The situation is worse now than it was 30 years ago. They've had 2000 years so far. How long is it supposed to take?

Everyone has the opportunity to think freely ( except perhaps when the thought police accuse you of silently praying )

Behaving as such is another thing

FYI the two are different

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Despite you singing along to “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke”, human history, from ancient times to the present, is one long litany of wars, genocide and madness. In many cases, at the root of these events are differences in race, language, culture and religion (both spiritual and secular).

There are no thought police. There are though laws which prohibit intimidation which the police have to administer. Behaviour indeed being different to thought.

Underlying all those differences is our common humanity.

Tap into that and the differences can and are eroded. Look at the Good Friday agreement. When I was in Israel some years ago I met a hugely impressive Israeli man who cared for local Arab kids with real love and compassion. Such people exist.

if a pakistani gang calls a white girl a 'kuffir'...is that a sufficiently loaded racist language ? worse than somebody calling you a Gammon ?

An Indian friend told me that there is much familiarity with Muslim gangs targeting Hindu girls over there. It seems to go back hundreds of years. But seemingly the community-backlash can be a lot firmer than anything seen in places like Rotherham.

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