- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Gibson Square Books Ltd; reprint edition (1 Jun 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903933765
- ISBN-13: 978-1903933763
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 320,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Damning attack on PC, multiculturalism and the human rights industry,
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This review is from: Londonistan: How Britain Is Creating a Terror State Within (Paperback)
This book describes how a mixture of government policies by successive Tory and Labour governments created a large and fierce fifth column of radical Muslim inside the UK's borders. The book points the finger of blame at four things. Firstly, is the human rights industry, which under the excuse of protecting human rights has enabled even very reasonable security and deportation measures to be struck down as alleged "human rights violations". Secondly, is the doctrine of multiculturalism, which forbids a frank discussion of the compatibility of Islam and liberal democracy as well as certain cultural practises like honour killings. Thirdly, is the collapse in Western cultural confidence engineered by the far left PC "elites", which makes radical Muslims view the UK as weak, decadent and deserving of conquest. Finally, is the way Israel is being viewed as a sacrificial lamb to appease radical Islam.
Phillips also show cases the peculiar alliance between the far left and radical Islam, exemplified by Ken Livingstone and George Galloway. she says that this alliance has led to two things, a growth in anti-Semitism and a vicious anti-Israel climate in the media and academia. She writes a spirited and extremely frank defence of Israel, and dispels a few myths in the process. The book does not have any obvious weaknesses. Some readers may disagree with here views on Israel, even if they agree about the threat poses by radical Islam and the problems associated with multiculturalism. All in all, the book is a must read for anyone concerned about radical Islam and curious as to why our political elites fail to deal with it.
73 of 96 people found the following review helpful:
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Root Cause,
By Gareth "Gareth" (cardiff) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State within (Hardcover)
Every terrorist atrocity is followed by the question "Why?". All too often, the answers provided by politicians and pundits are simply figments of their own imagination. A campaigner against poverty will claim that poverty causes terrorism; a fan of national self-determination will claim that the terrorists are "freedom fighters". In this book, Melanie Philips delves into the ideology of islamism (or islamo-fascism) and explores the total failure of the British chattering class to understand or resist the march of this ideology within Britain. Others, such as Craig Wynn and Robert Spencer, have explored islam more deeply, and former islamist Ed Hussain has provided an insider's guide to the process of islamist agit-prop in britain. However, Melanie's book must rank as by far the best guide to the mind-blowing passivity of the British State which has allowed London to become a hotbed of islamo-fascism and terrorist activity.
127 of 168 people found the following review helpful:
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Essential Reading for UK, US, and Western World,
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This review is from: Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State within (Hardcover)
Melanie Phillips describes the historical factors that have led to the cultural and political tolerance of radical Islamism in the United Kingdom and the impact on both the security of UK and the world. It describes the sad state of UK's immigration policies that have led to an influx of radical Islamism in the UK, as well as the cultural tolerance to such views, even after 9/11.
Moreover, the author points out that the 7/7 attacks had very limited impact as a "wake up call" for Britons on this issue, and that many still view the US and Israel as the source of the radical Islamism problem - and refuse to attribute responsibility to radical Islamism itself. As a second generation American whose family is from UK, I find this a disturbing and quite sad book, as I don't get a sense that there is much hope that things will change in UK in the near future. But it is important that both Britons and Americans read this eye-opening book - perhaps the education on the state of UK will help influence future change. This book is the "Why England Slept" book of our era - and Melanie Phillips has a vital message that is essential reading for all those who care about UK, US, and the western world.
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