NY Times article marking the 7/7 attacks.

StoutMeister · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:11

Titled Assimilation's Failure, Terrorism's Rise.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/opinion/07malik.html

It gives an interesting outline regarding the radicalisation of some Britain's Muslims and the failure of multiculturalism as a political policy.
The part I was shocked at is that German citizenship is determined by blood and not by place of birth.

The link's there should you wish to accept it.

edit: on a lighter note there's a link at the bottom right of that page to an article about animal mascots during the American Civil War. :cool:

jp_bl_68 · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:17

I'd completely forgotten that today is the anniversary of the bombings. Normally there's something on the news. I suppose it's been overshadowed by more important stories. Like providing minute by minute updates on the goons who've camped out to see Harry Potter.

greywolf · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:27

StoutMeister said:
The part I was shocked at is that German citizenship is determined by blood and not by place of birth.

Sounds like a good idea tbh.

G-MAN2004 · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:28

jp_bl_68 said:
I'd completely forgotten that today is the anniversary of the bombings. Normally there's something on the news. I suppose it's been overshadowed by more important stories. Like providing minute by minute updates on the goons who've camped out to see Harry Potter.

Ridiculous, isn't it? RIP.

Hades · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:41

I feel ashamed to have forgotton this anniversary.

dowie · 7 Jul 2011 at 17:21

greywolf said:
Sounds like a good idea tbh.

Why?

And how?

Where would you set the boundaries re: who qualifies?

Rich_L · 7 Jul 2011 at 17:43

It's not that shocking surely - it's not the only way you can get German citizenship

DBT85 · 7 Jul 2011 at 17:46

Interesting that with all the NotW stuff everyone has forgotten about it. Either that or we just don't harp on about stuff as much as the Americans do.

trigger-happy · 7 Jul 2011 at 17:49

As A Muslim myself I feel ashamed and also saddened about this day, RIP to the ones who got killed. just remember guys these Muslims don't represent all Muslims, they are the minority.

Brian8bit · 7 Jul 2011 at 18:06

Hades said:
I feel ashamed to have forgotton this anniversary.

Don't. Unless directly affected by it most people don't remember. Hell, I was in two separate towns that were bombed in the run up to Omagh and I couldn't tell you the dates. And most British don't remember Omagh either, despite it being the single largest loss of life in a terrorist attack in the UK for years, up until 7/7.