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Ehhh! We're halfway to the same solution at least- next step we need to convince you that emigration to those countries be banned as well. And then the whole Muslim community
On a side note I've got to say it's really interesting some of these people who had their whole lives which they lived in Britain to join the British army- nowhere to be seen- as soon as conflict in Middle East they're flocking in droves to fight over there, Muslim doctors going for free to help the wounded and injured.
Just my opinion but makes me very doubtful of your hopes that they'll ever integrate-
They say stuff needs to be done but when the government tries something like Prevent they start kicking and screaming- they'll keep kicking and screaming whatever we try I'm sure.
Only one absolute way we don't have to care about their k and s.

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Was it religiously motivated?
Even if it was (it wasn't) where could he tell you in the good book he was referring to in his actions?
Our good friends 2500 miles away are happy to tell you exactly what sentences in their books!

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I have to ask:

Why do people give the slightest fuck about terrorism? All this talk of allocating resource to stop Muslim radicalisation, massive inconveneience to people on a daily basis, discussion of impractical and faintly ridiculous policies to stop muslims entering the UK and for what? A grand total of 90 deaths between 2000 and 2015, plus maybe another 30 since then?

Take this latest attack for instance. Yes, 30 odd people or whatever died, and that's terrible, but is it even newsworthy? In the same day, 450 died from Cancer, 1 died from MRSA, and 5 died on the road (all estimates based onannual incidences - 2014 or 2015 data). People die and that's terrible, but it happens.

Resource should be allocated on probability of meaningful results and potential size of the prize (in this case lives saved), and on both counts allocating £12Bn of funding to 'solve' terrorism is just stupid. Allocate the funding to curing cancer or improving road safety. You've a better chance of making headway there than stopping terrorism.

Anyway, looping back to terrorism, it's a valid question; Why do we see these attacks?

My suggestion is that we have so many terrorist attacks because they work. This latest attack has cost the organsation behind the attack literally nothing - a couple of grand for materials, possibly a few flights, food and incentives to recruit this guy and that's about it.

But it's got them a huge amount of publicity, and that's their goal.

The attack has had precisely zero influence on this country's ability to function, no target of tactical or military value was eliminated and no crucial infrastructure was harmed. They didn't even try to off the celebrity from the Great Satan.

And yet, irrational in terms of assessing risk and probability though it may be, people are geuinely concerned about terrorism.

This has to trigger a government response, which in turns raises the profile of the attack even further, makes the government look weak and ineffective when another atack inevitably happens and makes people even more nervous.

Of course, the constant 24hr news updates don't help. The attack was the main headline on every news network on the day, and for most of the week following, and still is. How many words and pictures have been strewn around social media relating to the attack?

So, what do we do about it? Well, personally, I'm taking a pragmatic view on this. I take the view that dying is an occupational hazard of life and that I'm not going to worry overmuch. Perhaps we, and our government overlords should do the same and allocate resource based on logic and material benefit, not mass hysteria over what is, at the end of the day, pretty far down the list of dangers to UK citizens...
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