A fire-bombing in Tottenham is a natural result of government not doing enough to assure the bomb-throwers’ inclusion in society. So I shouldn't be surprised by such things since we all know government is imperfect. Then when people riot and loot it is nothing more than a reflection of the inequities they have suffered. No more, no less. I suppose then it should be tolerated since these disenfranchised are simply exercising their personal initiative to take their due.
Am I getting this right?
And so when in Birmingham hooded youths shatter storefronts and strip shelves in search of booty that is simply an adjunct to the existing redistributive work of government – a sort of mano-e-mano tax levy. In that sense I suppose the looting is a cost-saver, direct redistribution eliminating the state middle-man, reducing the government's burden. It's actually a good thing in this age of troubling sovereign debt.
Funny though, how at first blush the images seem out of line. I might have called them criminal or even barbarous if it weren't for my budding enlightenment and ongoing re-education. See, that’s how this mindset thing can screw you up. I get so stuck in my own world, I forget that everything is relative and "my" reality is not the same as the other guy’s. What gives me the right to look at someone’s actions and think they’re wrong? Have I traveled in their moccasins? Or in this case Nikes, or maybe Birkenstocks.
Am I getting this right?
And so when in Birmingham hooded youths shatter storefronts and strip shelves in search of booty that is simply an adjunct to the existing redistributive work of government – a sort of mano-e-mano tax levy. In that sense I suppose the looting is a cost-saver, direct redistribution eliminating the state middle-man, reducing the government's burden. It's actually a good thing in this age of troubling sovereign debt.
Funny though, how at first blush the images seem out of line. I might have called them criminal or even barbarous if it weren't for my budding enlightenment and ongoing re-education. See, that’s how this mindset thing can screw you up. I get so stuck in my own world, I forget that everything is relative and "my" reality is not the same as the other guy’s. What gives me the right to look at someone’s actions and think they’re wrong? Have I traveled in their moccasins? Or in this case Nikes, or maybe Birkenstocks.
You’ve got to be careful out there, otherwise you get the wrong impression of people.
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