I’ve been pointing this out for years; in fact, it’s why I was banned from entering the UK despite never engaging in, calling for, or condoning any violent activity. The British government is determined to fabricate a “far-right threat” that is equivalent to that of Islamic jihadis, so as to appease its growing, restive, and demanding Muslim population. So first they have to smear people who simply want to defend the freedom of speech and free society as “far-right,” and then pretend that they’re just as numerous and violent, if not more so, than jihadis. In order to do this, they have to treat people saying things they don’t like as if they were the same threat as people plotting mass murder.
“The old terrors: Referrals of Over-60s to government’s counter-extremism Prevent programme rocket by nearly 90 per cent as authorities are accused of ‘inflating far-right threat to appease critics who say they focus too much on Jihadis,'” by Dan Sales, Mailonline, January 3, 2021:
OAPs suspected of being terror threats have rocketed by 90 per cent in three years – after authorities focused on far-right figures ‘to appease critics of the scheme’.
In 2020 alone 97 over 60s were flagged up to Prevent, the Government’s strategy for identifying those who could be at risk of becoming dangerous extremists.
It is nearly double the 53 reported to the organisation back in the twelve months spanning 2017 and 2018.
But experts believe the majority of them are what would be considered far-right terror suspects, sparked by a push by some of the UK’s most senior forces.
And it comes as the Prevent strategy is under investigation itself after it was branded ‘toxic’ amid allegations it mainly targeted those from Muslim backgrounds.
Terror and extremism expert Colonel Richard Kemp, who chaired the government’s Cobra Intelligence Group, told MailOnline he believed the increase was down to two new drives.
He said: ‘I know that the authorities are trying to emphasise far-right extremism rather than Islamic extremism.
‘I can tell you that the threat between the two is not comparable. Of course there is a marginal threat from the left and right, but not comparable.
‘In the interests of trying to appear even-handed and appease people that criticised the Prevent programme for focusing on Islamic extremists, I know they are looking at far-right extremism more to counter those accusations
‘The authorties have tried to inflate that threat to try and appease critics of those policies.’
‘What it also shows that perhaps there is now a greater understanding of where Islamic extremism comes from
‘Younger people are certainly involved in attacks and plots generally, but I think there is the increased understanding that older people imams, elders or community leaders may be extremely important when it comes to radicalising them.
‘The numbers are encouraging, because despite people in Islamic communities being heavily critical of Prevent, this seems to show that more people within those communities are referring older people. I think the older referrals must be coming from inside the community itself.’…
James Lincoln says
Banned from the UK:
Martin Sellner, Brittany Pettibone, Lauren Southern, Lutz Bachmann, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, three bishops from areas of Iraq and Syria, the asylum application of a Christian family facing a death fatwa.
Not banned from the UK:
Saudi Sheikh Mohammed al-Arefe, Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri, Shaykh Hamza Sodagar, two jihad preachers, and ISIS bride Salman Abedi.
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The UK government has lost its mind – unequivocally.
All because they are afraid that the anti-jihadists will cause a “breach of the peace”.
In other words, according to the UK government, a “breach of the peace” is more dangerous than an actual jihad attack…
gregbeetham says
Of course they are frightened of a breach of the peace and it’s the Muslims that have them running scared because it is they that will breach the peace if people are allowed to say things that might upset them, it doesn’t matter if they are saying the truth, it the truth upsets Muslims then the truth has to go. The British bulldog spirit has turned into a whimpering blob of jelly I’m sorry to say.
Stay away from Islam (and stay away from morally corrupt YouTube and Twitter)
gravenimage says
Spot on, James.
LB says
“The UK government has lost its mind.”
No. Their mind is set on eradicating native white British people. Importing, pardoning and otherwise enabling and endorsing muslim middle eastern jihadis every chance they get is just a means to that end. Think about it: if your goal was to destroy a your own people in your country, the fastest and most obvious way to do it is to en masse import foreign people that would gladly do so in your stead and eventually replaced them. It’s just common sense.
What you should’ve said was: “The UK government has changed their priorities.” Meaning, they once cared about their own people and did everything in their power to protect it, but since they now want to destroy it, they do so using any means at their disposal. You’d have to be blind and deaf, or otherwise deluded, not to notice it.
As for what has caused this change of direction…… Not really a topic for this site, but you can bet your ass that a lot, and I do mean A LOT, of money was–and is still being–involved as a motivator.
James Lincoln says
LB says,
“What you should’ve said was: “The UK government has changed their priorities.””
I agree, that is more *precise* language.
That being said, their priorities are EVIL…
mortimer says
Fact Check (accurate):
“UK authorities accused of ‘inflating far-right threat to appease critics who say they focus too much on jihadis”.
gravenimage says
+1
Keith O says
The UK has been a basket case for many years now and the aristocracy, who don’t give a shit about the common people seem quite content to throw the entire country to the lions, just so long as the left leaves them alone with their money and lands.
gravenimage says
UK authorities accused of ‘inflating far-right threat to appease critics who say they focus too much on jihadis’
……………………
How dare any authorities in the Uk actually focus on the biggest threat to the public? Can’t have that…
Campbell Stuart says
The far-right? Would they be referring to far-right national socialists/nazis or far-right libertarians? Civil servants, politicians and journalists just love making things difficult for law-abiding taxpayers concerned about immigration and Islamisation. It’s all a spiteful game.
Many “red-pilled” YouTubers are also playing games.
Giacomo Latta says
To Prevent or any other government department: just give us an accurate victim count in terms of people and property then let us come to our own conclusions without the ”expert” commentary.