Again... What email are you replying to because I agreed with you Sent from my iPhone
On 9 Aug 2011, at 22:00, "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]> wrote: > I grew up on council estates. My parents always worked. We didn't have a > phone in the house until 1981. We didn't own a car. My first pair of > football boots were moulded studs, back in the day when moulded studs were > the poor option. I didn't have my first pair of "brand" trainers until I > bought them myself, from my wages, and I had to save up for them. I didn't > drink or smoke. > > They expect us to either think these chavs are poor, with their adidas > tracksuits, calvin klein boxers, gold necklaces, diamond earrings, iphones > etc etc, or it in some way excuses them for being cunts? > > Most NORMAL people, most POOR people, if they want something they save their > money and buy it when they have saved up enough money. They don't think, > "fuck this, I cant afford a new phone, I will go and mug someone (who has > saved up themselves to buy it)". They don't think "I know, I'll go and burn > a fucking car because I cant afford a car like that". They don't think, "I > am going to break in to poundland". Poundland!! If that alone doesn't tell > you everything about why they are doing this. > > Nothing to do with money, nothing to do with poverty, nothing to do with > jobs or the economy, nothing to do with some kind of social revolution, just > pure cheap thrills of nicking gear and smashing stuff up. > > No respect for other peoples property because they expect and demand society > gives them everything, they think the state owes them everything. They have > never had to save for anything, they just get given it or take it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Matt Anderson > Sent: 09 August 2011 20:26 > To: Damian Walsh > Cc: leedslist > Subject: Re: [LU] Riots > > There is no link at all between 15 year old chavs nicking tvs and phones and > the met's leadership or boris's holiday. > > That's nonsense. > > I bet 90% don't know who the mayor is > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 9 Aug 2011, at 17:59, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There's been an astonishing amount of Colonel Blimp rubbish spouted on >> the list about these riots. Probably a good thing because at least it >> show how many more of us are now part of the establishment than was ever > true before. >> All we have to do is get the next generation of potential rioters in >> too then there'll be no more problems. >> >> As for the Police. I think thay have much much more power than any of >> their continental European counterparts - the problem isn't there. >> Maybe it's more to do with the loss of the Mets senior leadership over >> the last few weeks plus a massive loss of confidence due to the >> apparently substansiated allegations of corruption at the highest >> levels of the Met. Where is the Mayor too? No leadership = vaccum >> (sp?) = field day for rioters >> >> Damian >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
