Riots

So, merry old England descended in to chaos (ish). If one good thing came out of this, I guess it's that we've lost our stereotype. Fuck Earl Grey and monocles, now everyone thinks we're completely retarded. These riots ostensibly had no political purpose... but it's gotta be remembered, shit like this doesn't go down when the economy's grand, everybody loves the government and singing unicorns throw roses from the sky. THERE WAS motivation for the riots- it just seems like no one involved was aware of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdhEvosC3I

Watch it and wince. I was hoping one of these chicks would come out with something along the lines of, "the Tory government is slowly crushing the poorer citizens of this country, making it harder for them to go to university, instigating policies that support the middle and upper classes, and David Cameron just generally looking like a thumb with a face. Thus, these riots are an expression of our anger." Nope. Rose. I don't know how to type the little accent over the e, so just imagine it there. Rose isn't even nice. It tastes like vomit and sending misspelled, sexually explicit texts to everyone on your contacts list before you've even done those things. If you're gonna riot for alcohol, riot for tequila and a couple of lemons, and then a six pack. But I digress. If you're gonna attack 'rich people', as these girls say they are doing, go to Millbank. Remember the student protests? They had the right idea when it came to expressions of anger. I'm not supporting violence, and I'm not gonna get all philosophical about whether dissent is ever justified, but if you're gonna do it, DO IT RIGHT. Don't tear up a bunch of areas that were poor to begin with and will take ages to recover. Perhaps an interview to restore some faith in humanity comes from writer Darcus Howe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biJgILxGK0o

Until, of course, little miss bitch there starts being- well, a bitch. At least he highlights the causes for the riots, and makes some good points. But did the rioters have any grasp on these reasons? Some of them, yeah. Most of them, not at all.

This lady sums it up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNmQBx2WyN0

Power to her. I admire her use of frequent swear words.

Anyway, to finish: If you don't know what you're fighting for, don't fight. And definitely don't burn down fucking Foot Locker.