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,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON 

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0,NO ONE HAS EV] GIV5 ME A *ANCE2 ,I AM JU/ ANGRY AT H[ ! :OLE SY/EM WORKS0 - ,L\IS ,JAMES1 #a#i1 ,CAMD5 ,T[N 7,NOR? ,LONDON7  
  
  

0,Y\ KN[ Y\ ALL RACI/6 ,Y\ KN[ IT60 - UNID5TIFI$ PROTE/]1 TO ,LONDON POLICE  
  

,DEC5T PEOPLE EV]Y:]E %\LD SUPPORT & DEF5D ! WORK+ CLASS & /REET Y\? - MA9LY BUT NOT ONLY ,AFRO,C>IBBEANS - :O RIOT$ & LOOT$ 9 ,LONDON1 ,BIRM+HAM1 ,MAN*E/] & ELSE:]E 9 ,5GL& = SEV]AL DAYS />T+ ,AUGU/ #f4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 CALL$ 0?UGS0 & WORSE BY ! ,CONS]VATIVE GOV]NM5T ( PRIME M9I/] ,DAVID ,CAM]ON1 BUT IT IS !SE LEAD]S :O >E ! REAL ?UGS 9 ,BRITA9 TODAY4 ,NONE!LESS :ILE ! RIOTS W]E A REAL & WELCOME FI<T-BACK AGA9/ POLICE OPPRESSION & ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION1 !RE >E DEEP DANG]S 9 ! SITUATION AS WELL4 

,! RIOTS BEGAN AS A SPILLOV] FROM AN ,AUGU/ #f PROTE/ AGA9/ ! E>LI] POLICE KILL+ ( A ,BLACK MAN1 ,M>K ,DUGGAN1 #b#i4 ,:AT WAS PLANN$ AS AN ORD]LY PROTE/ M>* BALLOON$ \T ( CONTROL AS HUNDR$S ( Y\?S TOOK TO ! /REETS & ALLEYS1 SMA%+ /ORE W9D[S1 LOOT+ ! CONT5TS1 KEEP+ 9 T\* BY I-PHONES & TEXT MESSAGES1 /AY+ ONE /EP AHEAD ( ! POLICE4 ,! RIOTS SPREAD = SEV]AL NI<TS BE=E DY+ D[N 9 ! FACE ( MASSIVE POLICE RE9=CEM5TS4 

,WE %\LDN'T BE AFRAID ( WORDS LIKE 0RIOT10 0\T ( CONTROL10 & 0LOOT+40 ,:AT >E PEOPLE SUPPOS$ TO DO :5 !Y HAVE NO JOBS & NO PROSPECT ( EV] GETT+ ANY1 :5 GOV]NM5T SLA%ES ! SO-CALL$ 0SOCIAL SAFETY NET10 :5 ! POLICE TREAT EV5 ORD]LY Y\?S ( COLOR AS DANG]\S ?UGS8 7,ONE PROTE/] SCREAM$ AT ! POLICE1 OV] & OV]1 0,Y\ KN[ Y\ ALL RACI/6 ,Y\ KN[ IT607 ,%\LD PEOPLE MA9TA9 SELF-CONTROL & NOT ASS]T CONTROL ( ! /REETS :5 !Y CAN1 %\LD !Y LEAVE %OP W9D[S 9TACT8 ,! GOV]NM5T %\LD BE REM9D$ ?AT :5 PEOPLE HAVE TOO LITTLE & >E PU%$ >\ND TOO MU*1 & !RE IS A BREAKD[N ( LAW 5=CEM5T1 RIOT+ & LOOT+ >E GO+ TO TAKE PLACE AS SURELY AS NI<T IS GO+ TO COME4 

,! CAUSES ( !SE RIOTS %\LD BE PLA9 TO ALL4 ,S9CE HE TOOK P[] LA/ YE> ,CAM]ON HAS BE5 CUTT+ BACK GOV]NM5T S]VICES1 9CREAS+ S*OOL FEES1 SLA%+ M$ICAL & H\S+ B5EFITS1 CUTT+ EV]Y PROGRAM HE C\LD F9D - ON TOP ( A LONG-T]M SITUATION ( JOBLESSNESS1 HOPELESSNESS1 & POLICE BRUTALIZATION ATTE/$ BY ?OSE :O LIVE 9 ,BRITA9'S SLUMS4 ,!SE CUTS >E P>T ( A BROAD] ECONOMIC CRISIS ( CAPITALISM GO+ ON ALL ACROSS ,EUROPE & 9 FACT GLOBALLY4 7,SEE ,RON ,TABOR'S >TICLE ELSE:]E 9 ?IS ISSUE47 ,! RUL+ CLASS'S ONLY ATTEMPT AT A SOLUTION IS TO SQUEEZE ?OSE ALREADY MO/ VULN]ABLE - 9/EAD ( !MSELVES4 ,SOON] OR LAT] SOME?+ WAS GO+ TO EXPLODE4 

,BUT TO READ AB\T !SE EV5TS 9 ! /&>D M$IA IS TO COME UP AGA9/ A WALL ( RACISM & D5IAL4 ,>TICLES HAVE ALLEG$ ?AT ,DUGGAN WAS A 0GANG MEMB]0 7PUNI%ABLE BY DEA?871 HAVE FOCUS$ ON Y\?S :O TOOK WOR?LESS GOODS1 HAVE HI<LI<T$ ?OSE :O REGRETT$ TAK+ P>T4 ,PRIME M9I/] ,CAM]ON'S /ATEM5T ?AT ! RIOTS W]E 0CRIM9ALITY1 PURE & SIMPLE10 HAS BE5 QUOT$ AGA9 & AGA94 ,S*OL>S HAVE BE5 QUOT$ YES & NO ON :E!R 0MOB PSY*OLOGY0 DISPLACES RATIONAL ?\<T 9 RIOT SITUATIONS4 ,! REALITY %\LD BE CLE> - ANYONE :O CAN COORD9ATE LOOT+ ?R\< CELLPHONE COMMUNICATION IS ACT+ RATIONALLY1 BUT ALSO DESPISES ! LAW4 

,! RIOTS HAVE N[ BECOME A POLITICAL FOOTBALL1 ) NO ONE TO SPEAK = ! RIOT]S4 ,CAM]ON IS OPPORTUNI/ICALLY US+ ! CURR5T REPRESSIVE MOOD TO JU/IFY HIS CUTBACKS4 ,& ! ,5GLI% LIB]ALS 9 & >\ND ! ,LABOR ,P>TY :O >E TRY+ 9EFFECTUALLY TO C\NT] ,CAM]ON'S POLICIES HAVE TALK$ WEAKLY AB\T SOCIAL CAUSES ( ! RIOTS BUT HAVE CONDEMN$ ! RIOT]S AS BITT]LY AS ,CAM]ON4 ,!Y HAVE NOT D>$ TO SAY ?AT :5 PEOPLE >E GR\ND D[N1 IGNOR$1 & SPAT UPON1 !Y >E RI<T TO REBEL4 

,BUT !RE IS UN=TUNATELY A NEGATIVE SIDE TO :AT HAPP5$ & IT IS A REAL ?REAT4 ,! RIOT+ Y\?S AIM$ FIR/ ( ALL TO SMA% UP %OPS & /EAL !IR GOODS1 & NATURALLY1 ! %OPKEEP]S & !IR FAMILIES - L[] MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE :O >E ALSO HIT H>D BY ,CAM]ON'S POLICIES - DEF5D$ !IR PROP]TY :5 !Y C\LD4 ,MOREOV]1 MANY ( ! %OP [N]S >E ,9DIANS1 ,PAKI/ANIS1 & O!R ,S\? ,ASIANS1 & SO ! RIOTS HAVE F$ 9TO ! ALREADY DEEP RACIAL & CULTURAL SPLIT BETWE5 ,S\? ,ASIANS & ,AFRO,C>IBBEANS1 ! TWO RACIAL GR\PS :O >E MO/ OPPRESS$ 9 ,5GL&4 

,?IS DIVISION REA*$ A V]Y DANG]\S PIT* :5 A REPORT$LY ,AFRO-,C>IBBEAN MAN DROVE HIS C> 9TO A L9E ( ,ASIANS :O HAD =M$ TO DEF5D LOCAL BUS9ESSES1 KILL+ ?REE M54 ,! FA!R ( ONE ( ! DEAD PLAY$ A REAL H]O'S ROLE 9 /&+ FA/ AGA9/ RETALIATION AT A LAT] MEET+4 0,I DON'T WANT !RE TO BE ANY MORE TR\BLE1 ANYONE GETT+ HURT10 ,T>IQ ,JAHAN SAID4 0,MY SON DI$ DEF5D+ ! COMMUNITY HE LIV$ 94 ,BLACKS1 ,ASIANS1 :ITES - WE ALL LIVE 9 ! SAME COMMUNITY4 ,/EP =W>D IF Y\ WANT TO LOSE Y\R SONS4 ,O!RWISE1 CALM D[N & GO HOME1 PLEASE40 ,BUT OBVI\SLY1 ! GULF BETWE5 ,AFRO-,C>IBBEANS & ,ASIANS1 ALREADY GAP+ WIDE & DEEP1 HAS ONLY GR[N4 

,FUR!R1 ! RIOTS RUN C\NT] TO SOME V]Y LONG-/&+ MAJORITY ,BRITI% ATTITUDES ( RESPECT = AU?ORITY4 ,! SI<T ( MASK$ & HOOD$ Y\?S MOV+ UP & D[N /REETS SMA%+ W9D[S WAS UTT]LY %OCK+ TO MANY ORD9>Y ,5GLI% PEOPLE1 & ?IS FACT IS ONE SIGN ( ! DEEP SPLIT BETWE5 ! MIDDLE CLASS & ! POOR1 :I* OV]LIES ! DIVIDE BETWE5 ! TWO RACIAL M9ORITIES4 

,CLE>LY1 !RE HAS TO BE A REAL & ORGANIZ$ FI<T-BACK AGA9/ ,CAM]ON1 HIS P>TY1 ! C[>DLY ,LABOR OPPOSITION1 & ! :OLE ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SY/EM4 ,IT %\LD BEG9 ) MEET+S1 M>*ES1 & NEI<BORHOOD ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ALL ( ,CAM]ON'S CUTBACKS BUT IT %\LD ALSO D5\NCE ! POLICE & CALL = EXP&$ JOBS & FREE $UCATION = ALL4 ,& CRUCIALLY1 BO? ,AFRO-,C>IBBEAN & ,ASIAN Y\?S %\LD BE ITS CORE4 ,!RE %\LD BE A PEACE PACT BETWE5 !SE GR\PS & AN ALLIANCE AGA9/ ! POLICE & GOV]NM5T4 ,LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S & AN>*I/S ON ! LOCAL SC5E MU/ WORK TO =GE UNITY4 ,! NE$ IS CLE> & URG5T4 ,LONG] T]M1 !Y %\LD 5C\RAGE & BUILD ?9K+ ?AT GOES BEYOND !SE GOALS & AIMS TO GET RID ( ! :OLE RUL+ CLASS1 TO SEIZE CONTROL ( SOCIETY'S WEAL? & MANAGE SOCIETY & ! ECONOMY COOP]ATIVELY & DEMOCRATICALLY4 

,ONE F9AL PO9T IS WOR? SOME ?\<T4 ,?\< NOT DIRECTLY RELAT$1 ! RESPONSE TO ! RIOTS IS SIMIL> TO SOME ( ! REACTIONS AGA9/ MULTICULTURALISM GO+ ON ELSE:]E 9 ,EUROPE1 SU* AS ! HORRIFIC EXECUTIONS ( #fi ,NORWEGIAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC Y\?1 MANY ( IMMIGRANT BACKGR\ND1 BY ,&]S ,BEHR+ ,BREIVIK1 A SELF-DESCRIB$ ,*RI/IAN MONOCULTURALI/1 OR ! 9CREAS+ SUPPORT BY ,DUT* VOT]S = ! ANTI-IMMIGRANT ,FRE$OM ,P>TY4 ,! DIFF]5CES >E MANY - NOTABLY ?AT 9 ! ,BRITI% RIOTS ONE RACIAL M9ORITY COMMUNITY1 ,S\? ,ASIANS1 WAS DEF5SIVELY PITT$ AGA9/ ANO!R4 ,& ! CONDEMNATION ( ! RIOT]S WAS NOT FUEL$ BY ANTI-,MUSLIM PREJUDICE AS 9 SO MU* ( ,EUROPE4 ,BUT SIMIL>ITIES >E /RIK+ TOO4 ,CAM]ON'S SNE]+ AB\T 0GANGS ( ?UGS0 ) !IR 0LACK ( MORALS0 REFLECTS A S5SE ( ,AFRO-,C>IBBEAN POOR & WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE AS A PR(\NDLY DIFF]5T CULTURE FROM ! PRIME M9I/]'S [N UPP] MIDDLE-CLASS BACKGR\ND4 ,IT'S A RACIAL1 CLASS1 & CULTURAL S5SE1 & ALL !SE >E RELAT$4 ,!SE 9TOL]ANT REACTIONS >E ONLY EXAC]BAT$ BY ! ECONOMIC CRISIS M5TION$ E>LI]2 ?\< ! PREJUDICE & HATR$ GO WAY BACK1 !Y >E BECOM+ MORE 9T5SE N[1 :5 !RE IS NO LONG] 5\< PROSP]ITY TO ALL[ GE/URES T[>D LIMIT$ SOCIAL BETT]M5T4 

,BUT MULTICULTURALISM AS A /RA9 ON ! TRADITIONAL ,EUROPEAN NATIONAL CULTURES DOESN'T COME FROM MISGUID$ LIB]AL POLICIES1 AS ,BREIVIK 9 ,NORWAY MI/AK5LY ?\<T - OR FROM ANY POLICIES = ?AT MATT]4 ,IT COMES FROM ! NATURE ( ! GLOBAL ECONOMY1 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS1 & GLOBAL CULTURE4 ,! GLOBAL ECONOMY1 COMPLETELY TRANSNATIONAL1 HAS BR\<T & WILL BR+ MILLIONS ( ,AFRICANS & ,ASIANS TO ,EUROPE1 MORE 9 ! FUTURE ?AN 9 ! PA/4 ,COMMUNICATIONS TODAY MEAN ?AT IMMIGRATION IS NO LONG]1 AS A C5TURY AGO1 A MATT] ( TRANSPLANT+ ONESELF TO A NEW L&1 TO SEE ! OLD ONE DECADES LAT] IF AT ALL - N[ ONE CAN TALK BY CELLPHONE FROM ONE'S KIT*5 9 ,MAN*E/] TO ONE'S C\S9 9 ,K>A*I1 & VISIT = A W$D+4 ,& ! CULTURES ?AT >E BUILD+ (F ALL ?IS1 ESPECIALLY AMONG ! Y\NG1 >E GLOBAL & DIV]SE AT ! SAME TIME4 ,SO :AT ! ,BREIVIKS & ,CAM]ONS >E REACT+ AGA9/ IS SIMPLY ! NATURE ( ! MOD]N WORLD2 !Y HAD BETT] GET US$ TO IT4 ,NORWAY WILL NEV] BE 0,NORWEGIAN10 ,5GL& NEV] 0,5GLI%10 9 ! ROTT5 NO/ALGIC S5SES1 AGA94 ,AS ,JAMES ,BALDW9 SO PRESCI5TLY WROTE OV] SIXTY YE>S AGO - :ILE VISIT+ A ,SWISS VILLAGE :]E HE WAS !N ! ONLY P]SON ( COLOR - 0,?IS WORLD IS :ITE NO LONG]1 & IT WILL NEV] BE :ITE AGA940 

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