I'm just gonna jump in here (and no doubt someone will take offense), but there's far too much uninformed nonsense about the UK going on in here. Whether people want to listen or not, that's up to you.
First off, the original post was discussing the 7/7 attacks and their coverage in the UK media. Whilst I agree that people should remember tragedies like this, at the same time endless coverage on the TV isn't acheiving anything at all. I find the same with the US and the way that 9/11 is mentioned so often. You can discuss it/cover it/remember it all you want, but it's not going to change the fact that it happened, and I doubt it's going to bring any comfort to anyone related to someone involved in the tragedy. What most people don't seem to realise, is that none of these TV channels are showing the 9/11 or 7/7 remembrance footage because they give a shit about what happened. They're doing it because it's the thing to do, it makes them look like they care, and more importantly, it makes them money because people tune in. But that's another debate.
The underlying point in the OP was the way that the UK has lost any sense of patriotism, to the point where we aren't allowed to be ourselves now, for fear of being labelled racists. You can't put a flag up on St George's day, otherwise people think you're some kind of extremist, wanting to kick out any non-white Brit/immigrant, etc. And this is what pisses me off.
To understand the current state of the UK, you have to remember that 50-60 years ago, the Empire was still in full swing. Anyone from within the Empire could come to Britain and get work, and they did. The standard of living was higher, wages were better. We couldn't just deny them entry, as that was against the whole ideal of the Empire. Consider someone from Texas coming to NY to get work, there's no problem, cos they're still part of the whole. As the Empire slowly broke down, we didn't change our immigration/asylum policies though, and people continued to come in. So, over many decades, you've filled a country with people from so many different cultures, and more importantly, so many different religions, that there is bound to be some conflict.
Where the US differs in this, is the majority of your immigrants are from South America, mostly Hispanic, mostly Catholic or some Christian-based derivitive, so the religious conflicts are not as bad. The other nationalities you have are such a minority that they don't register on the scale really. So, you've got nowhere near the level of diversity you can find in the UK (or many other European countries for that matter).
Now, the important bit, the fact is that the majority of the immigrants are not the people causing any of the problems the UK is facing. The Asians tend to be very family oriented, and can be very insular, which causes aggravation from those who don't understand them. There is unfortunately a younger generation of Asians, who have fully grasped the Western culture of drink and drugs, and do seem to take advantage of the 'perks' being a minority carries (these being a general unwillingness on the part of the authorities/media to control them for fear of it becoming racially motivated). The Eastern Europeans are all hard-working, skilled to a good level, and willing to work for lower pay than the Brits, so that of course causes no end of hassle.
The biggest problem in the UK is twofold. Firstly, the media/government/authorities need to stop handling immigration and immigrants with kid gloves, not wanting to cause a scene. If people don't qualify to be here, kick them out, if they're here on asylum and commit crimes, kick them out, if they don't play by the rules, kick them out. It's fairly simple, but no-one's brave enough to tackle it.
Secondly, there is a lower class of people in Britain who are a complete waste of space. They have been raised in families where they weren't wanted, with parents who didn't work, and are quite happy to collect benefits for doing nothing. A lot of them will actively avoid work, by faking non-diagnosable illnesses like back problems, anxiety, stress, etc. so that they can be medically signed off. These same people will then be down the local pub on a Fri/Sat night, smoking and drinking with everyone else. They live on a mix of benefits, and high-repayment short-term loans, which they blow on flat-screen TV's, Xbox's and other fancy crap, whilst at the same time bemoaning the lack of opportunity in the UK.
So, to summarise what has become a rather long post, until the UK government puts proper border controls in place, and then forces these lazy bastards back into work, then things will continue to slowly crumble.
As someone who owns my own business, and works 7 days a week to put food on the table and keep a roof over my head, it boils my piss seeing these shitbags being paid £10k's to do absolutely nothing for it. But then, who's the sucker in that statement?
