I was on assignment in
Angola three times when the civil war was still raging. The most
dangerous was when I was posted to Huila Province in the south. I was
regularly stopped by FAPLA patrols, and even my UNDP Passport didn't
save me from interrogation. I am tall, bearded and white - I looked
like a South African UNITA-loving mercenary, I couldn't blame the
FAPLA soldiers for being suspicious, and I didn't regard it as racist
or unfair. Just a sensible precaution.
When a terrorist attack
occurs in a major European city and ISIS claims responsibility, it
would be understandable if the police stopped anyone of an Arab
appearance to check on them. Of course this would produce an outcry
of racist discrimination, etc, not only from the Muslim community
leaders (what is their agenda, I wonder?) but also from all the civil
liberties human rights etc organisations. So, while there is a lot of
handwringing going on, and pious vows to “bring the terrorists to
justice”, in reality the authorities in our countries do very
little, and in many cases probably don't WANT to do very much for
fear of being accused of illiberal behaviour.
Political Correctness
is paralysing us, and it's time to shout out loud that the Emperor
has no Clothes.
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