Islamophobia Explained in 12 Volumes, Zero Sentences
LONDON — A recent government publication on Islamophobia weighs in at over 600 pages. Within its covers, readers will find footnotes, diagrams, case studies, historical context, and three appendices, but no actual sentence that clearly defines Islamophobia.
A parliamentary aide noted, “We didn’t want to oversimplify. Defining it could restrict interpretation, which is counterproductive when your goal is universal ambiguity.” Experts point out that this approach preserves freedom of speech by ensuring nobody quite knows what speech is restricted.
Critics warn that the report’s sheer size intimidates the public, which is the point. Surveys indicate that 76 percent of citizens did not finish reading past page 7, leaving them confidently able to misinterpret the report in multiple contradictory ways.
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