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Britain
Two-thirds of Muslims consider leaving UK
2005-07-26
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have thought about leaving Britain after the London bombings, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. The figure illustrates how widespread fears are of an anti-Muslim backlash following the July 7 bombings which were carried out by British born suicide bombers. The poll also shows that tens of thousands of Muslims have suffered from increased Islamophobia, with one in five saying they or a family member have faced abuse or hostility since the attacks.
"Gosh! That's too bad! We're really gonna miss you! Need any help packing?"
Posted by:Fred

#31  And one more thing. If the UK can cut off the welfare, then your 2/3 1/3 ratio of leaving will be right on the mark.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-07-26 21:46  

#30  Too bad that we did not keep the LST fleet. Load 'em up and run 'em up to the beach. Open the bow doors, drop the ramp, and unload. Lather, rinse, and repeat. If they want to leave Britain, better stick to surface transportation. Airplanes are out.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-07-26 21:45  

#29  re SPoD's comments..

Make citizenship, welfare, visas and passports be printed on pig-skin.

Make all state forms on pigskin.

Make stamp glue out of pig's feet.

Sort of like dousing a house in holy water to ward off vampires.
Posted by: 3dc   2005-07-26 21:25  

#28  "How can I miss you when you won't go away?"
Posted by: Frank G   2005-07-26 20:39  

#27  Re #19: "Guess where these Moooooslims will end up?
Here's a number of clues: The place is north of us..."
Could never happen -- the place was filled up with sKerry supporters eight months ago.
Posted by: Neutron Tom   2005-07-26 20:21  

#26  Well, if the 2/3 who are uncomfortable with the situation go, that leaves 1/3, who, when the next boom goes, will have to answer for it. Mmmm, Mo, best pack that suit-case, 'cos I'm not relying on any Moskke-Mullah to tell you different, shoot-to-kill, get it?

Ship, the posts are fine. Be that submariner's talk after the mushrooms? :)
Posted by: rhodesiafever   2005-07-26 19:55  

#25  That's RF not RS, being damn near blind helps the hearing.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-26 19:43  

#24  Well RS I was a trained touch typer since 7th grade. Now if you're talking about my comments, well, frankly it's mushrooms or an inspirational talk from my oldest goldie. Hope this helps.

BTW don't scrimp on the keyboard :)
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-26 19:41  

#23  Mmmm, Uganda sounds good, whence a whole bunch came. Maybe Idi did know something! They can have a good dialogue with the Lord's Resistance Army, if it's still going.

All those empty houses and no housing benefit to pay, aw shame, my tax buck is gonna hurt here uk-side, next thing, there'll be a recession, it'll be worth it.

Ship, how do you type like that? LOL! I keep trting to...
Posted by: rhodesiafever   2005-07-26 19:04  

#22  "...tens of thousands of Muslims have suffered from increased Islamophobia."

Islamophobia nothing. This is Islamo-recognition.
Posted by: Hyper   2005-07-26 11:12  

#21  I the 2/3rds number is accurate we may have found the dividing line between those that wish to assimilate (1/3) and those that wish to wait and see who wins (2/3).

My fear is that the 1/3 is actually the active enemy but that seems overly pessimistic, right?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2005-07-26 11:11  

#20  There's only one thing to say about this:

"You never know what you have until it's gone."

Go ahead and leave, you won't be missed.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-07-26 11:06  

#19  Don't mock or encourage this, you short-sighted clowns!

Guess where these Moooooslims will end up?

Here's a number of clues: The place is north of us; it's often cold; it has no military though at one time it had a great army that distinguished itself at places like the Somme and Normandy; and it recently legalized marriage between those of the Adonis persuasion.
Posted by: Jeper Elmeath5805   2005-07-26 10:53  

#18  C'mon, guys. It's a propaganda blurb in the Gruaniad, fer chrissakes. About as reliable as Kerry's Cambodia stories.
Posted by: mojo   2005-07-26 10:19  

#17  Fire up the Queen Elisabeth II's boilers and send them off in style. How's the iceberg situation in the North Atlantic this year?
Posted by: ed   2005-07-26 10:15  

#16  Perv is eager to have you back.
Posted by: gromgorru   2005-07-26 10:09  

#15  Methinks the urge to consider leaving is their own recognition, not publically acknowledged, that they are a problem as well as the fact that the citizens of the UK know them to be a problem.
Posted by: MunkarKat   2005-07-26 09:05  

#14  So go, already. It's easy to cross the Channel and join your brethern in Phrance.

Just don't come to the States - we've got too many whiners already.

Assimilate or die. Your choice.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-07-26 09:00  

#13  The poll also shows that tens of thousands of Muslims have suffered from increased Islamophobia, with one in five saying they or a family member have faced abuse or hostility since the attacks.

al-G at it again, eh? And this soon after the attacks. They somehow apply a 1-in-5 answering to the poll to the entire population to get THOUSANDS being abused or facing hostility? Give me a freakin' break...I can't imagine that many cases of "islamophobia" NOT being reported in al-G itself. And, BTW, "islamophobia" means "the fear of islam"...you think people who are truly fearful of islam are going to go out and abuse or be hostile to mooselimbs? Come on.
Posted by: BA   2005-07-26 08:48  

#12  Have 2 cars and money to finance at least 3 families
Posted by: Shistos Shistadogloo   2005-07-26 08:44  

#11  Baldwin, Alec et. al. Same ol' same ol'.

Whine and moan and no action.
Posted by: AlanC   2005-07-26 08:09  

#10  Consider? These guys are lying through their teeth. They're "considering" leaving in the same way as they are "opposed" to the terrorist attacks.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2005-07-26 08:02  

#9  "Supposed to generate sympathy and outcry"Didn't work.
Posted by: raptor   2005-07-26 06:40  

#8  Adios, MFs. You won't be missed, as on balance you are a detriment to the greater society.
Posted by: mac   2005-07-26 05:25  

#7  2/3rds is a start. I'm all for people wanting to come to a western country to build a better life for themselves and to intergrate into society. But the problem is a lot of the muslims haven't integrated and continue their sick death cult worship and mentality and hostility to "infadels".
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-07-26 04:14  

#6  Praise be to Allen, all believers in infidel Britain.

Don't let a door hit you in the April in Paris. It's way haraam.

/and keep yer mitts off the steak and kidney
Posted by: Sir Arfalot   2005-07-26 03:54  

#5  "...an' stay out ya bastids!"
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2005-07-26 02:47  

#4  I have an idea, start mixing pig fat into all the building material we use. I mean everything you can think of. Asphalt concrete, drywall, carpet, all fabrics. It will drive them batty. Perhaps that will return to the places of their origins. Sorry to our friends that need things kosher. I am not kidding either I am sure we can come up with a "pc" way to drive this enemy within away.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-26 02:32  

#3  al G, lol! Supposed to generate sympathy and outcry - but they might be surprised by the response.

So, um, what do we need to do here in the US to make 'em wanna go? I'm in - put me down for a grand.
Posted by: .com   2005-07-26 01:30  

#2  Sucks to be Muslim in Britain, doesn't it? And I thought for sure my sensitivity training classes would make me feel sorry for your plight...
Posted by: Raj   2005-07-26 01:26  

#1  The UK should pay them to leave. No Muslims; no terror (almost no terror).
Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler   2005-07-26 01:22  

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