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My gut reaction to what your saying is that you sound like a liberal apologist. This is not a political protest, it's bandwagon thievery. Correct me if I'm wrong.

You're right, that there's obviously some extremely maladjusted morals at play, but adults are able to make choices about basic rights and wrongs. For me, anyone who intentionally steals or causes harm to others and their property forfeits their right to be taken seriously as a citizen.

I'm all for addressing the misfortunes or socio-political situations that cause this, but these are broad, long-term issues. Setting fire to public transport and looting an indepedent business is not a reasonable or even a coherent response. We can all stroke our beards (not aimed at you personally, Horatio! I just remembered you have a beard) and say "yes, but what causes this greed?" or "why do these people think it's ok to do this?", but there will be people far worse off, who have been fucked over by the government to a much greater extent, who still have a level of dignity and respect for themselves and others not to act like complete, fucking, cunts.

Instead of giving me a label ("liberal apologist") which has no other use than belittle my opinions and perspective, maybe you too can take a break from attacking people you don't know who are motivated for reasons you are guessing (although they may be 100% accurate) and try and come to grips with what is wrong with the city you live in in that would allow something like this to happen. You may dismiss my opinions/actions/option as "long term" and perhaps even futile (not your word), but the other opinions/actions/options seems to verge from crude and dismissive to disgusting.

Of course riots are bad, and let's hope they stop/are stopped. But they are happening for a reason other than "I want a TV!" I know this for a fact, because if that's all it was, I would be out there trying to get me a TV.