Thoughts on the Riots

I think the reason so many people (especially in other countries and including me) keep lookign for some explanation for these riots instead of it being just people out for grabs, is because we don't like to thinks that something so destructive could happen with no driving reason beyond simple greed. It could happen anywhere, at any time, for any reason. Saying that it's a protest or insurrection of any kind is false, it's just people out to grab stuff.

There are a lot of underlying reasons, the materialist culture is the main one; we've been taught that our worth depends directly on how much money you have or what cool stuff you own, rather than what you actually do, so yeah, it's not surprising that a lot of people (especially impressionable kids) decided to cut out the middle man and just take.

The other cause I think is poverty. This is the only way those kids are going to get flatscreen tvs, and while that's no excuse, when you combine that with materialism they feel like they've been cheated of something. You walk past all these billboard, all these tv ads, all showing things that you will never have, and telling you that your self-worth depends on having it... Schools in these deprived areas tend to be pretty bad, and even if they were great, these kids could never afford to go to university what with the new fees, and in a market so saturated with degree holders you need one to get a job above minimum wage.

So yeah, not surprising, and still inexcusable since all they're doing is making the situation worse.

Thoughts on the Riots

I think the reason so many people (especially in other countries and including me) keep lookign for some explanation for these riots instead of it being just people out for grabs, is because we don't like to thinks that something so destructive could happen with no driving reason beyond simple greed. It could happen anywhere, at any time, for any reason. Saying that it's a protest or insurrection of any kind is false, it's just people out to grab stuff.

There are a lot of underlying reasons, the materialist culture is the main one; we've been taught that our worth depends directly on how much money you have or what cool stuff you own, rather than what you actually do, so yeah, it's not surprising that a lot of people (especially impressionable kids) decided to cut out the middle man and just take.

The other cause I think is poverty. This is the only way those kids are going to get flatscreen tvs, and while that's no excuse, when you combine that with materialism they feel like they've been cheated of something. You walk past all these billboard, all these tv ads, all showing things that you will never have, and telling you that your self-worth depends on having it... Schools in these deprived areas tend to be pretty bad, and even if they were great, these kids could never afford to go to university what with the new fees, and in a market so saturated with degree holders you need one to get a job above minimum wage.

So yeah, not surprising, and still inexcusable since all they're doing is making the situation worse.

... O_o

And there was this fic which advertised 'Erik Lensherr/Nikola Tesla and my eyes more less rolled out of their sockets at the pairing of total awesome before being killed by outraged Erik/Charles bunnies. Then it turned out the fic was actually a crossover where Tesla was a vampire and moment was gone.

... O_o

And there was this fic which advertised 'Erik Lensherr/Nikola Tesla and my eyes more less rolled out of their sockets at the pairing of total awesome before being killed by outraged Erik/Charles bunnies. Then it turned out the fic was actually a crossover where Tesla was a vampire and moment was gone.