(U.K.)Cancelled on police advice: St George's Day parade through the Bradford race-riot zone

The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | April 19, 2008 | MARTIN SMITH

[Stoat]

Translation assistance:

In the parlance of the UK press, "Asian" usually means "muslim".

Related items that may be of interest:

Great Britain Navy bans St.George flags (Flag said to upset Turks; reminder of Crusades)

Great Britain Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims (Too dangerous to enter)

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On the significance of St. George:

"Saint George is the patron saint of England. He's popularly identified with England and English ideals of honour, bravery and gallantry..."

 BBC - Religion & Ethics - Saint George Introduction

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St George is still venerated in a large number of places, by followers of particular occupations and sufferers from certain diseases. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany and Greece; and of Moscow, Istanbul, Genoa and Venice (second to St Mark). He is patron of soldiers, cavalry and chivalry; of farmers and field workers, Boy Scouts and butchers; of horses, riders and saddlers; and of sufferers from leprosy, plague and syphilis. He is particularly the patron saint of archers, which gives special point to these famous lines from Shakespeare's Henry V, Act 3, Scene 1, l. 31:

'I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit; and, upon this charge
Cry God for Harry, England and St George!'.

Indirectly, the spirit of George the soldier saint played a part in modern English history when Sir Laurence Olivier's film of Henry V was issued in 1944 as an encouragement to our armies fighting for the liberation of France.

St. George - England's Patron Saint

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA St. George

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After victory at Agincourt, St George's Day was ordered to be observed with the same dignity as Christmas Day - but it was only at Euro 96 that England fans adopted the flag of St George

By George, it's time to raise the flag! - Telegraph

• "The patron saint of England should be rebranded and St George's Day should become a national day to celebrate the tradition of dissent," says a report in the Church of England newspaper. "Licensees are asked to ring their bell at 10.45pm on April 23 and ask customers to raise their glasses in a grand toast to St George," reports the Morning Advertiser.

  The enthusiasm for Englishmen to proclaim St George's Day a national holiday is building. A ground swell of patriotism is returning after years of paying no heed to our avenging paragon while tolerating our Celtic neighbours' over-enthusiasm for nailing up griffins, wearing tartan and the lauding of little green men.

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Here are the illuminating and oftentimes essential comments made by posters to the Daily Mail up to this time....these at least are the ones that were approved by the Daily Mail censors:

Good job it wasn't a MUSLIM march. If it had been they couldn't have banned it because of racism.

- Donald A Merritt, Borehamwood Herts

The fact that the proposed parade was cancelled is proof that the powers that be realise that there are Muslim ghettos in this country.

- James, London, UK

Disgusting that we cannot walk in safety in our own country in certain areas because we're scared of the Muslims that live there.

- Frank, England

Get the racist immigrants out of our country NOW!

- Heather Savage, UK

The politically correct police once again cause more problems than they solve. By banning this parade they have likely caused more tension and likelihood of problems than had it been allowed to proceed.

It must be part of a policeman's training now, 'How to cause more problems than to resolve them'.

- Pip Waller, Scarborough North Yorkshire

Yet another example of the indigenous communities of this country being stifled, and feeling ashamed to be English. This government are really pushing us to the brink - come the civil war!

- Tony, Luton

This is England, or have these people forgotten. I am sick of being victimised in my own country.

- Karen, West Midlands

When did Britain stop being British?

- Nick Martin, UK

It appears that the Police are declaring "no go " zones. Funny how it's always a British Christian event that gets cancelled. If they tried to cancel a Muslim festival on whatever grounds, there would be no end of trouble. Frankly, I think the Police have proved to be pathetic on this one.

- Mel Hodkinson, st lucia

I don't suppose people like Quassim Khan have a secret agenda. It will be interesting to see his thoughts on Diwali or ramadan in the coming months, given the reasons they should be banned too.

- Jim, London

This is stupid. It is right for the parade to take place on the original route and it is right that the police are there to ensure that it takes place peacefully. Health & Safety - the police should be supporting Queen, St.George and England not the PC brigade.

- Tony, Granada, Spain

Immigrants are dictating to the English once again about what they can do in their country. Do you think you could tell the Japanese or Chinese or anyone else, that they could not celebrate their special day and show their patriotism, because it somehow may 'offend' newcomers?

- Charlotte Browning, Bolton, England

 

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[Bigg Red]

Ah, the postings from Englishmen that you cite give me hope. C’mon, England, rmember who you are!

[353FMG]

“This is England, or have these people forgotten. I am sick of being victimised in my own country.”

This WAS England.

[Stoat]

Ah, the postings from Englishmen that you cite give me hope.

And those are ALL of the current postings at the Daily Mail site, which in my view is significant.

C’mon, England, rmember who you are!

Many do, perhaps more than what much in the Press might suggest.  And many are enthusiastic FReepers as well  :-)

[Cicero]

Bradford City councillor Quasim Khan

I wonder how many of the city overlords and police are already Muslims?

[beejaa]

The Muslims are conquering because the British authorities are allowing them that luxury. Where will England be in 50 years? If there are not race riots now, there either will be in the future or Britain will become a Muslim outpost. The authorities have got to regain their sturdy British backbones and get the newcomers to shape up or ship out.
Multiculturalism was formed in the crucible of guilt over the colonial era, but that’s over. Non-western nations are not vastly superior to western ones. Evil exists in the world. It always has and it always will. Western nations colonized much of the third world and produced much suffering; China is colonizing Tibet and producing much suffering; the Japanese did all kinds of horrible things in China during World War II. The list of conquest goes on and on (and it always will). We in the West do not need to repent to the point that we give our civilizations away.

[SandRat]

Sooooo,... an English Holiday Parade, St. George's Day, is canceled because it might cause rioting and offend the “Asian” community in England.

It's England not the 7th Century TURD-WORLD Mohammedan land that you “Asians” came from!

Don't like it?

Well then,.. CLEAR OFF! The WHOLE LOT of Ya!

[Stoat]

Bradford City councillor Quasim Khan

I wonder how many of the city overlords and police are already Muslims?

Three Bradford councillors have "mohammed" as part of their published name, and so I would assume that they are muslim.  Many others may be as well....

Councillors - Alphabetical List

As to the police, these FR threads may possibly be of interest:

Great Britain Muslim police officer excused Israel guard duty (Embassy duty excuse labeled P.C.)

Revealed The hijab-wearing 17-year-old Muslim girl hired as a community police officer (U.K.)

U.K. Priest gets a visit from 'hate crime' police for expressing his views on Muslim veil affair

Great Britain White men may wait three years to get into the Metropolitan Police

Met Police forced to spend £15,000 on new mascot - because old one is 'too male and white'(UK)

Bradford City councillor Quasim Khan

I wonder how many of the city overlords and police are already Muslims?

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Talking points for British articles:

1- It's not a RACE problem. Race has nothing to do with it.

2- They are not ASIANS, they are MUSLIMS. Get it straight.

3- Not all Britons who resist are THUGS. Most are patriots.

4- I expect to see RAMADAN celebrations cancelled this year.

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[Rebelbase]

Between the EU severely restricting bagpipe playing and the cancellation of this historical parade, the cultural heritage of the UK is firmly on it’s way towards total erasure.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

When multi-culturalism hits the brick wall of multi-barbarism.

Properly, it should have said “Saint George’s Day Parade In Muslim Ghetto Cancelled Due To Local Savagery”.

[Cicero]

Interesting. Going by the names of the Council members, 22 out of 90 are Muslims. I think one woman and 21 men.

Not yet a majority, but certainly a substantial number. Enough to explain why the Council was working with the police to wreck the parade, although it almost certainly helps bring business into the city.

[redstateconfidential]

Cicero wrote:

Interesting. Going by the names of the Council members, 22 out of 90 are Muslims. I think one woman and 21 men.

Not yet a majority, but certainly a substantial number. Enough to explain why the Council was working with the police to wreck the parade, although it almost certainly helps bring business into the city.”

Islam rejects “Capitalism”! They are incompatible.

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Not yet a majority, but certainly a substantial number. Enough to explain why the Council was working with the police to wreck the parade, although it almost certainly helps bring business into the city.

As well as being symbolic of England and English traditions; which apparently are viewed as being 'overly problematic' to bring into 'certain areas'.

It was Richard the Lionheart who officially claimed St George as England's patron saint in the 12th century. (During the Crusades an apparition of St George reportedly appeared on the walls of Jerusalem waving his sword and encouraging the English onto a victorious assault on the Holy city.) Two centuries later, following the creation of the noble order of St George and the Standard of St George, which was always carried into battle, the rallying cry of the English army was "God for England, Harry and St George''. And after victory at Agincourt, St George's Day was, according to H P Maskell in his book The Taverns of Old England, "made a double feast and ordered to be observed with the same dignity as Christmas Day''.

By George, it's time to raise the flag! - Telegraph

[yankeedame]

Ah, the postings from Englishmen that you cite give me hope. C’mon, England, rmember who you are!

And remember Meerut, May 10, 1857!

[yankeedame]

Where will England be in 50 years? If there are not race riots now, there either will be in the future or Britain will become a Muslim outpost.

Alas, if that comes to pass I fear it will be worse, much worse. The Muslim religion is like an iceberg. It looks massive but in reality is comprised of numberless contending shards held together by little more than outside force(s). London wouldn't be a "Muslim outpost". It will be Beirut-on-the-Thames.

[Cicero]

Oh, yes, I’m familiar with St. George’s Day. It was one of the few Catholic ceremonies that managed to transfer over as a patriotic celebration after the English Reformation.

The Knight in Book I of The Faerie Queene proves to be St. George of Merrie England.

When some of our children were in school in England while I was a visiting scholar at Cambridge, they performed St. George and the Dragon as their annual Christmas Pageant.

What I was getting at is that, even if they don’t give a damn any more about tradition or patriotism, you’d think they’d be concerned about the city’s prosperity. That’s supposed to be their job.