anywhere.
These factors also mean Brexit isn’t a disaster for the high-tech start-up.
If you are a UK-focused start-up perhaps dealing with something that is very UK specific, Brexit will only effect you if the economy goes bust.
If you are selling a world-wide product, the Internet means Brexit is irrelevant or will be in a couple of years.
But who wins the General Election is.
A May victory will probably mean things will carry on as before with a probability upwards of sixty-per-cent, as history teaches us, that in times of unexpected crisis that the UK just keeps calm and carries on.
Consider.
- Corbyn and his cronies are so Consevative in their thinking.
- Of all our industries, the NHS is probably our most Conservative.
- A lot of innovation is disruptive, which destroys existing methods, restrictive practices and industries, but improves employment and quality of life.
- Good ideas, make their inventors lots of money and they usually desire to keep it.
As an example, what would happen if a revolutionary product came along, that saved the NHS billions of pounds a year, but cut staff by 100,000?
It would never be introduced and if it was, the inventors would be driven out of the country by Corbyn’s proposed high taxation.
So after the disastrous Brexit, a Corbyn victory would probably be equally disastrous for innovation and innovators in the UK.
Should We Boycott America Over Trump And Cimate Change?
This article called Paris climate deal: Trump announces US will withdraw, has just appeared on the BBC web site.
I feel strongly that we should all cut our burning of fossil fuels, or at least the high carbon ones like coal.
So what can we do?
I typed “Boycott America Trump climate change” into Google and got a large number of articles posted in the last couple of days.
So I’m certainly not the only one who feels strongly!
So will I be boycotting American goods and services?
I always do to a certain extent, because when it comes to gluten-free foods, a lot of American manufacturers use high strength glucose made from wheat instead of sugar. And I react to it.
So for example, I now no longer eat any Cadbury products!
I also haven’t used a Starbucks for some time, but that’s in protest at their tax affairs.
It’ll be interesting how this one plays out!
After all, there’s quite a few Americans who didn’t vote for Trummkopf and some States appear to be going down the Paris route.
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