The youth of Britain have long placed a de facto curfew on the old, who in most places would no more think of venturing forth after dark than would peasants in Bram Stoker's Transylvania. Indeed, well before the riots last week, respectable persons would not venture into the centers of most British cities or towns on Friday and Saturday nights, for fear—and in the certainty—of encountering drunken and aggressive youngsters. In Britain nowadays, the difference between ordinary social life and riot is only a matter of degree, not of type.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Reaping the poisonous harvest of the welfare state
Peter Hitchens and Theodore Dalrymple have written excellent essays on the riots in Britain, and the societal rot that made them possible (indeed, inevitable). A sample from Dalrymple’s piece:
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Speaking of the inevitable, we're seeing similar behavior here as well...and that excludes the Wisconsin State Fair mobs.
ReplyDeleteLock and load, folks. Lock and load.
The problem is, we're just not doing enough for these poor, disadvantaged youths. If we could just get the tea terrorists to go along with revenue enhancements, instead of tax cuts for corporate jet owners, we would have enough money to create jobs for these youths, who are just dying to find a job, so they'll feel like a contributing member of society. It isn't their fault, it's the rich who don't pay enough taxes!
ReplyDeleteOwwwww! My head is about to explode! Must stop...trying to think like a liberal. How do they do it?