Friday 20 May 2011

Allegations of racism continue in The Courier

I have commented before on the attack by the local newspaper on Adrian Ratcliffe alleging he is racist. Ok, he pushed the 'Like' button on Facebook on a joke in poor taste, but no more so than the 'jokes' of some 'ironic comedians'.  He has opinions on fundamentalist Islam which are not to  everyone's taste and he has highlighted a number of disturbing  events. The Courier is part of the Daily Mail group and the Daily Mail has been publishing incendiary stories which back up Mr Ratcliffe's claims.

The Courier has returned to the fray today with a piece of tosh remarkable even by the Courier's abysmal standards.  The story is headed: 'Residents left reeling by web comments'. Link to story here. Really.  I cannot say I have noticed this as a major talking point on my visits to Sherwood, nor at the recent local elections.

It is planned to hold a festival of cultural diversity backed by the local housing association.  Good idea. However the nonsense is the statement that it is hoped the initiative will help soothe tensions arising in the community following the exposure of Ratcliffe last month.

What evidence is there that tensions have risen?  More pertinently if tensions have risen whose fault is it?   Point the finger at the Courier.  Why did they publish such sensationalist material?

3 comments:

  1. Are his opinions on Islam that are not to everyone's taste a reflection of how the practitioners of Islam behave?

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  2. adrian 'charlie' ratcliffe20 May 2011 at 18:22

    John, I dont know whether you've seen my latest post but in view of this latest piece of shit and because the courier would not give me the right of reply, i have decided to make available my recording of the original interview. because of the size of the file i can only do this if i am sent a cd or memory stick. obviously i will only give my address to ppeople i trust. Charlie

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  3. It is important to differentiate between the vast majority of the followers of Islam and the fundamentalist/militant followers, as is the case with the followers/adherents of other religions. I believe AR has made this distinction.

    What I find surprising is the publicity the Courier has given to opinions which were shared only with a small number of people viewing AR's Facebook page.

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