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08-09-11 09:46 AM |
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Originally Posted by Paul Riley
(Post 1724195)
However you see it its a bloody mess we have ourselves in :nope:
How do you suggest the government/and or police deal with these disorderly insane mobs? Seriously,I would like to see some genuine solutions here.Multi-culturalism is obviously not working,in fact its one of the main causes of tension and unrest around the world.
Maybe we should put them in control of the country?,let them do as they please.
I am not being sarcastic here by the way.
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Firstly, fostering the mentality that there's an "us" and a "them" will NOT help; like it or not, there are British subjects in those crowds, of all races, all religions. You're going to have to learn to live with them to some extent when this is all over, so my first suggestion would be to stop banging on about multiculturalism, because that level of divisiveness won't help the current crises.
Second, Britain will need to assert the moral high ground here if they want to lower the tension preliminary to defusing this ticking bomb. Public opinion matters now; the wired world gets news much faster than it once did. Mistakes on the part of authority will only exacerbate the rioters' actions. Swift, but carefully deliberated actions are called for; video of police beating unarmed civilians will not help.
Understand that the forces of law and order are viewed by many as the forces of oppression - there will ALWAYS be some sympathy for the rioters in some parts of the global psyche, and you'll never win those over. What you do need to win over are those who can sympathize with the rioters' alleged purposes while not agreeing with their actions. That's going to be harder.
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