We as a nation have, within my lifetime, experienced much greater civil unrest and more widespread dis-enfranchisement than we see today. There is nothing bubbling up like the racial or civil rights or anti-war/anti-establishment explosions of 1955-1973. Flash mobs of teenage girls hitting 7-11s for chips and soda are not indications of CW3 about to erupt.
As for Europe and the UK, they each have seen significantly more widespread and more violent 'spontaneous revolutions' than those which are happening today.
There is the added element of islam in EU and UK eruptions but that aspect is a factor not a driver.
The writer seems young(ish) and scared. I am neither.
The increase in college enrollment is yet another symptom of the problem. How much of that increase in enrollment is a result of the ‘Everybody should go to college’ push? How much of that increase are students who aren’t really qualified to go to a university, and are result of ‘diversity’ or affirmative action? How much of that increase are students majoring in Ethnic Studies, Gay/LGBT Studies or other likewise worthless and unproductive degreed programs? And again, how many students that are part of that increase have the mentality, because they have been taught that way, that once they have their degree, they are entitled to a $100K+ salary regardless of their qualifications or merit?
I’d like to see the statistics of college graduation verses enrollment, as well as what kind of degrees are being earned. I think you will see a different story there.
I disagree. I’m 57. My wife is from Chicago and was there during the unrest. Yes. It was worse than it is right now, and no, I don’t think these silly flash mobs are worse. Nor are they relevant.
But I bought my current residence (13 acres in rural kentucky) back two weeks before Obama was elected. I moved here permanently just a few weeks ago from my Seattle home (since 1966). What we are seeing around the world is a different problem than what we saw in the 60’s. This is a 100 year storm. This is the collapse of a fiat money world system. This is mystery babylon coming to its final end.
It’s been worse, to be sure, but think of this as August of 1939. And September comes.