Aftermath of the Woolwich attack

TrixiBuG · 23 May 2013 at 12:20

Does anyone else wonder whats going to happen next?

I was going to post this in the Woolwich thread but I feel its a separate issue/ debate and I didn't want to derail that thread

So say that these guys, who did the attack, say that they did this in the name of [insert God or Deity of your choice here] (I don't want to state a region or what ever as nothing has been 100% confirmed as of yet)

Then other extremist followers of said [God or Deity] decided to perform copy-cat attacks up and down the country over the next few weeks/ months (I am talking in influx in a short space of time here) but these said followers are not from a specific organised group or country - the only thing that unites them is that they are extremest followers of [God or Deity]

Now 95% of all of the followers of [God or Deity] are not extremists or radicals, they are normal [God or Deity] fearing people who just want to live in peace with their fellow man and do not condone or support these attacks - both publicly and privately

How can a government body respond and defend the country from such attacks? Who would we (Great Britain) target for answers? What would happen?

Would we be looking at another Crusades type war, where we just invade places which have the highest populous of people who worship [God or Deity] regardless of their stand point?

All this is obvs hypothetical etc, but its something that needs considering seeing how terror attacks seem to be happening these days in the name of [God or Deity]. Is the next World War going to be against a Religious Group rather than a specific country?

I only say all this cause the government response to the attack yesterday seems to be extremely intense - calling a COBRA meeting etc - and the only reasons I can see why are because it:
a) happened in the capital in broad daylight
b) was against and close to a military establishment/ personal
c) wasn't contained and went viral immediately
d) was openly done in the name of [God or Deity]

What does GD think would happen next? If you were PM, what would your next step be in this hypothetical Great Britain on the brink of war?

Pestilence · 23 May 2013 at 12:23

In that hypothetical war-like situation (as in, the streets awash with blood of religious conflict) and I were PM, I'd strip naked, run about a bit and then form a brutalistic conclave on the Welsh coast amidst a life of merciless pillage and rape.

I'd become known as Llwoncylliad: Hammerer of Women (and Men).

MooMoo444 · 23 May 2013 at 12:24

I would hypothetically kick all Muslims out of the mosques, rebrand them Mosquedonalds and revitalize the fast food industry.

[FnG]magnolia · 23 May 2013 at 12:26

So much hyperbole, so little content

borich_planner · 23 May 2013 at 12:27

I just noticed that this guy is a spitting image of Chris from The Wire

Stelly · 23 May 2013 at 12:29

I hope that they do not enforce military personnel not to wear their uniform outside barracks and that it does not stop military personnel wearing their uniform outside barracks. They should wear it with pride

Stelly

spoffle · 23 May 2013 at 12:34

[FnG]magnolia;24329196 said:
So much hyperbole, so little content

This, this so so much. TrixiBug should be ashamed of herself.

Stelly said:
I hope that they do not enforce military personnel not to wear their uniform outside barracks and that it does not stop military personnel wearing their uniform outside barracks. They should wear it with pride

Stelly

What sort of sensible person would be happy to be potentially knifed to uphold their "pride"?

cm1179 · 23 May 2013 at 12:35

spoffle said:
. TrixiBug should be ashamed of herself.

PIC!

not the time or the place? ........ no?

spoffle · 23 May 2013 at 12:37

cm1179 said:
PIC!

not the time or the place? ........ no?

Uhmm wut?

Oh wait, is this that girls on the internet thing?

Stelly · 23 May 2013 at 12:39

spoffle said:
Uhmm wut?

Oh wait, is this that girls on the internet thing?

I'm guessing so...

Stelly

DanielMMS · 23 May 2013 at 12:39

TrixiBuG said:
How can a government body respond and defend the country from such attacks?

They can't. This was exactly the type of attack that was most feared yet most likely to happen. Whilst it did not cause the level of death and destruction of, say, the Boston bombings, the long-term effect on all sorts of different levels is likely to be enormous. But the government, security services or however can do little or nothing to stop this recurring.

Gilly · 23 May 2013 at 12:41

This is going nowhere fast.

Trixi, if you want to discuss this properly I suggest you re-write your OP with a bit more content (note: this doesn't necessarily mean more words) and post another thread in SC.