"Not if by persecution you mean the kind that involves people being murdered, tortured,"
It seems that you are happy to condemn fanatical Islamists for murdering in the name of their religion, but are not prepared to even consider generations of ruined lives deliberately brought on families of "every British male Pakistani" (your very words, I think) - men women, children whose lives are scared and damaged by prejudice such as yours.
I don't mean anything - I don't differentiate between persecution by nutters and persecution by bigots like yourself on entire families and communities - sorry - that's not entirely true - I certainly do cnsider one far more serious, all-embracing and long lasting than the other - guess which?
I really am not surprised that you accept one without condemnation, being the bigot you are.
Mike
Throughout these arguments you have dismissed (even sneered at) racist persecution as being not serious enough to be considered persecution ("ah diddums" - I seem to remember was one of the phrases you used.)
May I say you do a fine line in double-standards, and when you can't be bothered to sell them yourself, your quite happy to let this abomination sell them on your behalf, offering a little immoral suport when he runs out of steam.
Jim Carroll