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Very true.
Even under the unfortunate present circumstances, I would say the risk of racist violence is much less than in many parts of America.
Plus your country doesn't have our national obsession with firearms as an added "enhancement."
In CA, draconian anti-immigration laws 20 years ago fueled a backlash from Latinos, who were radicalized and started to vote in crazy record numbers--it's the reason we reduced the GOP voting strength down to 30% here. Perhaps something similar will happen in the UK?