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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I will comment on this post directly....

We are fortunate enough to live in a democracy where we can live relatively free lives. The terrorists aim to instil fear in our population and force us to remove the freedoms that we so enjoy.

Closing borders makes us an insular state, Not a free one. It encourages an us and them society where those considered different from the norm will be persecuted. Its not the way to proceed if we want to hold on to our core values.

The problem I think is that everyone seems to expect/want an instant solution, and there just isn't one. If we are to wipe out this menace it WILL take generations to achieve. In the mean time, we go on as we have always done, because for want of a better word, that's what makes us British. The moment we deviate from that, the terrorists have won.