by Eddie_lomax » Tue 17 Jan 2006, 20:26:47
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I will only say that I don't think things were better (or worse) in the past, I believe its mental attitude. I also think that if the population had increased by the same amount without immigration then we would have the same problems, just with different specific conflicts.
I agree as far as immigration isn't the only problem with the country, various loony PC ideals have been tried out with little regard for the consequences.
But without immigration the UK would be much closer to Norway or Denmark in character then the mess it is right now. When I travel through some areas of the UK (like once when I got lost in Derby and entered the Asian area) it does feel like a foriegn country. Most of the area around there is all white, and yet there is one area where you probally won't spot a single white, black, chinese etc person - to me thats a ghetto, and I can't really see how that sort of development can be reversed or how it can be a good thing in the country as its a real "us and them" situation on the borders of it. As an aside I remember at the time one of the suicide bombers that went to Isreal came from that area too.
Without the immigration I guess we'd be complaining about rough areas of Merseyside, London east end and Glasgow. But now those areas look quite appealing to me in comparison to moving into Brixton or Peterborough (well ok not London as everytime I go there I feel like I'm in a foriegn country).
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A family I know do leave their front door open, they live in cornwall where the majority (by far) are of the same race. On the face of it it could be suggested that this is because the similarity of race and culture promotes a sense of trust.
However it must also be noted that they live in an area of low population, are not friends with their neighbours (although they do know their names and say good morning and things), and they have known of people they know being burgled.
I guess low population does help, although we used to have cramped terraces without the rampant crime. That comment though by (Belgian) gay politician who got murdered says it all for me, the algerians don't seem to burgle each other. Yet white people do more often, it does feel like the traditional British communities are very fragmented now, I suppose its the extra money and moving around the country, I guess peak oil solves those two
I would never leave my door unlocked on purpose, however I have left it unlocked by accident a few times and was not burgled. I was burgled once when the front door was kicked off its hinges while we were away for christmas. I know who did it though (and they were foreign) and the police wouldn't do anything. People of my own race have stolen from me in the past too. the police wouldn't do anything about that either