London/UK violence

[K9 Kai Niggemann]

On 09.08.2011, at 16:59, The Dong wrote:

> "Broken Britain!" :)

I think I agree with many points and questions from this article:


"There is a context to London's riots that can't be ignored
Those condemning the events in north London and elsewhere would do well to take a step back and consider the bigger picture"

And: 

"phenomena usually described as "social problems" (crime, ill-health, imprisonment rates, mental illness) are far more common in unequal societies than ones with better economic distribution and less gap between the richest and the poorest. Decades of individualism, competition and state-encouraged selfishness – combined with a systematic crushing of unions and the ever-increasing criminalisation of dissent – have made Britain one of the most unequal countries in the developed world"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/08/context-london-riots