England riots
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
May 05, 2024, 06:26:01 AM
News: Election Simulator 2.0 Released. Senate/Gubernatorial maps, proportional electoral votes, and more - Read more

  Talk Elections
  General Politics
  International General Discussion (Moderators: afleitch, Hash)
  England riots		 « previous next »
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7
Author Topic: England riots  (Read 14025 times)
Fmr President & Senator Polnut
polnut
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 19,489
Australia


Political Matrix
E: -2.71, S: -5.22

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #25 on: August 09, 2011, 07:35:34 AM »
The VAST majority are not making any political or sociological point, they are ransacking purely for the sake of it.
Logged
Filuwaúrdjan
Realpolitik
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 67,768
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #26 on: August 09, 2011, 08:24:23 AM »
A comment over at Crooked Timber gets it about right, I think:

Quote
You must be logged in to read this quote.
Logged
Filuwaúrdjan
Realpolitik
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 67,768
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #27 on: August 09, 2011, 08:25:47 AM »
Cheesy

http://twitpic.com/63bivk
Logged
Lief 🗽
Lief
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 44,956


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #28 on: August 09, 2011, 09:03:11 AM »
England-Holland friendly that was to be at Wembley has been called off. Now the rioters have gone a step too far.
Logged
Filuwaúrdjan
Realpolitik
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 67,768
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #29 on: August 09, 2011, 10:19:38 AM »
« Edited: August 09, 2011, 10:31:11 AM by Sibboleth »
BBC has a video of the Mayor being heckled in Clapham here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14464139
/
Edit: the main complaint - basically - is 'where the f*** were you all last night?'
Logged
Lief 🗽
Lief
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 44,956


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #30 on: August 09, 2011, 10:22:10 AM »
Do we have any posters that live in London?
Logged
Filuwaúrdjan
Realpolitik
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 67,768
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #31 on: August 09, 2011, 10:26:34 AM »
Quote from: Lief on August 09, 2011, 10:22:10 AM
Do we have any posters that live in London?

A couple. Silent Hunter is the only long-term regular one; lives near Romford out in the 'burbs, so out of harms way (hopefully).
Logged
minionofmidas
Lewis Trondheim
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,206
India


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #32 on: August 09, 2011, 10:33:10 AM »
Hopefully not. I want an eyewitness account. So, Hunter, if you're reading this, haul your ass away from your computer screen and go out there and do your duty and riot, then come back and tell us all about your exploits.
Logged
opebo
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 47,009


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #33 on: August 09, 2011, 10:58:14 AM »
Quote from: President Polnut on August 09, 2011, 07:35:34 AM
The VAST majority are not making any political or sociological point, they are ransacking purely for the sake of it.

That is completely irrelevant - the 'intent' of individuals is of no matter.  What matters is that people only riot when they've been placed in an untenable position - in this case capitalism and the Tories have done that.

Rioting would probably be fun for anyone, but you never see comfortable middle class people with secure, reasonably pleasant jobs, pensions, and benefits rioting.  That there are people in England without secure, reasonably pleasant jobs, pensions, and benefits is the cause of the rioting, even if the people rioting have no understanding of this.
Logged
Јas
Jas
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 8,705
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #34 on: August 09, 2011, 11:39:02 AM »
Iran urges UK to restrain police - Press TV

Quote from: Restricted
You must be logged in to read this quote.
Logged
Insula Dei
belgiansocialist
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,326
Belgium


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #35 on: August 09, 2011, 11:59:17 AM »
Quote from: Јas on August 09, 2011, 11:39:02 AM
Iran urges UK to restrain police - Press TV

Quote from: Restricted
You must be logged in to read this quote.

You have to give them points for this one. Quite funny.
Logged
Iosif
Jr. Member
***
Posts: 1,609


Political Matrix
E: -1.68, S: -3.65

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #36 on: August 09, 2011, 12:30:37 PM »
Quote from: Sibboleth on August 09, 2011, 10:26:34 AM
Quote from: Lief on August 09, 2011, 10:22:10 AM
Do we have any posters that live in London?

A couple. Silent Hunter is the only long-term regular one; lives near Romford out in the 'burbs, so out of harms way (hopefully).

Essex isn't London.

I used to live in Stratford. Still have a flat there. There's not been a lot of trouble there so far, surprisingly enough.

Logged
Middle-aged Europe
Old Europe
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 17,230
Ukraine


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #37 on: August 09, 2011, 12:38:39 PM »
To commemorate this event, I'm posting this YouTube clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBojbjoMttI
Logged
minionofmidas
Lewis Trondheim
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,206
India


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #38 on: August 09, 2011, 01:01:49 PM »
And police admit they'd been lying about circumstances regarding Duggan's death.

In unrelated news, Sid Vicious' father was a member of the Queen's Guard. Make of that what thou wilt.
Logged
afleitch
Moderator
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 29,884


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #39 on: August 09, 2011, 01:05:02 PM »
On the plus side.
Logged
opebo
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 47,009


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #40 on: August 09, 2011, 01:12:28 PM »

Really depends on your politics, afleitch.  Can't say I support those broom-wielders unless they're planning to b**t rich people to d***h with them.  'Haha, just kidding, heh'.
Logged
TheGlobalizer
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 3,286
United States


Political Matrix
E: 6.84, S: -7.13

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #41 on: August 09, 2011, 02:02:48 PM »
The police department should be passing out shotties to storekeepers, IMO.

It takes a special sort of human garbage to engage in this kind of mindless destruction.
Logged
opebo
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 47,009


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #42 on: August 09, 2011, 02:27:04 PM »
Quote from: TheGlobalizer on August 09, 2011, 02:02:48 PM
The police department should be passing out shotties to storekeepers, IMO.

It takes a special sort of human garbage to engage in this kind of mindless destruction.

The ruling class destroys on a scale that makes this looks like child's play every day, Glob.
Logged
bore
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,276
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #43 on: August 09, 2011, 02:28:22 PM »
Quote from: TheGlobalizer on August 09, 2011, 02:02:48 PM
The police department should be passing out shotties to storekeepers, IMO.

It takes a special sort of human garbage to engage in this kind of mindless destruction.

Yes because having a gun war now would really calm things down.
Logged
opebo
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 47,009


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #44 on: August 09, 2011, 02:30:04 PM »
Quote from: bore on August 09, 2011, 02:28:22 PM
Quote from: TheGlobalizer on August 09, 2011, 02:02:48 PM
The police department should be passing out shotties to storekeepers, IMO.

It takes a special sort of human garbage to engage in this kind of mindless destruction.

Yes because having a gun war now would really calm things down.

No one more bloodthirsty in a slave rebellion than the house-n****r.
Logged
J. J.
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 32,892
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #45 on: August 09, 2011, 02:36:36 PM »
Quote from: bore on August 09, 2011, 02:28:22 PM
Quote from: TheGlobalizer on August 09, 2011, 02:02:48 PM
The police department should be passing out shotties to storekeepers, IMO.

It takes a special sort of human garbage to engage in this kind of mindless destruction.

Yes because having a gun war now would really calm things down.


It does in the US.  "An armed society is a polite society."
Logged
bore
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,276
United Kingdom


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #46 on: August 09, 2011, 03:04:29 PM »
Quote from: J. J. on August 09, 2011, 02:36:36 PM
Quote from: bore on August 09, 2011, 02:28:22 PM
Quote from: TheGlobalizer on August 09, 2011, 02:02:48 PM
The police department should be passing out shotties to storekeepers, IMO.

It takes a special sort of human garbage to engage in this kind of mindless destruction.

Yes because having a gun war now would really calm things down.


It does in the US.  "An armed society is a polite society."

http://www.gun-control-network.org/GF01.htm

I know the website is hardly unbiased but the graph on the front page is interesting
Logged
Lief 🗽
Lief
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 44,956


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #47 on: August 09, 2011, 03:08:22 PM »
Highest murder rate in the industrialized world = polite society. Right.
Logged
TheDeadFlagBlues
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 5,987
Canada
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #48 on: August 09, 2011, 03:22:13 PM »
Riots happen pretty frequently here...
Logged
Boris
boris78
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 7,098
United Kingdom


Political Matrix
E: -1.55, S: -4.52

WWW Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #49 on: August 09, 2011, 03:25:20 PM »
Logged
Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.044 seconds with 10 queries.