Comments on: In response to Rod Liddle

By: Savablogs

Savablogs — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:17:25 +0000

I agree with you although I am not sure he should be allowed to be racist under the pretence of freedom of expression.

A complementary article on the subject which explores further why Liddle article is repulsive is at:

Yet another racism row in Britain. Journalist Rod Liddle blames violent crime in London on black men.

http://www.savablogs.info/2009/12/yet-another-racism-row-in-britain.html

By: Gerry German

Gerry German — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:40:53 +0000

I think that Rod Liddle enjoys his occasional grabbing of the headlines. He can only do that by being controversial in the way that he feels a need for self-publicity. He has to ignore the facts in order to gain prominence.

For example, Black students are three times more likely to be excluded from school than others. Children in care 8 times, and special educational needs statemented children 3 to 4 times. So what if you are Black, in care and statemented? Between 72 and 96 times more likely to be excluded! What about this for racial discrimination, Rod?

Government has Young & Safe programmes directed at potential young criminals – and a PREVENT programme aimed at turning young Muslims away from extremism. What they really do is create criminality and extremism by identifying a funding-generating clientelle.

Government also sponsors an expensive REACH programme elevating Black celebrities into prominence when the issues are really to do with eliminating racism and Islamophobia.

Like much of what is done by some branches of government, Rod’s writings are a diversion from the main issues affecting the lives of Black children and young people in particular.

Gerry German

By: Saraid

Saraid — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:47:56 +0000

See this article in the independent in response Rob Liddle’s blog. What’s worrying is the comments that have been left by readers underneath. Does this unearth a kind of latent middle-English racism that totally anonymises the so-called ‘perpretators’ because it is easier to other and anonymise than to actually examine the system that we live in and how it might be responsible for all this ‘alienation.’ I’m not trying to necessarily create a social theory that excuses the violent acts of two misogynists. that’s exactly Liddle’s game and why he sees it as a moral pathway to air his sense of white supremacy. The simple fact is he thinks that no white person has anything to gain from living amongst black cultures. I’m a white person who violently disagrees. I find it disturbing that Independent readers are not able to see this post for what it is. racist.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:57:01 +0000

Thanks for your article, Justin.

Here’s Liddle’s jokey final sentence in his 19 November blog.
‘Incidentally, many Somalis have come to Britain as immigrants recently, where they are widely admired for their strong work ethic, respect for the law and keen, piercing, intelligence.’

His title? Muslim Savages Update

Yes, the BNP are leading the field.

By: Fidel

Fidel — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:21:42 +0000

I must say I would be surprised were it not for the times we are living in. All the same it is quite interesting that Liddle is saying such things NOW! . But to tell the truth, with regard to Rod Liddle and his kind…Im not scared or phased…the more these things are brought into the open…the better!

The struggle goes on!

Fidel