tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post7162729072983650451..comments2024-03-28T03:51:53.434-07:00Comments on Will Wiles: Riot ThoughtsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15010578099446949633noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-48056784765236220022011-08-10T11:01:20.659-07:002011-08-10T11:01:20.659-07:00Well said , will . A thoughtful and considered pie...Well said , will . A thoughtful and considered piece . I do hope there will be a pause for reflection and efforts made to create a more inclusive society .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-30993128609336848702011-08-09T12:02:40.631-07:002011-08-09T12:02:40.631-07:00Excellent, Will. Sober, considered and to my mind ...Excellent, Will. Sober, considered and to my mind right. Also, in the coming weeks, all of its ideas are probably to be flouted.Alexhttp://www.rotational.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-63140189867243806672011-08-09T10:45:32.091-07:002011-08-09T10:45:32.091-07:00The most articulate (and still open) piece of expr...The most articulate (and still open) piece of expression that I have come across thus far. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-63024089411330327232011-08-09T10:10:43.238-07:002011-08-09T10:10:43.238-07:00In relation to your first point, and those gangs w...In relation to your first point, and those gangs who live in a semi criminalised state, they like the rest of us, have choices. They chose not to change their life style how they dress or carry themselves. Instead they chose to reinforce the stereotype. I can't blame anyone for how they now think and feel about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-49424864992247036762011-08-09T10:01:21.298-07:002011-08-09T10:01:21.298-07:00Awesome. Thank you.Awesome. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-9894031716626234112011-08-09T09:55:21.636-07:002011-08-09T09:55:21.636-07:00someone mentioned tranquiliser darts. Surely that ...someone mentioned tranquiliser darts. Surely that would be the most humane way to handle things ;-)<br />Yes we are all animals. The Lord of the flies is a good book.tooktheredpillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-61203406371077703322011-08-09T08:17:18.043-07:002011-08-09T08:17:18.043-07:00Sergio & Anonymous -
I don't mean for a ...Sergio & Anonymous - <br /><br />I don't mean for a moment that setting fire to a shop is the same as/as bad as calling someone an animal. My point was that both are a self-destructive disavowal of something you're part of; harming yourself as much as lashing out as others. I can certainly understand people using strong language, it's an upsetting time, but when the smoke clears we shouldn't just write people off or make out they're less than people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010578099446949633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-6183901318388914632011-08-09T07:53:38.477-07:002011-08-09T07:53:38.477-07:00I think you have hit on so many important points h...I think you have hit on so many important points here. <br /><br />I think the reduction of public space and the freedom to be unobserved is wearing upon the spirit.<br /><br />Some have made disparaging comparisons to the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring protesters are fighting for freedom and the "London Rioters" are fighting for plasma TVs. The dictators the Arab Spring protestors rise up against never claimed powerlessness. In our part of the world, since the Reagan/Thatcher/Mulroney years, we have been told that governments are powerless in the face of market forces to shape society through policy and programs. So why are we surprised when protest is directed at symbols of the market?<br /><br />Also since that era, governments have worked with capital to diminish the ways people used to gather to express dissatisfaction: unions, community organizations, etc. But the dissatisfaction and the reasons for it remain. So why are we surprised that protests seem individual and random?<br /><br />Also - our 3 countries (US/UK/Canada) are notorious for resistance to taking good care of the planet. In Canada, our government will not even agree to LABEL asbestos a hazardous substance and insists that economic benefits of extracting oil from tar sands justifies the harm to people, wildlife and the environment . So why are we surprised when protestors show no respect for their neighbourhoods?<br /><br />Are these chickens coming home to roost? Are these rational responses to an increasingly irrational ruling class? I am not sure but thanks for all the good food for thought in this post.risky mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077610678672970330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-54482009901201010182011-08-09T07:52:12.925-07:002011-08-09T07:52:12.925-07:00very well written. dont quite understand the fire/...very well written. dont quite understand the fire/animal/neighbourhood analogy, but all your other points hit home for me. <br /><br />there's too much binary thinking going on. it's not as simple as that. <br /><br />in the immediate term it needs ending, and quickly, but a lot of thought needs to go into stopping it happening again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-62838787571262261252011-08-09T07:39:15.030-07:002011-08-09T07:39:15.030-07:00Interesting thoughts. Rebels with a cause, but no ...Interesting thoughts. Rebels with a cause, but no literature, not much culture apart from LOLspeak, gangs and violent US media. I'm thinking of the indie films burnt in the warehouse which were aimed at adults.JVKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584836082134139788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-43292960266870396592011-08-09T07:32:08.902-07:002011-08-09T07:32:08.902-07:00Agreed. Simplifying the problem will only make tha...Agreed. Simplifying the problem will only make that worse.P Boatenghttp://www.pipe80.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-55067876054607116942011-08-09T07:28:14.091-07:002011-08-09T07:28:14.091-07:00"Attacking your own neighbourhood by fire and..."Attacking your own neighbourhood by fire and attacking your own neighbours as animals are cousin impulses, in my opinion."<br /><br />You made me laugh... I really almost prefer to see my house set on fire than be called animal....Sergionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6612236787910598522.post-71158168808369369792011-08-09T06:58:07.692-07:002011-08-09T06:58:07.692-07:00Well said!Well said!Technohippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592974918363822565noreply@blogger.com