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paddyo Aug 10th 2011 12:09 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9550175)
Just a couple of young patriots defending their young women - nothing wrong with that.

lol..now I KNOW you are taking the p!ss!!!!

The_Wookie Aug 10th 2011 12:21 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9550150)
I said in my post that it was not an Australia v UK thing. The fact that you want to make it so is your indaba not mine. Do what you gotta do.

I will just add that this shit is happening right now in the UK and not Australia.

Your post insinuated that it is a UK problem, bottom line is that it isn't. It happens elsewhere.

Lion in Winter Aug 10th 2011 12:26 am

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Not rocket science.

Poverty and hopelessness. Nothing new there.


How many riots do you get among the middle class, no matter what else is going on with their lives?

Amazulu Aug 10th 2011 12:34 am

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Originally Posted by The_Wookie (Post 9550208)
Your post insinuated that it is a UK problem, bottom line is that it isn't. It happens elsewhere.

My post was about the UK as this is happening in the UK right now - not in Australia or elsewhere.

Don't try and use 'elsewhere' as a smoke screen for what is happening in London.

moneypenny20 Aug 10th 2011 12:55 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 9550223)
Not rocket science.

Poverty and hopelessness. Nothing new there.


How many riots do you get among the middle class, no matter what else is going on with their lives?

Well there were the ones earlier in the year with students complaining about uni fees.....:sneaky::D

Lion in Winter Aug 10th 2011 12:59 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9550280)
Well there were the ones earlier in the year with students complaining about uni fees.....:sneaky::D


True - all rushing into John Lewis and grabbing bolts of Liberty cloth and sets of Portmeirion china

moneypenny20 Aug 10th 2011 1:02 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 9550289)
True - all rushing into John Lewis and grabbing bolts of Liberty cloth and sets of Portmeirion china

Can you still get Portmeirion china? How revolting! :D Actually I was thinking of the uni students pissing on the Cenotaph, swinging from the Union Flag, smashing up Maccas, the window of the car holding Charles and Camilla etc but never mind. ;)

Lion in Winter Aug 10th 2011 1:05 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9550297)
Can you still get Portmeirion china? How revolting! :D Actually I was thinking of the uni students pissing on the Cenotaph, swinging from the Union Flag, smashing up Maccas, the window of the car holding Charles and Camilla etc but never mind. ;)


Oh you can. Middle class England couldn't get by without it.

But yes, I know what you mean. Rockstar children swinging from the flag aren't a proper riot, but at least those riots were about something, despite the hangers on that were just in it for the riot alone. These riots just seem to be down to a total disconnect from the very idea of society. It's taken us some time to grow this lot, they can't be the product of any recent changes alone.

Bix Aug 10th 2011 1:13 am

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Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 9550304)
It's taken us some time to grow this lot, they can't be the product of any recent changes alone.

Indeed, like a fine cheese they have matured with age.
Actually that's not quite the right description is it? :D

moneypenny20 Aug 10th 2011 1:30 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9550330)
Indeed, like a fine cheese they have matured with age.
Actually that's not quite the right description is it? :D

More like Stilton to my mind. Feral revolting mouldy crap that stinks. :lol:

rajj Aug 10th 2011 1:34 am

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Bad example set by our "leaders".

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:David_Cameron

"Things got a bit out of hand & we'd had a few drinks. We smashed the place up and Boris set fire to the toilets" David Cameron,Oxford,1986 :ohmy:

Lion in Winter Aug 10th 2011 1:38 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9550371)
More like Stilton to my mind. Feral revolting mouldy crap that stinks. :lol:

There's a difference between mould that you've grown on purpose to eat with digestive biscuits and a nice glass of wine, and mould that is filling up your basement because you never pay any attention to what's going on down there and just throw junk down there to get it out of the way.

TiddlyPom Aug 10th 2011 10:57 am

Re: common link to the riots
 
Loving this vid this morning... so totally sums it up...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424

Rambi Aug 10th 2011 11:06 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 9551521)
Loving this vid this morning... so totally sums it up...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424

In 6 months time they'll be rioting again because "the government don't give us no shops or nothing". :(

moneypenny20 Aug 10th 2011 11:34 am

Re: common link to the riots
 

Originally Posted by TiddlyPom (Post 9551521)
Loving this vid this morning... so totally sums it up...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424

I'm sure their parents are proud.:blink:


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