On Oct 21, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Russell Grinker wrote:
> One would surely need to ask about the political basis on which
> such gains were made? Word has it that the Respect coalition was
> predicated on a fairly radical shift to the right by the SWP and an
> adaptation to the politics of coalition partner the Muslim
> Association of Britain (MAB) - a group who see homosexuality as a
> “sexual perversion”.
>
> The MAB identifies unambiguously with the Brotherhood, a moderate,
> reformist, Islamic party, which builds its upfront public profile
> around welfare and religious education. Its basic politics are,
> however, the same as those of the shriller fundamentalists: the
> overthrow of secularism, democracy and women’s rights, and the
> introduction of a state run under Islamic law.
Omigod, haven't you been keeping up? Islam is like the new Fourth International or something.
Doug