So yet another day passes with the streets of London still mobbed with violence and anger. Yet, I can't help but wonder what our society is really after, when they have spent five days rioting and stealing from strangers in the street, to show their anger against what, one mans death, from shooting a police officer?
Now I have to wonder, is it really one mans death they're rioting about? Because as far as i'm aware, this is all very much an excuse. An excuse for the public to cower behind the numbers, to join in on something they'd never stand up against, or remotely care about as an individual.
This is a prime example of social influence. Do you honestly believe the teenagers who are rioting on the streets of London, Manchester, Wolverhampton and Birmingham really want to protest against the police's retaliation to a shooting? The truth is, people just want any excuse to rebel agaisnt something they have 'heard' to be wrong, and feel safe behind the number of people marching towards what they see as 'individual freedom.'
It's actually upsetting to know there are so many sheep within our society, who'll follow orders or be remotely influenced by people who they've never trusted, or may not have met before. The safety they feel from being part of 500,000 people is enough to make them go out and 'Make a stand.' or atleast, that's what each individual rioter may seem to think they're doing. When in actual fact, it shows how demoralizing our society really is, when people can really influence others to become as moronic as they are being.
Do people really think burning their neighbour's car is going to show the government how angry they are about one mans death? No, the government just see this as society rebelling because they can. All of this mayhem is nothing but an excuse for everybody to get pent up anger out, and join in the fight against what each individual has a problem with. The 13 year old who's trying to steal the TV would never be thinking remotely like the 30 year old who's hurling bricks at the houses are parliament.
Our society is broken, and this is the best way for the government to see how little order they have brought to our country. Every country has an unstable society, but it only takes a few shepherds to guide the sheep in the right direction, and he can make them eat from whichever field he pleases.
I'm not sure if anyone knows exactly what is going through these people's heads. They are robbing each other and robbing their own communities.
ReplyDeletePreach it, Curtis! This is probably the most misguided public revolt I've ever seen. Kids are rioting to protest taxes a good portion of them don't even pay because they're still on their parents' dime (Or pence, as the case may be). All they care about is all that stuff the shop owners are too scared to stop them from stealing.
ReplyDeleteSame views on how the government controls things. I dig it, sir.
ReplyDeletei genuinely is due to the fact these people are scum. i can honestly say that as a teenager in wolverhampton our society is broken. something needs to be done, i can't believe i have to grow up in a society like this .
ReplyDeleteThat's really amazing.
ReplyDeleteI mean, they are destroying thing which were made by their "parents", "grandparents" and so on.
I really can't stand what they are doing.
I also saw one kid (11 years old I think) was stealing: this is really impressive.
I hope these rioters will stop this riot as soon as possible.
The riots were a result of a nationwide police operation to bring about an uprising of the people, to demonise the youth culture in the UK (hence the recent rap music bashings). They wanted the reaction they got over the last few days. I'm not saying what's happened is right or supporting the looters but the police instigated the whole thing, and they really aren't the saviors the BBC makes them out to be. That's my two cents.
ReplyDeleteTeenagers...
ReplyDeleteRanger, you can't just brand a whole age group like that, ridiculous comment BUT i by no means think it is an alright thing... Cretins who just don't give a shit about consequences.
ReplyDeleteThese kids are angry, but they don't know who to be angry at, or even WHY they're so angry. Our world is fundamentally flawed and we're going to have to work out some serious problems with our society if we're going to survive this.
ReplyDeleteLike the black lady said...Riot if you have a Reason and cause. There is no reason to riot for shoes.(paraphrased)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud82PXsa4WQ&feature=feedu
ReplyDeletelittle things like this remind me that there are still good people out there that care for their city.
I'm not sure I actually understand why the rioting is happening. The buzz on the internet has been saying it has to do with the shooting of one man, but up until I heard that I thought it had something to do with policy cuts that parliament has been making. Either way, the riots are not effectively proving anything to the gov't. Great post, +1 follower
ReplyDeleteeurope will be uninhabitable in 30 years time
ReplyDeleteif it has a cause it's okey. but cause allows you to steal people stuff
ReplyDeleteStupid people will be stupid.
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