When are we rioting?
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egbert

Original Poster:

449 posts

250 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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It's amazing that we haven't had any riots yet, Iraq War alone would have been enough to get previous generations throwing scaffolding poles at the BiB let alone the financial mismanagement of this Government.

Maybe it's all the fluoride in the water? In fact even that is a good enough reason to smash some shop windows.

So what will trigger the riots that end this shameful administration?




prand

6,244 posts

225 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Here's a brick.

You throw it first brave boy!

toppstuff

13,698 posts

276 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Sadly, the only situation I can see where large numbers of people would take to the streets and demonstrate , would be if Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor were taken off the TV.

Such is the pathetic state of the nation.


TWSTEEL

1,099 posts

218 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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If we get a long hot summer in 2009...................................

You need people on the streets first and it's bloody cold out there at the minute.

Turbo5

594 posts

240 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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The people will start to riot ?
When their benefits are cut. no more plasma TV's. No money for White lightening Cider, Rockport boots, tracksuit bottoms and their weed.

Decent middle class people wouldn't riot and take to the streets, they have too much to lose. Houses, Cars, family, freedom etc.

mechsympathy

58,620 posts

284 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Turbo5 said:
The people will start to riot ?
When their benefits are cut. no more plasma TV's. No money for White lightening Cider, Rockport boots, tracksuit bottoms and their weed.

Decent middle class people wouldn't riot and take to the streets, they have too much to lose. Houses, Cars, family, freedom etc.
Exactly the sorts of people who riot are either quite happy on benefits or pleased with what they see as the capitalist system failing.

Piersman2

6,676 posts

228 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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TWSTEEL said:
If we get a long hot summer in 2009...................................

You need people on the streets first and it's bloody cold out there at the minute.
It can't be cold out there, apparently we've been experiencing Global Warming for the last 10 years.

At least that's what they've been taxing us for.

g3rrd

682 posts

217 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Turbo5 said:
Decent middle class people wouldn't riot and take to the Avenues, Crescents and Cul de Sacs, they have too much to lose. Houses, Cars, family, freedom etc.
EFA

FourWheelDrift

92,265 posts

313 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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mechsympathy said:
Exactly the sorts of people who riot are either quite happy on benefits or pleased with what they see as the capitalist system failing.
Yep, the only time they riot is when they are asked to pay their own way like the rest of us. As with the Poll Tax riots of 1990.

Poledriver

29,584 posts

223 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Turbo5 said:
The people will start to riot ?
When their benefits are cut. no more plasma TV's. No money for White lightening Cider, Rockport boots, tracksuit bottoms and their weed.

Decent middle class people wouldn't riot and take to the streets, they have too much to lose. Houses, Cars, family, freedom etc.
The way things are going, the riots may start from the middle classes. We're fed up with having to work hard, only to see a large proportion of our earnings taken away to pay for all of the parasites in this country!

prand

6,244 posts

225 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Pathetic state of the nation my arse.

Even when half the world was under Britannia's rule a century ago, this country still had the largely the same social problems, political ineptitude, financial crises, religious intolerance and media driven mouth foaming we are seeing today.

I suggest you take a long holiday in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Afghanistan and then review your comments.

danrc

2,808 posts

239 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Poledriver said:
Turbo5 said:
The people will start to riot ?
When their benefits are cut. no more plasma TV's. No money for White lightening Cider, Rockport boots, tracksuit bottoms and their weed.

Decent middle class people wouldn't riot and take to the streets, they have too much to lose. Houses, Cars, family, freedom etc.
The way things are going, the riots may start from the middle classes. We're fed up with having to work hard, only to see a large proportion of our earnings taken away to pay for all of the parasites in this country!
But nothing will ever be done about it. The poster who said that there will never be riots as the people who riot are happy. They are getting money for nothing so why kick up a fuss.

The French have the right idea (God i never thought i'd say that).

BruceV8

3,325 posts

276 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Poledriver said:
Turbo5 said:
The people will start to riot ?
When their benefits are cut. no more plasma TV's. No money for White lightening Cider, Rockport boots, tracksuit bottoms and their weed.

Decent middle class people wouldn't riot and take to the streets, they have too much to lose. Houses, Cars, family, freedom etc.
The way things are going, the riots may start from the middle classes. We're fed up with having to work hard, only to see a large proportion of our earnings taken away to pay for all of the parasites in this country!
That should be the case, but it won't be. Sadly, Turbo5 is bang on the money.

However, the key word there is 'decent'. I seem to remember a lot of those anti poll tax types as actually being drop outs from nice middle class backgrounds. After that they either grew up, washed and cut their hair and got jobs, or they found a new home among the eco-mentalists and animal rights nutters.

egbert

Original Poster:

449 posts

250 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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prand said:
Pathetic state of the nation my arse.

Even when half the world was under Britannia's rule a century ago, this country still had the largely the same social problems, political ineptitude, financial crises, religious intolerance and media driven mouth foaming we are seeing today.

I suggest you take a long holiday in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Afghanistan and then review your comments.
are they the only nations left beneath us in the league of st nations?

s,one

4,612 posts

267 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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prand said:
Pathetic state of the nation my arse.

Even when half the world was under Britannia's rule a century ago, this country still had the largely the same social problems, political ineptitude, financial crises, religious intolerance and media driven mouth foaming we are seeing today.

I suggest you take a long holiday in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Afghanistan and then review your comments.
Agreed. yes But some do enjoy the a drama, so lets wallow in self pity!.

Stu R

21,636 posts

244 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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egbert said:
prand said:
Pathetic state of the nation my arse.

Even when half the world was under Britannia's rule a century ago, this country still had the largely the same social problems, political ineptitude, financial crises, religious intolerance and media driven mouth foaming we are seeing today.

I suggest you take a long holiday in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Afghanistan and then review your comments.
are they the only nations left beneath us in the league of st nations?
Above surely?

toppstuff

13,698 posts

276 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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prand said:
Pathetic state of the nation my arse.

Even when half the world was under Britannia's rule a century ago, this country still had the largely the same social problems, political ineptitude, financial crises, religious intolerance and media driven mouth foaming we are seeing today.

I suggest you take a long holiday in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Afghanistan and then review your comments.
You can't compare such countries. And I know, because 2 of those 3 I have been to on several occasions.

The fact remains that the dumbing down of the Uk and our political apathy is a problem.

The UK is a country where the people in charge are there because only 22% of those who could vote actually bothered to vote for them. That is apathy. And it is a problem when X factor or big brother is more important to people than politics.

Still, I live in hope that come an election people may be more engaged and get of their arses and do something.. I guess it will depend if celebrity big brother is on TV or not at the time..

jesusbuiltmycar

5,127 posts

283 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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I wonder if Jackboot Jacqui thinks rioting is on the cards, after all she has just decided to arm the police with tasers...

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BruceV8

3,325 posts

276 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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egbert said:
So what will trigger the riots that end this shameful administration?
Hopefully it will be elections that do that. Riots did nothing to unseat the Conservatives in the 80s did they?

The time for riots is when the people vote the buggers out, and they don't go.

[tinfoil hat on]I wonder if the politicisation of the police is all about being a counterbalance to the more conservative (small 'c') armed forces - who would mostly be abroad fighting one of Labour's wars - in the event of that ever happening?[tinfoil hat off]wink

big_lad

1,277 posts

216 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Stu R said:
egbert said:
prand said:
Pathetic state of the nation my arse.

Even when half the world was under Britannia's rule a century ago, this country still had the largely the same social problems, political ineptitude, financial crises, religious intolerance and media driven mouth foaming we are seeing today.

I suggest you take a long holiday in Zimbabwe, Somalia and Afghanistan and then review your comments.
are they the only nations left beneath us in the league of st nations?
Above surely?
Hmmph, never been to any of them then? Luckily, when these wkers call an election we can get rid of them...if anyone votes that is!