Less Ordinary

I am irritated by (mostly) politicians and (also) media-types referring to "ordinary people". I don't mind being a regular, normal, ordinary chap, but when they wield it, the phrase comes with the patronising implication that they are somehow better than ordinary. And as we have seen for a long time and especially in recent years, many politicians in particular and journalists in general tend to range from 'ordinary' downwards. I log occurrences here and send offenders a postcard.

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Anthony Glees, Moral Maze, Ordinary Muslim Mums and Dads

Moral Maze, 24th June, on Islamic State Recruitment, about 17 mins in. The witness was Prof. Anthony Glees, UBucks, Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies,

'one reason there are fewer people going out now than there were last year is that many ordinary Muslim mums and dads are saying to their children, "you cannot go, you're out of your mind, this is not a wonderful gap year, this is the brutalisation of the human spirit."'

Image from UBucks.

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Less Ordinary

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Anthony Glees, Moral Maze, Ordinary Muslim Mums and Dads

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