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That's what I've been trying to tell people these last few days. But being wrapped up in their cosy bubbles they can't even conceive the thought that others don't live the way they do.

Simply put: If you have never experienced it, you cannot even imagine it.

And that's a shame, as the realities for those who are in extreme poverty and hardship is something that makes every small thing an impossible task.

I also tried to explain that the youth are furious, that most people are furious. They see corruption in the banks, corruption in politicians, and both of those classes continue without a care, and the poor pay every day. They protested and striked over the future of education and pensions, and no-one really gave a fuck and it didn't change anything.

So now you have enormous swathes of people (not just the youth) angry in a deep way that they're not being listened to or acknowledged.

Someone in Tottenham being interviewed the other day was asked whether rioting works, his response was "Well, you're talking to us now aren't you. You're finally listening now aren't you".

I too think this isn't an end, if anything now that they're learned their power if they act in many small groups (hard to police without an enormous standing force), that this is more likely to happen with greater frequency in the future with far more issues being trigger points for it.

FUCK YEAH!!^

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