I don't think the EDL will counter much resistance in Leeds.

Birmingham, Manchester, London - Multicultural cities

Leeds - predominantly white city apart from Chapeltown

And we all know Leeds United fans love the odd bit of racism.

Oh I see, so bombs and violence are only acceptable when they're not on the receiving end of it eh. It's funny how that works, isn't it?

I'm from leeds and i am a mighty whites fan but i'm not racist Whereever the EDL demo, the UAF will follow and i think it might be getting to the point now where people will TRAVEL to these demos. I'm staying well away from the city center tomorrow.

Cancelled and quite rightly so in my eyes.

Such a march shouldn't be allow anyway. "Islam4UK March for sharia" is incendiary at best... and should be treated as such! What is it that they are really saying? UK Islamic State? I wonder if we could go to Saudi and march for Christianity? Hmmm... can't see that going down! Western society is being taken down from within by bleeding hearts, Pinko PC'ers and minority groups who want to give these people the power to divide our societies.

IRM

But does no one think its strange that these people, who take their religion to the extreme, suddenly decide that it would be best to just not march? These people who for a while now, have preached openly of how the UK will bow to Islam whether they like it or not, whether they have to use persuasion or force to bring it about, just turn around and say "We quit. We are again happy to live under the current law"

Am i reading to much into it? I just think its insanely strange.

I thought the march was rather strange in the first place given the levels of support this group normally receives.. 10-20 protestors, so the idea they could come up with 5,000 marchers appeared to me to be a load of b*llocks.

I think it was a publicity stunt to get one the front page of the media, especially given the material posted on the islam4uk website on how sharia would work in the UK, all the unislamic books that would need to recyled, the statues that would need to be destroyed, the crown jewls being melted, the queen forced behind a veil, it just gave the appearence to me that they were digging themselves into a very deep hole.

The question is why... and I don't have a clue as to what the answer could be.

Originally posted by CRB86
I don't think the EDL will counter much resistance in Leeds.

Birmingham, Manchester, London - Multicultural cities

Leeds - predominantly white city apart from Chapeltown

And we all know Leeds United fans love the odd bit of racism.

Now that is uncalled for i am a Leeds fan and i am not racist do not paint everybody with the same brush

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Originally posted by SearchLightsInc
But does no one think its strange that these people, who take their religion to the extreme, suddenly decide that it would be best to just not march? These people who for a while now, have preached openly of how the UK will bow to Islam whether they like it or not, whether they have to use persuasion or force to bring it about, just turn around and say "We quit. We are again happy to live under the current law"

Am i reading to much into it? I just think its insanely strange.

Muslims are pretty smart when it comes to pushing their religion. They know when to push and when to pull back, and they know that pushing only works when they have the numbers to do it. No one is going to pay attention to a small crowd crying for a strict form of religious law and those who want it know that they'd just look silly doing it. But get ten thousand people together screaming for a strict form a religious law and things suddenly get taken a bit more seriously.

They know how to use the media and propoganda, far better than most of the other religious groups I've seen, be wary.

It's going to be interesting when the Islamic tidal wave hits the US shores in full force. Conservative christians in mass versus Islam? Should be incredibly ridiculous.

[edit on 31-10-2009 by FearisPrimative]