Gotta love that British sense of understement

[HBARleatherneck]

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[alxone]

as a Marine, i was sent to quell the LA riots.

the orientals were defending their shops and the other ethnicities were burning, looting and destroying.

Why destroy your own home? morons.

didnt you know that the best way to really get back at the gov it to destroy your own stuff

[Monky]

didnt you know that the best way to really get back at the gov it to destroy your own stuff

I think the S&P should downgrade Britain's credit rating.. What's the worse that could happen? They're already rioting..!

[Ranger]

didnt you know that the best way to really get back at the gov it to destroy your own stuff

That's what always gets me too, even with the LA riots. It's far less of a rebellion against government and more an excuse to be an idiot. How do you, as a rebel against the government, win the hearts and minds of your fellow citizens when this is what you do to protest? I found myself constantly screaming at the TV during the LA riots wondering what this was doing for the cause. Nothing! All everyone got out of that whole ordeal is that some people will use any excuse to loot because somehow it the crime is legitimized by the big bad government (or police or whatever).