Original sentence: Although Johnson now states that he is proud of his Turkish Muslim ancestry his previous comments have been controversial.Comments such as these have leant him the support of the extreme right wing British National Party who advocated Johnson as their second preferential choice in the Mayoral election in 2008.He wrote:.It is time to reassert British values…That means disposing of the first taboo, and accepting that the problem is Islam
Edited sentence: A first step towards what could be called the re-Britannification of Britain.Although Johnson now states that he is proud of his Turkish Muslim ancestry his previous comments paint a very different picture, highly appealing to Islamophobic groups.Comments such as these have leant him the support of the extreme right wing, racist British National Party who pledged support for Johnson as their second choice (after their candidate) in the London Mayoral election 2008.He wrote "It is time to reassert British values…That means disposing of the first taboo, and accepting that the problem is Islam.Johnson even goes as far as suggesting "The proposed ban on incitement to "religious hatred" makes no sense unless it involves a ban on the Koran itself".Some of his comments have had a deeply unenlightened tinge bordering on the fascist "Whatever you say about the Russians, they have no qualms when it comes to abusing human rights, if that means cracking down on Islam.Yet he remains highly ignorant of the pluralistic tenets of Islam that uphold the prohets of Judaism and christianity "there is no disgrace in being altogether apathetic on the question of whether or not Mohammed is the sole Prophet of God"