Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Violence in London Escalating, Spreading

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Today there will be 16,000 police officers on London's streets in an effort to quell the rioting gripping not only London, but Birmingham, Bristol, and Liverpool as well (and around the globe, for that matter).

The young crowds are breaking into stores, burning cars, and burning buildings. Law enforcement in this country has no weapons on them normally, but will be breaking out the plastic bullets today. Britons call it law enforcement with consent. I call it, "making it easier for the criminal element to commit violent crime."

The original protests began in response to a police shooting in London's Tottenham neighborhood. The original cause seems to be lost in the violence, and now the rioting is a combination of hooligans taking advantage of the situation, and the lawless trying to show the establishment and "the rich" what they are willing to do. Two women told BBC that "it is the government's fault," and that "this is all happening because of rich people."

The class warfare strategy by the socialists, a technique used here by the liberals to pit the populace against the producers of society, seems to have worked well. Karl Marx would be proud.

The cuts in social benefits and socialistic programs may serve as a deeper underlying cause for the outburst of violence - which means, this is what happens when a population is taught that they are entitled to liberalism, and then the agenda fails.

If we allow the Democrats to continue to do what they are doing, this kind of madness will be coming to a city near you pretty soon.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

London tries tripling police presence to end riots - Associated Press

London rioters: 'Showing the rich we do what we want' - BBC

Economic Uncertainty Leading to Global Unrest - CNBC

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