No doubt British Muslims brought this upon themselves, but this thread I made in mind for the solutions, So while we agree and discuss the underlying cause(s), some way forward from those needs also to be discussed.
In this period of time where I've witnessed an increase in the worst and most hateful kind of Islamophobia and bullying. The killing of drummer Lee Rigby (may he rest in peace) spurred on this new wave of hate, inherently a case like his would catch a lot of media attention and it did, something like this was unheard of before. But instead, the various condemnations made by the Muslim community fell on deaf ears.
Now I can blame the Muslim community for not dealing with these problems earlier themselves, but in a way not all of it can be dealt with by the community themselves, and by no means should the rest of us be grouped with the crazies. In fact, the rise of the far-right and their ideas only makes resentment grow within the Muslim community, fear. It also validates the cause of the extremists to some people.
I fear the day where people are even more so public about their views and say it in person. There are hundreds of reasons other than the plight of British muslims to tackle this kind of hate. One reason being that the hate causes more extremism and division in itself, it adds fuel it. Another reason being that should the day come where what we call now 'hate' and 'discrimination' become a societal norm and are displayed in public, it WILL be the end of long standing British values of tolerance and religious freedom.
I think before we move on a clear line needs to be drawn as to how much blame the Muslim community actually gets, whether this sort of hate actually accomplishes anything ro makes the situation worse, and whether these problems can be dealt with solely by the community (without dealing with external causes such as war).