What else to say... We often talk about Islamism or religious fanaticism in general... See what happens when political extremism/fanaticism takes the lives of innocent ones... Promised for a brilliant political carrier, Jo Cox was a dedicated MP, going about her business, doing what good MPs do, making herself available to any constituents with any problems to drop in to her surgery. Supporter of the campaign for Britain to remain in the EU, she was shot yesterday and stabbed several times, savagely murdered by a far right supporter (close to "Britain First").

In the aftermath of her death, there are truths of which we should remind ourselves right now. Recklessness has been open and shocking. I believe the guilty ones are politicians exacerbating and raising the tension between communities and people of different backgrounds (social, cultural, ideological, etc.), they bear most of the responsibility, not for the attack itself, but for the current mood (and that is not only in Britain): for the inflammatory language, for the fingerjabing, the dog whistling and the overt racism.

Condolences to her family and people that were close to her, Britain lost one of their most dedicated politicians...

One less idiot to screw up the country.

^ was this supposed to be "humorous"?

I support Brexist, but I do not support the killing of innocent lives.

If UK exits EU it will only weaken a future united Europe and close the opportunity for Europe to unite which is needed very much right now.

^ was this supposed to be "humorous"?

No, it wasn't.

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1416-Squiggle: Please stop bringing Islam into every discussion. You're not British and you're not a politician, so kindly piss off.

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I only had to watch what Jo Cox had to say about immigration and diversity to realize she was a tool being used to facilitate the fall of the West. A politician that acts willingly against their people is among the most despicable humans.

She deserved what she got.

savagely murdered by a far right supporter (close to "Britain First").

Would you say "savagely murdered by a Muslim fundamentalist (close to CAIR)"?

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If UK exits EU it will only weaken a future united Europe and close the opportunity for Europe to unite which is needed very much right now.

About Brexit: Actually I disagree with you here. I truly believe that with England out, we could get rid of some blocking situations we had before, since English politicians never wanted to go further into integration, they just wanted to take benefit from the European market when England was the "sick man of Europe" in the 70s (before they discovered and started stealing Scotland's North Sea oil revenues). Nowadays English politics are considered as a thorn for Europe, and this is why the EU is not able to economically improve, you need a strong pan-European executive leadership, that would defend European interests, but unfortunately England with Tories scuttled most of the recent talks about it.
So seing how England is nowadays, I am actually not against Brexit at all (or more precisely "Engxit" since Scotland would secede after this). That would even boost other European states, since England could not have access as easily as nowadays to European markets, and many financial and trade organizations and companies would certainly move from London and go to other big European centers such as Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam (see Macron's speech about it).

About the rest of your comments guys: you are all not better than terrorists, and your statements are purely criminal! How can you want the death of an innocent person just because you disagree with what she defended? Shame on you all!

A sad day for humanity, Britain and Labour.
RIP Jo Cox.

You are entitled to your own opinion Karl, but I disagree.

I say a political movement with a complacent, passive supporter base will get literally nowhere. Islam is becoming widely accepted in Europe, even more accepted than traditional right-wing conservatism.

Why? BECAUSE its supporters commit acts of terrorism. Fear is a powerful tool. The ignorant masses will support an ideology based on fear alone, see Shariah Law in European countries.

I mean I disagreed with her policies (kinda sorta, honestly I didn't even know she existed before I heard she got killed), but I don't think she deserved to die. That's really a shame, as koala said.

What else to say... We often talk about Islamism or religious fanaticism in general... See what happens when political extremism/fanaticism takes the lives of innocent ones

This is going too far. This was one death, which doesn't even make the list of deadliest terrorist incidents, which by the way is still very much dominated by Islamic Extremism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_and_other_violent_events_by_death_toll#Terrorist_attacks

Case in point: Out of the ten deadliest terror attacks of all time, seven were committed because of islamic extremism, and this is a group that only makes up 20-25% of the world population.

Committing suicide is not Islamic. Suicide is forbidden in Islam. And Islam is not extreme.

Denying that these people are muslims is denying that this extremism has a religious motive, which is simply ridiculous. Of course it has a religious motive, and whether valid or not, the religion they are getting their religious motive from is Islam.

Thus, Islamic Extremism.

@Anonym

"Tristan", you can't shut me down. I don't accept your atheist oppression.

I don't accept your Islamic crap. Stop ramming Islam down our throats and I'll stop telling you to piss off.


@Koala

How can you want the death of an innocent person just because you disagree with what she defended?

Quite easily. Take advocates for the meat and dairy industry. Or the leather and fur industry. I disagree with what they're doing, and I want every single one dead. It's the same as with politicians. If a politician comes up with ideas and policies which I view as despicable, I have every right to want them dead too.

+1 Imperator

I don't accept your Islamic crap. Stop ramming Islam down our throats and I'll stop telling you to piss off.

+1

Take advocates for the meat and dairy industry. Or the leather and fur industry. I disagree with what they're doing, and I want every single one dead.

So you want 9/10ths of the world population to be wiped out because you're a sociopath who puts animals above his own kind? Good to know.

I have no problems with vegetarians and vegans, and actually consider myself an environmentalist. But people like you shine a bad light on all animal rights/environmentalist causes.

Well damn.The UK has crazies, too. a damn shame that someone lost their life for having an opinion. We shouldn't blame the politicians, though.

So you want 9/10ths of the world population to be wiped out because you're a sociopath who puts animals above his own kind? Good to know.

In all honesty, yes.

I love you too <3