... for reasons I haven't quite yet managed to understand or articulate, I am relieved that the bombers were a) suicide bombers and b) British.
I *think* (having just discussed at length with Ms Y, and without wishing to trivialise the horror of what has happened in any way) that it's to do with what I perceive as the sheer unscalability/unsustainability of such a bonkersly extreme reaction to the reality of modern Britain.
I feel there's stuff the British Asian community can (and should) do to diffuse and address some of the issues, and that there's stuff the Government and the rest of British society can (and should) do to support them. There's a glimpse of silver lining in shared horror. If we do it right, we could end up in a better place. If we do it soon, there might not be too much more tragedy to live through en route.
And it's not like we haven't been here before. Young Asian men with rucksacks are going to have a hard time for a while. Maybe older Irish men could help them out a bit.
joella
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