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Title: What's behind the London riots? - VIDEOS
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Irish Central
URL Source: http://www.irishcentral.com/story/e ... he-london-riots-127299108.html
Published: Aug 9, 2011
Author: Cahir O'Doherty
Post Date: 2011-08-09 12:44:18 by lucysmom
Keywords: None
Views: 9067
Comments: 24
snip It began as a protest but it quickly descended into anarchy and lawlessness; these nightly confrontations are terrifying in their violence and frightening in their pointlessness; but they have not come out of nowhere and they're about more than just urban alienation or aggression. Anyone who tells you otherwise has no appetite for reality. It's not erroneous to accuse the rioters of criminality - but you shouldn't just stop there. Something's shifting in the wider British culture and you're kidding yourself if you pretend not to see it. All you need to do is look at the scale of the riots now engulfing London - they pass from district to district, they're highly organized and they're growing. It's not just the thought of stealing a HDTV or the entertainment factor of petty vandalism that luring these masked youths onto their own streets to set them alight. As report after report is showing, the rioters do genuinely hate the police - who they see as hired flunkies - and behind that they hate their government.
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#1. To: Badeye, A K A Stone, hondo68, Fred Mertz, Godwinson, go65, war, no gnu taxes, Skip Intro, ferret mike, jwpegler, brian s, mcgowanjm, Capitalist Eric, Mininggold (#0)
They've already had most of the hope squeezed out of them. They're more dangerous than most of us imagine. They've reached the bottom line.
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
B . b . bu . bu . but . but . but . Doesn't England have free heath care? Single payer to boot? How could they have lost hope?
Cut to education, shrinking opportunity to improve themselves and their lives, juxtaposition of wealth and lawlessness of the wealthy (Murdoch trial) with poverty of their own lives.
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
These poor oppressed yoots are lashing out in the only means possible, stealing booze, cigarettes, and plasma TV's.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Celebrate diversity!
A flip attitude to the despair of others is symptomatic of certain mental disorders.
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
Let them eat food stamps.
Cheer up goofymom, Brits are arming themselves as best they can. Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
LMFAO Ya think? ;}
Does it matter?
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
yes. Law Enforcement realizes that after a while bullets don't work... they just stir up the hornets.... LET'S ALL SURRENDER!! THAT WILL SLOW THEM DOWN! ;}
I think that's over my head.
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
He does that to me lots of times so don't feel bad.
Thanks, Fred. :-)
"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly
All you need to know. Shooting a few kids might work. Shooting anything that moves raises the ante.
You're making me laugh. Thanx. How about this: " It stands to reason that sooner or later, the public will have no further option but to declare open season on the bankers. " Hopefully, re education camps...;} The only relative safety is to be found on the sidelines in cash.
I wouldn't say quickly ! Just the past one hundred years thanks to darwin - marxism !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
The shop owners should sit in their buildings with AK-47's and mow down anyone who comes in to steal or vandalize.
Have the budget cuts eliminated your medications? You seem to be getting even crazier.
What's our bag limit?
BAC has tanked and the spin merchants have this title: Who will bet that Bank of America stock will outperform Apple's in coming months?
"... A former London police chief spoke a few years ago about the ‘feral children’ on his patch --- another way of describing the same reality. The depressing truth is that at the bottom of our society is a layer of young people with no skills, education, values or aspirations. They do not have what most of us would call ‘lives’: they simply exist. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2761999/posts
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
Only a stupid idiot CEO backed by Free $$$ from the US Treasury. BAC isn't BK. BAC is Insolvent. Asia Credit Line cut off to French Banks. And Banks don't lose 45% of their value in days w/o some Major Unstated ISsues... It's worse than they're admitting and history shows War breaks out before they Do admit the problems... Like if we went to WAR, S&P would jump us up to AAA in a heartbeat....8D
;} Depends on who you're getting your Hunting License from? ;} And using Front Loaders or Archery?
And I don't think shooting these kids off the streets is going to work at all. They've already had most of the hope squeezed out of them. They're more dangerous than most of us imagine. I suspect we're at the start of something, not the end.
#2. To: lucysmom (#1)
They've already had most of the hope squeezed out of them. They're more dangerous than most of us imagine.
#3. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#2)
How could they have lost hope?
#4. To: lucysmom, *Extended Clip Progressives* (#3)
(Edited)
education, shrinking opportunity to improve themselves and their lives, juxtaposition of wealth and lawlessness of the wealthy (Murdoch trial) with poverty of their own lives
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#5. To: lucysmom (#0)
#6. To: Happy Quanzaa (#5)
Celebrate diversity!
#7. To: lucysmom (#6)
#8. To: lucysmom, Happy Quanzaa (#6)
the despair of others
Special tool for attitude adjustment of Progressive Yoots
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#9. To: lucysmom (#1)
nd I don't think shooting these kids off the streets is going to work at all.
#10. To: mcgowanjm (#9)
Ya think?
#11. To: lucysmom (#10)
Does it matter?
#12. To: mcgowanjm (#11)
#13. To: lucysmom (#12)
#14. To: Fred Mertz (#13)
#15. To: lucysmom (#12)
#16. To: Fred Mertz (#13)
(Edited)
#17. To: lucysmom (#0)
quickly descended into anarchy and lawlessness
#18. To: lucysmom (#1)
They've reached the bottom line.
#19. To: BorisY (#17)
#20. To: mcgowanjm (#16)
" It stands to reason that sooner or later, the public will have no further option but to declare open season on the bankers. "
#21. To: mcgowanjm (#16)
#22. To: Skip Intro (#19)
#23. To: Fred Mertz (#21)
(Edited)
Who will bet that Bank of America stock will outperform Apple's in coming months?
#24. To: Fred Mertz (#20)
What's our bag limit?
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