“Health Secretary Matt Hancock thanked Muslims for their Ramadan ‘sacrifice’ on St George’s Day, but made no mention of the English national day itself.”
Yet another politician sold out to political correctness and is indulging in shameless kowtowing to the Muslim community. Dhimmitude has become the only way to avoid being called an “Islamophobe.” Matt Hancock clearly knows this.
St. George’s Day is the feast of the patron saint of England (and also parts of Portugal and Spain). It is a day on which traditionally there are displays of patriotism and celebrations of the English heritage. In this context, one aspect of the story of St. George is most significant:
Stories depict him as a Roman soldier who slew a dragon while rescuing a Libyan king’s daughter. He was however tortured and ultimately killed in….. the most severe purge of Christians in the Roman Empire — when he refused to renounce his faith.
“UK Health Sec Thanks Muslims for Lockdown ‘Sacrifice’ on St George’s Day, Doesn’t Mention St George’s Day,” by Jack Montgomery, Breitbart, April 24, 2020:
Health Secretary Matt Hancock thanked Muslims for their Ramadan “sacrifice” on St George’s Day, but made no mention of the English national day itself.
Hancock, who as Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care has arguably played the leading role for the British government in Boris Johnson’s absence — although the Prime Minister’s official substitute is Dominic Raab — neglected to mark St George’s Day in any way, or to offer a message to English citizens prevented from celebrating it properly by the lockdown regulations.
The beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan, which fell on the same day, was another matter, however, with Hancock posting a video message thanking them effusively for their co-operation with the lockdown.
“This Ramadan, many Muslims who serve their country in the NHS [National Health Service] and in the Armed Forces and in so many other ways will not be sharing the joy of this month as they normally do,” he said.
“I want to say to all British Muslims, thank you for staying at home. I know how important the daily Iftar is, how important communal prayer is at night, and how important the Eid festival is.”
A St George’s cross flag — the flag of England, one of the four home nations that constitute the United Kingdom — did fly over Downing Street on Thursday, as has been customary every year at least since the last Labour government.
Commenters on social media who suggested Hancock had ignored Easter as well as St George’s Day were mistaken, however, as he did post a message wishing “everyone” a Happy Easter and thanking “everybody who is following the social distancing rules” at the time — although he appears to have made no specific reference to Christians, people being unable to attend church services, or any of the other important religious aspects of the holy day….
spiro says
This guy looks a little dippy maybe slow
jca reid says
Pathetic!! This Pandering to a degenerate, perverted ideology, absolutely festooned & followed by retards, the absolute scum of Humanity, beggars belief! They’ve done nothing in this Pandemic. Flouted guidelines & their conduct in the Muslim majority countries, especially shows their insanity. There will be a massive backlash against them. As the former WW2 RAF Air Chief Marshall, “Bomber” Harris said about Nazi Germany, “They’ve sown the wind, they will reap the whirlwind.”
Elisha says
Excuse me? Try Hosea 8:7.
Rob Roy says
What a disgusting comparison… before any German Bomb did hit GB, German civilians had been bombed. Get Your history knowledge straight and the fact that Arthur Harris is considered a war criminal in more educated and less bias circles. Hollywood is not the equivalent of education.
gravenimage says
Here’s John Kendall with more apologia for the Nazis. He has said that anyone who opposes the horrors of the Holocaust has watched too many Hollywood movies. Good grief.
gravenimage says
Britain was defending Poland, with whom they had a pact. Is the appalling John Kendall tell us that poor old Adolf had to invade Czechoslovakia and Poland–and Belgium and the Netherlands and on and on?
That Britain was not ultimately able to save Poland at the time does not make the actions of the Nazis any better.
And note that John Kendall did not deny anything I said in my post of Apr 28, 2020 at 12:19 am. But then, how could he?
Jayell says
The trouble is that St. George’s day is studiously ignored by the powers-that-be in the UK anyway. They’ll give St. David’s day, St. Andrew’s day and St. Patrick’s day publicity, maybe in parades or whatever, but St.George’s day? Not a mention! Just like they made a point of creating National Assemblies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but for England….? They think up all the specious drivel they can to argue against it. The problem here is not so much the lack of observance of St. George’s Day, but the way in which this snivelling dhimmi went out of his way to crawl to the 5% muslim infestation in the UK. Muslims made absolutely no more sacrifice whatsoever in these times than the Christian majority, our Jewish friends, the Sikhs and Hindus. Quite the contrary in fact, the muslims were the ones who were flagrantly disobeying the lock down instructions by holding meetings in their mosques or in public parks when no=-one else did. – and if anyone complained to the police about it, they might get an unfriendly visit from the local constable.
This is yet more proof of the UK Establishment’s pro-islamic corruption, as if we needed any more
mortimer says
Health Secretary Matt Hancock spoke as a dhimmi, rather than as a British patriot. Shameful.
Ric says
One hoped that when Boris was elected PM, the racist, pro-Muslim, pro-Jihad, anti-Democratic policies would change. It, of course, was no more than wishful thinking on the part of the non-Muslim Brits. The caliphate is complete, England is, now, subjugated to Islam, thanks to the weak-kneed, politically correct overlords of Britain. This sycophantic government professing to represent the people has turned its back against its indigenous citizens in favor of those bent on enslaving England/the UK. There is no irony, the preceding PM, May’s policies of appeasement of Muslims continue unabated.
The dismissing of St. George’s Day betrays the real spinelessness of the present Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and his acolytes. The voters were savvy to the pro-Muslim, anti-Democratic, anti-Brit mandate of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. Unfortunately, Boris and his Tories pulled the wool over the electorate’s eyes.
gravenimage says
Johnson is *far* from perfect. Still far better than the alternative, though.
Fred Orme says
Every main party in the UK is appeasing Islam. This is an old video but still relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH7Ty8iPh5c
MPs have been sent a copy of this book: http://hellish2050.com/books/Hellish_2050.pdf
andrew mckendrick says
What is really amazing it only took 5% infestation to achieve.
Anne Smith says
Boris has a Muslim great grandfather in any case. He is very knowledgeable about Islam, he wrote a quite amusing book mocking it called “75 virgins”.
Hancock is a thicko who has been stupid and foolish to face the media everyday with promises that he knows are unfulfillable. He has only damaged his own career so nobody cares anyway.
Whether he actually understands anything or is just putty in the hands of the mad scientists is a moot point.
gravenimage says
UK Health Secretary thanks Muslims for “sacrifice” on St. George’s Day, makes no mention of the English national day
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Shameful dhimmitude.