The English Defence League is hoping to gain strength by uniting with other European groups today, Saturday 31st March, (it is called a European Counter-Jihad meeting on their web site). They are holding a rally in Aarhus Denmark. The voice of the EDL as a group is frightening enough, and one can only wonder about the future situation in Europe, (and elsewhere), as they fan the flames of bigotry and hatred. It's hard to understand their mindset, but one cannot argue with their strategy – the economic crisis is resulting in job losses and unemployment everywhere; that, plus the resulting hardship, gives groups like the EDL and its ilk fertile ground on which to sow the seeds of discontent – an easy target for their warped, ideological principles . Scapegoats have been used throughout history, and European Muslims make an ideal target at this time for no logical reason whatsoever. They play on peoples' fear of extremist Muslims to spread fear of all Muslims, most of whom lead honest decent lives.
Another worrying factor is, this is the first time an English, right wing, extremist group is attempting to develop a European-wide opposition to Islaam. Numbers attending the rally are not expected to be high, but numbers count for nothing when these ultra-extremists seem so determined to bring about unity on such a scale.
They claim the meeting will be a protest; no mention of the word "peaceful", and, even if it is, no sort of peace i know will come from it. Once this type of fire is lit, it is hard, if not impossible, to extinguish it
The EDL is not the only such extreme group in Europe, ( you will find many such groups across Europe just by searching on the web), but adapting to a group that crosses borders has the potential to be a larger ticking time bomb than previously.
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