“Thirty years ago it was the Irish. If that is where the threat is coming from, deal with the threat.”
It is simple common sense, but Labour MP Khalid Mahmood says “He’s effectively saying ‘everyone is game — if they look like a Muslim then they must be a terrorist.'” The Muslim Council of Britain says “This is the very definition of Islamophobia.”
All right. But he didn’t actually say that anyone who looks like a Muslim “must be a terrorist.” He said that everyone who looks like a Muslim should be checked, as “that is where the threat is coming from.” Is that not true? And if recognizing it is “the very definition of Islamophobia” and thus to be eschewed, what are we to do? Refrain from checking people who look like Muslims for fear of being “Islamophobic”? And what will the MCB say if a jihad terrorist slips by in that eventuality? (Why, they’ll likely say that Muslims are victims and that their communities need more government money so that this kind of thing won’t happen.)
“‘WHO ARE THE BOMBERS?’ Ryanair boss sparks outrage by demanding extra anti-terror checks on Muslim men because ‘that’s where the threat is,’” by Joe Duggan, The Sun, February 21, 2020:
RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary has demanded extra anti-terror checks for Muslim men at airports as “that is where the threat is coming from”.
The budget airline chief, 58, believes terror suspects flagged at airports would “generally be males of a Muslim persuasion”.
Outspoken Mr O’Leary of the budget carrier made the controversial comments in an interview with The Times.
Charities and an MP blasted Mr O’Leary’s remarks and accused him of Islamophobia and racism.
Mr O’Leary said: “Who are the bombers? They are going to be single males travelling on their own.
“If you are travelling with a family of kids, on you go; the chances you are going to blow them all up is zero.
“You can’t say stuff, because it’s racism, but it will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion.”
‘DEAL WITH THE THREAT’He added: “Thirty years ago it was the Irish. If that is where the threat is coming from, deal with the threat.”
The Muslim Council of Britain said the Irish businessman’s comments were racist and discriminatory.
A spokesman said: “He openly advocates discrimination against ‘males of a Muslim persuasion’, which presumably is not based on specific intelligence but solely whether someone ‘looks or acts like a Muslim’.
“This is the very definition of Islamophobia.”
Khalid Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, who is Muslim, blasted Mr O’Leary’s comments, which came two days after a far-right terrorist massacred ten people in a shooting in Germany.
Mr Mahmood said: “He’s effectively saying ‘everyone is game — if they look like a Muslim then they must be a terrorist’.
“It doesn’t improve community relations; it gives succour to people of a fascist mindset.
“In Germany this week a white person killed eight people. Should we profile white people to see if they’re fascists?
“He’s being very blinkered and is actually encouraging racism.”…