
The London Riots and Disenfranchised Males
Discussed here. It explains the rioting, but doesn't excuse it. Criminal acts have to be stopped and those responsible held accountable. But I would like to suggest that it is as criminal as rioting to systematically remove from a whole class of person their means of self-support and then ignore them when they seek redress for it. Today, it seems to be predominantly young black men. Tomorrow, it will be (and has already begun to be) young white men as well. After that, every man, young and old. Can a society really survive this kind to stress? Feminists seem to think so, as they have been working to disenfranchise males from their own societies now for decades. Excerpt:
'LONDON -- As political and social protests grip the Middle East, are growing in Europe and a riot exploded in north London this weekend, here's a sad truth, expressed by a Londoner when asked by a television reporter: Is rioting the correct way to express your discontent?
"Yes," said the young man. "You wouldn't be talking to me now if we didn't riot, would you?"
The TV reporter from Britain's ITV had no response. So the young man pressed his advantage. "Two months ago we marched to Scotland Yard, more than 2,000 of us, all blacks, and it was peaceful and calm and you know what? Not a word in the press. Last night a bit of rioting and looting and look around you."
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The truth is that discontent has been simmering among Britain's urban poor for years, and few have paid attention. Social activists say one out of two children in Tottenham live in poverty. It's one of the poorest areas of Britain. Britain's worst riots in decades took place here in 1985. A policeman was hacked to death. After these riots, the same young man pointed out, "They built us a swimming pool."'
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