Football Lads Alliance get had by Poppy Hoax

The FLA are amongst many who got royally taken by a twitter hoax
The usual round of "Theirdisrespectingour poppies-sportourtroops!" cockwomble is upon us.This time as an obvious hoax. A fake Wetherspoons twitter account says they are banning poppies for "cultural reasons".
Clearly code for "Don't upset the Muslims."
This is part of the usual campaign to demonise the Muslim community.
A handful of Islamist protesters led by Anjem Choudary burned some poppies several years ago and this has become part of the mythology that all Muslims are disrespectful of the armed services.

Apart from the fact that large sums of money are raised from the Muslim community for various services charities,there is something else going on here. It basically takes the position that white Europeans fought in all our main wars (they are the host community)and there are ungrateful disrespectful Muslims (guests) who moan about poppies etc.
This is one of the reasons why this particular hoax has been shared enthusiastically amongst the white nationalist community.

Wetherspoons have clarified that it is of course complete nonsense.

The Muslim community is incredibly active in supporting a whole range of causes including services charities.

It's worth remembering that the British people owe a debt of gratitude to Muslims who fought for the allies during the two world wars.



Many soldiers from the Indian subcontinent fought in both world wars.around .
More than 3.5 million served in both wars.

400,000 Muslims fought in the first world war.

At the outbreak of war, the Indian army was 1.3 million strong, with the ranks including 100,000 Sikhs and 800,000 Hindu troops.

Of that massive force, 62,060 were killed in action. They gave their lives at epic battles such as the Somme and Ypres.

Hundreds were killed in a gallant, but futile, engagement at Neuve Chappelle.

More than 1,000 of them lost their lives at Gallipoli and nearly 700,000 sepoys fought in Mesopotamia.

I am not going to dwell on any of the questions about Churchill and British Imperialism here,I only want to talk here about unsung contributions to the war.

Churchill on the contribution of Indian servicemen.

"But all this is only the background upon which the glorious heroism and martial qualities of the Indian troops who fought in the Middle East, who defended Egypt, who liberated Abyssinia, who played a grand part in Italy, and who, side by side with their British comrades, expelled the Japanese from Burma…. The loyalty of the Indian Army to the King-Emperor, the proud fidelity to their treaties of the Indian Princes, the unsurpassed bravery of Indian soldiers and officers, both Moslem and Hindu, shine for ever in the annals of war….

Upwards of two and a half million Indians volunteered to serve in the forces, and by 1942 an Indian Army of one million was in being, and volunteers were coming in at the monthly rate of fifty thousand…. the response of the Indian peoples, no less than the conduct of their soldiers, makes a glorious final page in the story of our Indian Empire."

Muslim servicemen made up 40% of troops from India ,but only 25% of the population.

The recent movie Dunkirk had no Indian troops there, when there were not just Indian troops ,but also all Muslim divisions.(It also made no reference to Belgians or Canadians.)



The story of  Noor Inayat Khan is one of the more inspirational stories of female courage during World War 2.

"A Sorbonne-educated child psychologist and children’s book author, Khan was recruited to one of the most dangerous positions within the intelligence world, Churchill’s covert Special Operations Executive. Khan’s deep spirituality — influenced by her Sufi Muslim leader father — meant she believed in service for a greater good and couldn’t sit by while Hitler committed his atrocities.

Helping the French resistance, Khan evaded capture for four months, changing locations even while the Germans tracked her whereabouts. During that time, she helped to save Jewish lives as well as single-handedly arranging the rescue of downed British and American pilots, before being captured in October 1943 and executed a year later.

It’s no surprise that she received the highest honours for civilian service in war from both Great Britain and France. David Cameron recently praised her “inspirational self-sacrifice” and “indomitable courage.”

As amazing as Noor Inayat Khan’s story is, however, hers is just one story. There are many others yet to tell, and many that have been ignored. Hollywood still struggles with its portrayal of Muslims, all too often reverting to stereotype, even when real-life roles include sacrifice, courage and loyalty. The contribution of Muslims to our war successes is also glossed over in classrooms and in many history books."

A 1987 mini-series was based on her work for SOE in which she was portrayed by Barbara Hershey a white American.
This is what they call in casting circles whitewashing.

Christmas is just about to be upon us so the usual rubbish stories of "Now the Muslims want to ban Christmas !" will be rehashed in the tabloids.

Please Football Lads Alliance and others:

 Don't Fall for it !

A recent survey showed that only  2% of the population have an accurate knowledge of the Muslim contribution to the fighting forces in WW2.

Whether you buy a remembrance poppy or not, when the two minutes silence comes on Armistice Day please use it to respect All those who died in the struggle against Fascism and tyranny.