The evil within

Why is this man allowed to live in the UK, free to spew his venom? And he’s a lawyer? Doubly damned, then… once for being a radical Muslim and again for being a lawyer. A combination from the depths of hell.

On a not entirely unrelated note, I read an interview with Imran Khan (unfortunately I don't remember which online newspaper, but it was yesterday) where he had said that the term "Islamic terrorist” - I think he was referring to the terrorist attacks in Bombay - is inaccurate because, according to him, terrorism is political - never religious. Methinks that theory doesn't stand a chance at gaining any credibility anywhere... witness Mr Chaudary's ridiculous and unwarranted attack on Christmas as a religious festival, apart from anything else!

Sunday Scribblings - "Tradition"

Is it just the flip side of trendy? I think tradition is just a trend that has been followed (blindly?) by a person or persons, most likely for far longer than it really deserves.

I’m also not sure that it isn’t just a one-word definition for “But that’s how it’s always been done” – said phrase usually uttered with a superior sniff or bullheaded stubbornness or as a desperate wail. The point is, no matter how it is said, it’s pretty much a declaration of resistance to change, even if that change is for the better.

A tradition is really only as established as the person who is perpetrating it now… if the next person who comes along doesn’t consider it worth continuing, or changes it to suit him/herself, then it’s no longer what it used to be. It then becomes a “new” tradition – an oxymoron if ever there was one, because tradition implies longevity.

*** Sighhhhhh… even to me this smacks of the sort of school compositions found in the cheaper “guide books”, pathetic little essays on various topics supposedly beloved of secondary school teachers while setting exam questions.

It’s so difficult to get back into the rhythm of writing after a break…