Nobody is trying to ‘intimidate Muslims’ for a start. But if it makes you happy we’ve been saying “no parallel legal systems” - for anyone. Abuse of the system by people like the Imam caught marrying underage girls will spoil it for all.
The main difference with whatever arrangements Jews and random Christian groups have and the Sharia courts is intention and volume.
Orthodox Jews and niche Christian groups are teeny tiny in number. Muslims already represent 6% of the population that we know of and since that count many more have arrived or been born here.
The difference in intention is stated by many Muslim leaders both in this country and abroad. Islam is a religious, political, social and military framework. The aim of some proponents of Islam is to either convert, subjugate or kill any non Muslim. In countries where the extreme Islamists have gained power, sharia law is comprehensive and brutal. We already have British MPs who are pushing for sharia law to be broadened here.
After the next election there will be more such MPs as Muslim communities have an extremely high turnout (and according to the independent monitor are more likely to commit electoral fraud). The tipping point is almost here.
Some Muslims with those views live here and preach hatred and conquest in their mosques. Unfortunately there are few consequences as our authorities turn a blind eye for ‘community cohesion’ purposes.
The Muslims with extreme views are exactly the people that some other Muslims came here to get away from but no one seems bothered about them. Maybe they are not shouting loud enough or aggrieved enough?
I don’t know why so many people dismiss the stated aims of the extremists as impossible and mock those who highlight it. I think it is the height of arrogance, mainly on the part of the left. It’s not like they haven’t already been successful in many formerly free Christian or moderate Muslim countries. Many in power here are currently enabling these people and suppressing dissent.
I keep hearing foreign commentators observing the many ridiculous situations (like us providing a little London crash pad aka council house for Sierra Leone’s First Lady) and saying that we are monumentally stupid.
I’d be inclined to agree.