problem is, people are hurting bad over the current economic state, and *need* someone to blame. All you gotta do if you're from the UK is see all the facebook virals in the last few months about how muslims are taking UK people's money from them (hint for skelter idiot, not my view, just a statement of the current virals).
The gov't get away with it to a large degree, as any ire is directed at immigrants, muslims, who the fuck ever, for 'taking' jobs, benefits, what the fuck ever. The right wing jump on that and stir the shit up, the less well informed get to vent on fb and release a bit of tension, and the gov't who are to blame for the financial mess get off scot free to do what they've always done, which is whatever they can get away with while at the same time staying in power.
Today will be seen by many as a step too far (remember, these people already blame muslims and whoever else they can to vent), and before you know it, it's gonna get real messy. Lots of innocent people are gonna get hurt
