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[sasguru]

Philip James Woolas, known as Phil Woolas, (born 11 December 1959[1] in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England[2]) is a politician in the United Kingdom - he is an idiot who doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. .

Looks like he's your role model

[IH33]

I wonder why there hasn't there been an attack in the USA from "home grown" Islamist terrorists of Asian descent?
There must be millions of Muslims there who have easy access to powerful firearms and explosives etc. Is it because they are actually integrated better in society?

Excellent post. I have many American friends from all ethnic backgrounds - white, black, Chinese, Indian, Arabic, hispanic etc...they're all "wooo go America, we love you etc etc" - some of the most patriotic people on earth. You only get the massive racial problems when you visit the various ethnic slums where integration is totally not encouraged.

Unfortunately in the UK, integration doesn't appear to happen, however much the government attempt to try. A good example, in the New Cross/Hackney areas of SE London, the government pushed all the Vietnamese refugees into the area. The result? A poor area of London occupied by poor, non-English speaking foreigners with, I imagine, a fairly dim view of all things British. I'm not sure how inspired their future offspring will be to embrace Britishness when they have to grow up in such a crap environment (trust me, I've been there).

[sasguru]

I wonder why there hasn't there been an attack in the USA from "home grown" Islamist terrorists of Asian descent?
There must be millions of Muslims there who have easy access to powerful firearms and explosives etc. Is it because they are actually integrated better in society?

From my travels in the US I believe this is true. It seems that most muslims in the US are Americans first (most importantly in their own minds) and whatever else second. This doesn't seem to bethe case here.

PS Although after 9/11 there has been some (rather foolish IMHO) victimisation of US muslims which may change things somewhat.

[sasguru]

. I'm not sure how inspired their future offspring will be to embrace Britishness when they have to grow up in such a crap environment (trust me, I've been there).

It all depends on the culture of a particular immigrant community. The Vietnamese kids will work hard whatever their environment and in the future will provide the UK's doctors and scientists.
In the equivalent Somalian area, the kids will provide the future gangsters.

That isn't racist, although it may be "culturalist".

[snaw]

Excellent post. I have many American friends from all ethnic backgrounds - white, black, Chinese, Indian, Arabic, hispanic etc...they're all "wooo go America, we love you etc etc" - some of the most patriotic people on earth. You only get the massive racial problems when you visit the various ethnic slums where integration is totally not encouraged.

Unfortunately in the UK, integration doesn't appear to happen, however much the government attempt to try. A good example, in the New Cross/Hackney areas of SE London, the government pushed all the Vietnamese refugees into the area. The result? A poor area of London occupied by poor, non-English speaking foreigners with, I imagine, a fairly dim view of all things British. I'm not sure how inspired their future offspring will be to embrace Britishness when they have to grow up in such a crap environment (trust me, I've been there).

I've always wondered about that. From my experience of living there, I'd say the US (Or NYC at least) is less integrated than say London. Different races don't mix as much as you'd think - go to a bar and you'll see homogeneous groups hanging out together, but not a whole lot of mixed groups. Yet in the same breath, most Americans - of whatever ethnicity are as you say, American first.

[EternalOptimist]

Bit of a laugh, but I am playing one of those massive on-line browser games. I have been getting attacked by some American group and no matter what I tried they wouldnt leave me alone.
So I told them on Sunday that I was being attacked by Yanks from one side, and Somalians from the other side.
They immediately stopped attacking me , and now they want
'me to finger the Somalians, so they can open the biggest can of whup-ass on their asses'
nice turn of phrase I thought

[HairyArsedBloke]

.... A good example, in the New Cross/Hackney areas of SE London, ...

Since when has Hackney been in 'SE London'?

More bolloux.

[denver2k]

Since when has Hackney been in 'SE London'?

More bolloux.

[IH33]

It all depends on the culture of a particular immigrant community. The Vietnamese kids will work hard whatever their environment and in the future will provide the UK's doctors and scientists.
In the equivalent Somalian area, the kids will provide the future gangsters.

That isn't racist, although it may be "culturalist".

I don't agree, and this is from first hand experience. Unfortunately my sister ended up marrying a 2nd generation Vietnamese man living in the area. He and his extended family are complete bums, living off the government, not working etc. I also know a lot of younger Viets in the area doing drugs and immersing themselves into the culture of "I'm viet and proud, **** the rest etc". A little worrying and whilst some will eventually grow out of this, some won't...

Since when has Hackney been in 'SE London'?

More bolloux.

East London then. Patronise all you will, there is a "ticking timebomb" which I am seeing first hand - perhaps if you stopped reading the Daily Mail all day, and spent time speaking to the people involved, you'd realise

The government needs to integrate all societies together and fast. None of this building Muslim schools or building ethnic only community centres. Abolish it all.

This argument could go on forever and probably will. Off for lunch now

[threaded]

I don't think that guy who had to resign for it would have done it to save police - I am pretty sure saving his job would have been his top priority: when there is a choice between clever conspiracy and stupidity I'd go for the latter to explain situation...

Well, I appear to have been proved right. The guy didn't really resign, but is still getting a monstrous pay-off, and all those arrested have now been released without charge.

So it would appear the whole thing was really a charade after all.