بريطانيا: موقف البريطانيين من اتحاد الدفاع الإنجليزي المناهض للإسلام

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

كشف استبيان عقده مركز "إكستريم بروجيكت" حول موقف البريطانيين من اتحاد الدفاع الإنجليزي اليميني المناهض للإسلام والمسلمين - أن 25 % فقط من المشاركين لا يعرفون ذلك الحزب اليميني، في حين أشار 42% إلى أنهم لا يعلمون ما الذي يمثله الاتحاد اليميني بصورة دقيقة.

وقد أشارت النتائج أيضًا إلى أن 3.66% من مجموع المشاركين فقط من أعلنوا نيتهم الانضمام لنشاطاته مقابل 85% أكدوا عدم نيتهم القيام بالانضمام إليه.

وقد أعرب 2% فقط من مجموع المشاركين عن تأييدهم لقيم وطرق نشاطات اتحاد الدفاع الإنجليزي مقابل 69% رفضوا ذلك.

ومن حيث الاعتبار الإقليمي فإن 9% فقط من الأسكتلنديين المشاركين في الاستبيان أيدوا ممارسات الاتحاد اليميني، وهو ما يعارض دعاوى اتحاد الدفاع الأسكتلندي المناهض للإسلام أنه يمثل القومية في مواجهة المد الإسلامي، وقد أكد 74% من المشاركين اعتبارهم اتحاد الدفاع الإنجليزي حزبًا عنصريًّا. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Public attitudes toward the EDL: new survey

It found that the EDL has quite a high public profile – only 25% of respondents had never heard of it – which no doubt reflects extensive media coverage of the organisation since its formation in 2009, combined with the local disruption caused by the numerous EDL protests across the country over the past three years. However, of the 75% of respondents who had heard of the EDL, 42% were unsure what it represents, so the survey concentrated on the 33% of respondents who said they did know what the EDL stands for.

Only 11% of those surveyed (i.e. 3.66% of all respondents) said they would consider joining the EDL, while 85% said they would not. 19% of respondents from the C2DE social grades would consider joining, compared with only 6% of ABC1s. On the plus side, only 5% in the 18-24 age bracket would consider joining, compared with 13% those aged between 40 and 59.

Only 6% (2% of all respondents) said they agreed with both the values and methods of the EDL, while 23% (7.33% of all respondents) said they agreed with the EDL's values, but not its methods. Again, the figure was higher for C2DEs, 31% of whom said they disagreed with the EDL's methods but supported its values. 69% said they disagreed with both the EDL's values and methods.

There were some regional variations in potential support for the EDL, with only 9% in Scotland saying they agreed with the EDL's values but not its methods. This is hardly surprising, given the EDL's identification with English nationalism. Demonstrations organised by the EDL's sister organisation the Scottish Defence League have attracted negligible support.

Few of these respondents who said they knew what the EDL stands for bought the EDL's fraudulent claim that it rejects racism. 74% agreed that it is a "racist organisation", while only 17% took view that the group is not racist.