Laying Down Blame For the British Riots At The Feet of Liberalism...

The Looking Spoon ^ | 8-11-11 | Jared H. McAndersen

[The Looking Spoon]

Wait, so liberalism isn't all tea and crumpets?

[GonzoGOP]

Here is the money quote

Of course it is true that few have jobs, learn anything useful at school, live in decent homes, eat meals at regular hours or feel loyalty to anything beyond their local gang.

This is not, however, because they are victims of mistreatment or neglect.

It is because it is fantastically hard to help such people, young or old, without imposing a measure of compulsion which modern society finds unacceptable. These kids are what they are because nobody makes them be anything different or better.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Claims are expected to top $325 million, the Association of British Insurers forecast.

[QBFimi]

>> Police regularly arrest householders who are deemed to have taken ‘disproportionate’ action to protect themselves and their property from burglars or intruders.

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns (Jer 1:19)

This is a must-read article! The author is saying what we all know, but are afraid to say in the USA.

[expatguy]

Bingo! One of the few accurate analyses

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[subterfuge]

The author makes the same point over and over...got a little tedious for me. The ending here are the money quotes, imo.

They are an absolute deadweight upon society, because they contribute nothing yet cost the taxpayer billions. Liberal opinion holds they are victims, because society has failed to provide them with opportunities to develop their potential.

Most of us would say this is nonsense. Rather, they are victims of a perverted social ethos, which elevates personal freedom to an absolute, and denies the underclass the discipline — tough love — which alone might enable some of its members to escape from the swamp of dependency in which they live. Only education — together with politicians, judges, policemen and...

No mention of God or clergy at all, naturally. It's educators, politicians and bobbies that can fix things...right. Aren't they the people who got the UK into this mess? That is what the article seems to say to me.

[Twinkie]

Well, apparently it hasn’t been for lack of throwing money at them; money from the “rich” - but, they still hate the “rich” and want it ALL, after throwing what they’ve been given down the old toilet hole because it wasn’t “enough”.

[353FMG]

“....a measure of compulsion which modern society finds unacceptable.”

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A good description of the modern-day, touchy feely, politically correct, kumbaya-singing, kinder and gentler society.

[justa-hairyape]

Getting sick and tired about how life is tough for kids running around in over priced $200 sweats and $100 running shoes. Heck, children alive during the fighting of WWII and WWI never ever complained this badly.