tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680771968888528726.post6099517097972308088..comments2023-11-05T00:38:56.097-07:00Comments on 21st Century British Nationalism: Melanie Phillips - The Ultimate HypocriteDefender of Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093052197059748663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680771968888528726.post-30861199791059743852008-08-07T05:08:00.000-07:002008-08-07T05:08:00.000-07:00When it comes to an opportunityto bash a minority ...When it comes to an opportunity<BR/>to bash a minority for the fault of<BR/>disoriented few, Melanie is always seen amongst those rushing to jump on the bandwagon.<BR/><BR/>http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/861786/britains-monstrous-sleep-of-reason.thtml<BR/><BR/>But before she blames others of sleeping over the issues did she herself wake up to the following facts:<BR/><BR/>When it comes to interpret the results, why we don't see specialists in youth mindset/psychology elaborating on probable conditions? Is this an expression of disconnection, disengagement and disenchantment that may have led some respondents to answer in a particular tone?<BR/><BR/>When a group of youth says they like or dislike a tendency, were champions of social cohesion capable to distinguish the relations that merit to be examined between:<BR/><BR/>Different types of value discrepancies, <BR/>Estrangement, <BR/>Subjective well-being, and <BR/>Need for uniqueness? <BR/>Urge to brag/boast<BR/><BR/>Any sincere effort to comment on violent tendencies among all youth or a minority requires consulting genuine sociologists to decipher why youth of certain age tend to express opinions that range anywhere from non- conformist to rebellious.<BR/><BR/>Would a respectable institution such as those behind Pew Religious Landscape Survey or Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life ever consult report authors John Thorne and Hannah Stuart or their director Douglas Murray as experts on Muslim youth opinion? Looking at the academic qualifications and professional exposure of these three doesn't help get a convincing yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680771968888528726.post-4032393903514410152008-07-22T05:07:00.000-07:002008-07-22T05:07:00.000-07:00It is interesting that if few people speak about a...It is interesting that if few people speak about an 8 year old photo, Melanie calls it shameful.<BR/>http://thejc.com/articles/20087043018/a-shameful-silence-over-al-dura<BR/><BR/>But what would she name the deafening silence with the incident where an armed soldier shoots a bound, blindfolded and unarmed man at close range? <BR/><BR/>http://www.btselem.org/english/video/200602_Rules_of_Engagement.asp<BR/><BR/>It will be good to see what Melanie's imagination<BR/>comes up with this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com