Sadiq Khan becomes London's first elected Muslim mayor

Mashable ^ | 5/6/2016 | Gianluca Mezzofiore

[I want the USA back]

To the Londoners who think that his religion doesn’t matter: you elected him. You are responsible for what happens now.

[elcid1970]

Well?

[fieldmarshaldj]

It’s going to take a civil war to get rid of these monsters from the UK.

[ronnie raygun]

ship of fools has run a ground

[wardaddy]

England has less minorities as a percentage than we do

Muzzies notwithstanding

I’m going to look up your “factoid”

[Nero Germanicus]

From politico.com:
LONDON — The recriminations began before the result in London had even been announced.

The Tory Party’s controversial “dog whistle” campaign, linking Khan with Islamist extremists, had backfired spectacularly, driving up Labour’s vote in the capital even in die-hard Conservative areas. After a slump in 2012, turnout for the election hit a surprise 44 percent for the mayoral vote Thursday.

As the votes trickled in Friday it soon emerged that Labour’s Sadiq Khan was not only on course to win — but that he was going to crush his Conservative opponent Zac Goldsmith.
Landslide victory

With the result expected to be confirmed Friday evening, pollsters were projecting a 16-point victory for Khan over Goldsmith. Elections expert John Curtice said the Labour candidate was on course for a landslide victory once second preference votes were counted, with support from the left leaning Liberal Democrats and Greens likely to go to Khan.

[nwrep]

England has less minorities as a percentage than we do

England may, but not London.

London is only 60% white.

[CodeToad]

FReeper Scotsman said there wasn’t a major Islamic push into London.

[wardaddy]

Granted due to colonialism and wrong headed immigration policy London and England have more Muslims as a percentage than we....12 and 5 percent respectively

And yes London is about one third foreigner

But England and the U.K. are far far more homogeneous than the United States.....

Lots of misinformation and fear mongering as usual on FR

I lived there once and even then it had more Indians than I’d ever seen this side of the Black Hills (joke)

I had a torrid love affair with a Brahmin girl.....beautiful....their girls are not often beautiful but when they are they really are

Her parents forbid us but girls being girls....lol

[CodeToad]

“England has less minorities as a percentage than we do”

Sure, but their “immigrant” populations are usually concentrated and London was 45% foreigner in 2011, the last census.

[miss marmelstein]

Whoa! Wardaddy had an affair with a Brahmin! Actually, I’m fascinated with India and am currently rereading The Jewel in the Crown. I think Indian girls can be very, very beautiful. I own a home in an area that has the largest population of Indians in the country. Mostly Hindu and Shikh but Muslims mixed in as well. These are not wealthy immigrants and can be very strange - as well as the worst drivers on earth! They actually try and haggle at Macys.

I wouldn’t stop going to London. I’m planning on next year and hoped to go this year.

[inchworm]

Doubt it. The west has hamstrung itself, and politically/ philosophically sterilized itself.

[Mr. M.J.B.]

Simply the latest example of the prophesied End-of-Years Ishmael-Esau alliance.

As you note, they asked for it - as did the US. Twice. The West *willingly* invokes its own death, and then asks for more. This is Hashgacha Pratis (Divine Intervention) - a clear message to some: “Return Home.”

[Doc91678]

Welcome to Londonstan... Within 30 days all Christian churches will be closed and all Londonstani’s will be required to go to the mosque 4 times a day to pray.

[rmlew]

Britain didn't ask for this. The wet tories sacked Thatcher over the EUSSR. The Labour party set to elect a new people in the 1990s to ensure that another Thatcher could never be elected. The British people never got to vote on Eurabia or become a minority subject people in their own nation.
A majority of Londoners are not even British, let alone English. It is a foreign colony today as Londonium was under Rome.

[wardaddy]

Mobile-friendly - At the 2011 census, 36.7% of London’s population was foreign born (including 24.5% born outside of Europe). With 3,082,000 residents born abroad in 2014. London has the largest population number (not percentage) of foreign-born.

[wardaddy]

Over 37 percent of New York City residents were born in another country, according to a new report, the highest percentage in over 100 years. A record high 3.07 million foreign-born immigrants live in New York City, more than any other city in the world.

About same as London exactly....although due to Brit colonial legacy they have more muzzies

I’m not saying this is a good thing

But like I said earlier....we are far less “white” than England albeit a bit more Christian given our Latino surge

I prefer the America I grew up in no question

[wardaddy]

She was high caste ..very light with green eyes....young and manager a restaurant in Whitehall near Trafalgar

Her parents already had her spoken for but he was at university....she didn’t love him but dared not refuse her family

My work was in Hatton Garden hence....I knew a lot about Indians then....and yes they can be odd and the old women are the worlds worst drivers

[cherry]

remind yourself that freepers voted for barry...

[RoosterRedux]

This is a good thing for this reason: it is better to expose muslims in another country than in the U.S. And as mayor of London, he will be in plain view. He will feel entitled--even pressured--to be an authentic muslim (i.e. radical).

The entire world will now see this radical for what he is.