thealigator
Registered Member
I believe that this has been discussed before and if it has I apologise but given the actions that took place recently I do think it is relevant to discuss it again.
When the attacks took place on September the 11th America, much of mainland Europe and the UK went into a stage of panic. They had every reason to. The attacks that took place on that day were unprecedented, unexpected and the first of their kind at least in my memory. I had never really seen anything like this and I think there was an element of "this cannot be happening, can it?" and very much a feeling of the unknown.
This happened again some time later in the UK after the July 7th bombings in London, the IRA had preformed terrorist attacks but none that had such a large impact, it was almost like we knew who the IRA were and so we were less afraid. I have never felt threatened. Call me delusional, tell me I am living with my head in the sand but I do not feel that worried, mainly because I try not to let the propaganda of certain media outlets convince me I should be. I am more worried about the amount of Racist and Hate groups that have visited my city in the last two years. I am more afraid of people of the same race and colour as me who go around causing random acts of violence and killings for no real reason and yet these things rarely seem to make it into the news.
I would hate to think of myself as seeing someone in a hijab, a veil or a full face covering head dress (and I do see them) and automatically becoming fearful of my life. That is not to suggest that someone who does is racist, prejudice or any other term, fear is not something I feel is always prejudice, it is a gut instinct. As I say I feel far more fearful if I am walking along the street and see a group of 15 year olds because in my experience and what I have seen these sometimes are the people that cause problems.
But are you afraid? Are you fearful? How safe do you feel?
When the attacks took place on September the 11th America, much of mainland Europe and the UK went into a stage of panic. They had every reason to. The attacks that took place on that day were unprecedented, unexpected and the first of their kind at least in my memory. I had never really seen anything like this and I think there was an element of "this cannot be happening, can it?" and very much a feeling of the unknown.
This happened again some time later in the UK after the July 7th bombings in London, the IRA had preformed terrorist attacks but none that had such a large impact, it was almost like we knew who the IRA were and so we were less afraid. I have never felt threatened. Call me delusional, tell me I am living with my head in the sand but I do not feel that worried, mainly because I try not to let the propaganda of certain media outlets convince me I should be. I am more worried about the amount of Racist and Hate groups that have visited my city in the last two years. I am more afraid of people of the same race and colour as me who go around causing random acts of violence and killings for no real reason and yet these things rarely seem to make it into the news.
I would hate to think of myself as seeing someone in a hijab, a veil or a full face covering head dress (and I do see them) and automatically becoming fearful of my life. That is not to suggest that someone who does is racist, prejudice or any other term, fear is not something I feel is always prejudice, it is a gut instinct. As I say I feel far more fearful if I am walking along the street and see a group of 15 year olds because in my experience and what I have seen these sometimes are the people that cause problems.
But are you afraid? Are you fearful? How safe do you feel?
