Reaction to England Riots

[vthokies4life 10]

In my best 19th century english lawyer's voice, I give a "Hear hear!!"

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/10/riots-without-responsibility

 

"We have allowed our welfare system to prop up immoral lifestyles. We have not taught all our young people that an entitlement culture is morally wrong."

[Guest The Variable]

In my best 19th century english lawyer's voice, I give a "Hear hear!!"

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/10/riots-without-responsibility

 

"We have allowed our welfare system to prop up immoral lifestyles. We have not taught all our young people that an entitlement culture is morally wrong."

 

That deserves an a-men.

[Hacker 82]

In my best 19th century english lawyer's voice, I give a "Hear hear!!"

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/10/riots-without-responsibility

 

"We have allowed our welfare system to prop up immoral lifestyles. We have not taught all our young people that an entitlement culture is morally wrong."

 

So now I will throw my own little bomb here -- how is America any different? Haven't we created a culture of entitlement here, just in different ways.

 

We have 20 somethings who have never been told by their parents NO. So many to day seem to think the world owes them something just because they are here.

 

So bottom line question -- could we see similar riots here? Me thinks yes.

[Guest The Variable]

So now I will throw my own little bomb here -- how is America any different? Haven't we created a culture of entitlement here, just in different ways.

 

We have 20 somethings who have never been told by their parents NO. So many to day seem to think the world owes them something just because they are here.

 

So bottom line question -- could we see similar riots here? Me thinks yes.

 

If you were describing this as a bomb of truth, then you are accurate. But someone on Redeye the other day said that smart looters dont hit korean grocery stores, because they stay armed and will kill you.

 

I digress.

 

+1

[Hacker 82]

I knew it was rioting for stuff when the BBC was reporting on the looting of a Sony Distribution Center.

[Guest The Variable]

I knew it was rioting for stuff when the BBC was reporting on the looting of a Sony Distribution Center.

 

Same here. Hell they just as much said it when they interviewed those two girls who said it was to "show the rich that they could do what they want". When I heard that, I wished I was there so I could punch them in the mouth and say "Hey look, I can do what I want."

 

We have these Verizon strikes going on with more composed but hardly civil behavior by the protesters. When my dad ran the AT&T plant in Richmond during the strikes in the 80s, everyone on the picket line got the hell out of the way. His big 78 Ford pickup wasnt going to even tap the brakes for someone blocking the gates.

[Deleted Account 5,203]

Same here. Hell they just as much said it when they interviewed those two girls who said it was to "show the rich that they could do what they want". When I heard that, I wished I was there so I could punch them in the mouth and say "Hey look, I can do what I want."

 

We have these Verizon strikes going on with more composed but hardly civil behavior by the protesters. When my dad ran the AT&T plant in Richmond during the strikes in the 80s, everyone on the picket line got the hell out of the way. His big 78 Ford pickup wasnt going to even tap the brakes for someone blocking the gates.

 

Make this three of us. I hate that line: "show the rich that they could do what they want". Because their lives in upper-middle class Europe are so terrible, definitely not better than 98% of the rest of the world...

[bucfan64 309]

Make this three of us. I hate that line: "show the rich that they could do what they want". Because their lives in upper-middle class Europe are so terrible, definitely not better than 98% of the rest of the world...[/quote

 

These "hate the rich," quotes are a direct product of multi-culturalism and socialist ideology being force fed to the youth of Europe and might I add........the youth of America are being indoctrinated in much the same manner........we are no different, we are just a wee bit behind the Brits.

 

This is a future snapshot of America!