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When the IRA was still conducting bombing attacks in London in the 1990's, there were armed soldiers near every government building and landmark. This doesn't s
by stevenwoo 8y ago
When the IRA was still conducting bombing attacks in London in the 1990's, there were armed soldiers near every government building and landmark. This doesn't seem materially different from then, just omnipresent due to having to defend against the last successful attacks in Europe. Having bollards or the equivalent just seems like good preventative measures after the last few attacks on pedestrians with vehicles - it would be negligent not to do that.
- dingaling 8y agoAnd conversely in Northern Ireland I haven't seen a soldier on patrol for 20 years. The police are armed here, of course, and Army helicopters still pass overhead on occasion but generally it's an inversion of the days of my youth.
- mistermann 8y ago> This doesn't seem materially different from then It may not be materially different for some limited set of attributes, but it may be materially different for other attributes, like "how did this situation come to be?", or "did certain political decisions contribute to this situation?".