tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222209604521810028.post7049076994138472596..comments2023-06-21T14:05:07.951+01:00Comments on Providence, Divine Action and the Church: The London RiotsTerry Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641805384260706563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222209604521810028.post-83772232768557870922011-08-10T09:30:15.361+01:002011-08-10T09:30:15.361+01:00I saw that clip, Rosie, but what stood out to me w...I saw that clip, Rosie, but what stood out to me was their claim that they were targetting 'the rich' (though most shopkeepers are hardly 'the rich') and that they were showing them what they can do.<br /><br />The thing with anger is, as I said, that while it is often legitimate, its expression often isn't. In a consumerist society, perhaps the best way to protest against one's social oppression isn't to slam the government but to slam those who make the economy the most important aspect of life.Terry Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641805384260706563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222209604521810028.post-20314353531356058822011-08-09T21:43:38.428+01:002011-08-09T21:43:38.428+01:00Hi Terry
really like the prayer.
Agree with your ...Hi Terry <br />really like the prayer.<br />Agree with your points re churches, but have to disagree with the part where you say <br /><br />"..violence perpetrated by those who for whatever reason feel angry at the status quo. Sure, there’s bound to be some thrill-seekers and opportunists getting involved, but the shooting of Mark Duggan on 4 August was, to my mind, undoubtedly a catalyst to unleash community feelings of resentment and oppression on an unsuspecting wider community. When communal anger is brushed under the carpet"..<br /><br />because what I saw yester wasn't comunal anger it was thuggery, greed and what human nature can sink to when it has anonymity plus numbers minus conscience. I don't think many of those folk in Croydon last night even knew Mark Duggan's name. Did you hear the clip of two girls boasting on the BBC website? They didn't have a cause, they just enjoyed creating mayhem. Sure, you can argue that's a result of alienation but for once I don't see any place for middle class hand-wringing about oppression and I'm usually a bleeding heart liberal!Rosie Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222209604521810028.post-34780183968786570812011-08-09T20:37:10.447+01:002011-08-09T20:37:10.447+01:00This reminds me massively of the Brixton riots in ...This reminds me massively of the Brixton riots in the 80's when I saw police cars set on fire in Acre Lane. I think the main point for me with these riots is that most of the rioters have nothing to lose and they know it. What are the Police going to do? At least with riots, they have power, they have the attention of the media and the knowledge that the police won't be able to stop them.<br />I think that we need to pray that God provides them with self worth (love one another as God has loved us).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com