Post by rjdgull on Aug 13, 2011 6:39:37 GMT
With the new season kicking off, amongst other things, 
there has been a lot more to write and comment on and it has been a fairly vibrant forum this week. Special mention in dispatches for Swangull who put in another top quality match report and was just pipped to the post by this week's winner!
The big news this week has been the riots that started in London and which then spread elsewhere. A great take on this by Petef and it just goes to show that one man's waffle is another's great post! ;D So well done Pete and keep waffling!
In my opinion over the last three or four decades there has been a slow and steady decline in morals, respect and a fundamental disregard of our fellow human beings.
It has now culminated in what we are now witnessing on the streets of our major cities. This evil "man made" virus is about to engulf and suffocate our society and we all seem powerless to stop it.
It has the makings of a real life horror story and needs decisive action from government and the authorities to try and quell this fever of hatred and destruction.
Not living in a big city its far to easy to throw ideas and opinions at the problem and I must admit I find it difficult to comprehend what is going through these peoples minds. To willingly destroy their own communities just doesn't make sense.
No prospects whatsoever equals no values - for anything - including human life. Drug and drink culture and the ability to organise crime and violence in an instant.
Inner city armed gangs were a thing you used to think you only ever thought existed in the deprived ares of the US. Well its now spread like a virulent epidemic and unless somebody conjures up a wonder antidote we are all in big trouble.
I do wonder how other countries would react to such things happening in their cities. I have a daughter who lives and works in Japan and she has said that rioting in that country has never happened. The crime rate is very low, one of the lowest in the world. No litter on the streets - they all respect each other and each others property. They are courteous and respectful. Where have we as a country and culture gone wrong? There is an underclass in this country that have no future have no respect for anything and no values, we must address this.
Conversely we could be living in an Arab state such as Libya or Syria were there is no democracy and the people are suppressed and put down . Now these people really do have something to protest about and are giving their lives in the thousands to try and achieve what we regard as our ideals, democracy and freedom of speech. I suppose what is happening now is the prices we pay for having such rights of freedom, free to destroy and ruin lives at will with little opposition.
Its a real dilemma but given the a hypothetical choice would you go in hard as Gaddafi or Assad of Syria and get really tough. Maybe that is the answer. Would we really like to see the rivers of blood flowing through our capital?
Its a very fine balancing act the authorities are playing and so tough for the front line police. The rioters are doing there utmost to provoke and would welcome an escalation in hostilities. No I think the waiting game is the right one for the time being but then I'm judging from a far and not a victim so its easy for me.
That's enough waffling for now back to the footy.....
there has been a lot more to write and comment on and it has been a fairly vibrant forum this week. Special mention in dispatches for Swangull who put in another top quality match report and was just pipped to the post by this week's winner!The big news this week has been the riots that started in London and which then spread elsewhere. A great take on this by Petef and it just goes to show that one man's waffle is another's great post! ;D So well done Pete and keep waffling!
It has now culminated in what we are now witnessing on the streets of our major cities. This evil "man made" virus is about to engulf and suffocate our society and we all seem powerless to stop it.
It has the makings of a real life horror story and needs decisive action from government and the authorities to try and quell this fever of hatred and destruction.
Not living in a big city its far to easy to throw ideas and opinions at the problem and I must admit I find it difficult to comprehend what is going through these peoples minds. To willingly destroy their own communities just doesn't make sense.
No prospects whatsoever equals no values - for anything - including human life. Drug and drink culture and the ability to organise crime and violence in an instant.
Inner city armed gangs were a thing you used to think you only ever thought existed in the deprived ares of the US. Well its now spread like a virulent epidemic and unless somebody conjures up a wonder antidote we are all in big trouble.
I do wonder how other countries would react to such things happening in their cities. I have a daughter who lives and works in Japan and she has said that rioting in that country has never happened. The crime rate is very low, one of the lowest in the world. No litter on the streets - they all respect each other and each others property. They are courteous and respectful. Where have we as a country and culture gone wrong? There is an underclass in this country that have no future have no respect for anything and no values, we must address this.
Conversely we could be living in an Arab state such as Libya or Syria were there is no democracy and the people are suppressed and put down . Now these people really do have something to protest about and are giving their lives in the thousands to try and achieve what we regard as our ideals, democracy and freedom of speech. I suppose what is happening now is the prices we pay for having such rights of freedom, free to destroy and ruin lives at will with little opposition.
Its a real dilemma but given the a hypothetical choice would you go in hard as Gaddafi or Assad of Syria and get really tough. Maybe that is the answer. Would we really like to see the rivers of blood flowing through our capital?
Its a very fine balancing act the authorities are playing and so tough for the front line police. The rioters are doing there utmost to provoke and would welcome an escalation in hostilities. No I think the waiting game is the right one for the time being but then I'm judging from a far and not a victim so its easy for me.
That's enough waffling for now back to the footy.....