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I think all that EDL stuff has rekindled some racial tensions that were mostly left in the early 90's
The idea that people were racist to each other, the existence of skinheads/nazi punks/Nfront etc was a forgotten memory that a whole generation of young people did not even know about.
But this EDL stuff has recreated the idea/image that people are out to get each other.
For delinquent urban yoots (lacking in intelligence) this spells suspicion/fear of "others" who will obviously become a target for some agression.
I have noticed this happening both ways already. I certainly wouldnt go by myself to somewhere like kingstanding at the moment.