tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6579680707012241677..comments2024-03-28T08:30:57.453-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: A plea from a friendOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85512422754234969032016-06-30T16:24:10.117-04:002016-06-30T16:24:10.117-04:00It terrifies me to see society reverting to an abu...It terrifies me to see society reverting to an abusive, hateful past. It saddens me to think of Ali as a child, having to deal with such hate, and absolutely crushes me to know that he and others must face it again / still in adulthood.<br /><br />It takes no more effort - often much less - to show love in place of hate and fear. I will absolutely stand up for Ali and others when I see them being disrespected or abused, and I hope everyone else will, too. I'm not foolish enough to think that everyone will - but I do think everyone *here* will, and that's a small, but real, comfort to me.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-11743937238365075012016-06-30T14:12:56.661-04:002016-06-30T14:12:56.661-04:00England is very fortunate to have people like Ali....England is very fortunate to have people like Ali. What he describes has nothing whatever to do with immigration. It is pure, unbridled racism. Whatever the merits or otherwise of Brexit, it is being used as an excuse for that beast to rear its ugly head.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36176292782571156292016-06-30T09:26:46.063-04:002016-06-30T09:26:46.063-04:00Ali is a friend and confidant of virtually everyon...Ali is a friend and confidant of virtually everyone in the mystery community, and among his many honors and positions held in our community is his receiving Bouchercon's David Thompson Special Services Award for extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime fiction field. For a man of Ali's grace, stature and accomplishments to confront what he does on a daily basis saddens me beyond explanation. When I first read this post on his Facebook site it inspired me to write my blog for this Saturday. We must ALL stand together on this.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-8658975105662358412016-06-30T08:20:24.499-04:002016-06-30T08:20:24.499-04:00Stan, what I said to you when we first spoke of th...Stan, what I said to you when we first spoke of this: I find Ali's words powerful and so moving. And I can't help wondering what kind of lives might those miserable little thugs who beat on Ali are having now. Thank you for putting up the pictures that show where he came out of it. That gorgeous, accomplished daughter. Pals with Lee Child. NICE.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-8785541263462510832016-06-30T06:11:25.432-04:002016-06-30T06:11:25.432-04:00Totally in solidarity with Ali Karim.
He is so rig...Totally in solidarity with Ali Karim.<br />He is so right in asking everyone in Britain to combat racism and xenophobia. It's escalating, not only verbally, but physically.<br />I sympathize with everyone being subjected to this bigotry in any form.<br />It has to be combatted there and here, too.<br />I read that neo-nazis plan on coming to support Trump at the Republican National Convention in July in Cleveland. He has emboldened the worst groups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com