Comments by "Ellie" (@ellie698) on "Shamima Begum should never be allowed back to Britain, says Patrick Christys" video.

  1. Harsh. But she joined, voluntarily, a harsh regime. If she did want to come back, and I am not going to be one to say never ever, but........ she has an AWFUL lot more contrition and growing up to demonstrate first. She was young, she was perhaps naïve, misguided, unwise.... And people, when they grow up, can and do change. However, not all people do.... not all people can perhaps. It takes a lot of positive effort, positive work and healthy role models and relationships, perhaps one to one therapy, to fully understand the enormity of those choices and decisions she made and the implications of them She has a long way to go yet before I can be convinced that she, AND OTHERS LIKE HER, can be accepted back into British society. That's only fair. More fair than she was at the time. Growing up and accepting responsibility is a long process, it's harsh and unfair. But that's the reality of life. There are no shortcuts. It's part of growing up and gaining maturity to realise that our choices have consequences. Many adults struggle with that concept for sure. I feel the same way about them as I do about her. To live in a free, democratic society and to enjoy the rights and freedoms of that society, there are responsibilities that come with it and have to met by us all. A society that works is a team effort. I think society had always had rogue elements that don't want to take responsibility for themselves, they just want to take without any give on their part. And there always will be. And we seem to have lost our way a little bit in helping everyone understand that message. I think we, all societies in fact, have work to do to help people become healthy, productive, positive citizens, irrespective of their religion, race, colour or any other group or division you care to focus on. But one thing is for sure, we are all in this together. We all have a part to play, we all contribute to the sum total of the health of the society that we are part of. If you arbitrarily opt out of having responsibilities you can't seriously feel entitled to all of the rights. That's not how real life works. Sorry!
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