The BBC is reporting that “Paris airport bars Muslim staff”. With no further knowledge of the story than the BBC’s own story it is crystal clear to me that this is yet another example of the BBC’s stance of political correctness at the expense of public safety and the facts. Read slightly further down the article and it becomes clear that the 70’odd staff who have had their security levels reduced had been under surveillance for some time, and I quote “Airport officials say some of the workers had frequently visited Pakistan and Afghanistan the previous year.” Visiting those countries is not a crime, but doing so frequently, when you have a high security clearance at an international airport does of course put you under suspicion. The French should be commended for being willing to confront difficult issues to protect the safety of their people. This common sense approach doesn’t fit with the BBC’s agenda of multi-culturalism and political correctness. We have to face up to the fact that a significant proportion of Muslims in this country (and I can only assume in France as well), want to completely overturn the laws and customs of the countries in which they have been made welcome. You only have to look at any of the surveys in the newspapers in recent months to see that behind the public face of Islam in this country is a highly dangerous culture of isolation and an acceptance of violence as a way of changing how the majority live their lives.
Politicians need to remember that while protecting the minority is key to democracy, (and I 100% support this), the job of protecting the majority is equally important. These “communities” cannot be allowed to hold the rest of us to ransom, and it seems perfectly sensible that people under suspicion should not be given high security clearance. It’s not like they have been thrown in prison for their views – as would have happened in Saudi Arabia or other middle eastern countries. In fact I’m fairly confident that those who might have lost their jobs are currently enjoying benefit handouts from the French state. This is right and proper – as is protecting people of all faiths and backgrounds who fly in and out of Paris.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6108574.stm
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