Mini Mag 104
Polly Ticks says … As a new in-work benefits regime comes in in UK, survey of job centres show only half of vacancies give enough hours to qualify for it. That damn poverty trap will always arise.
My Politics page
Guru Tony says … Brit police looking at gas to use during riots. No!!! We don’t do that here. For centuries police had simple snatch tactics to arrest ringleaders. I assume that’s too dangerous for them now.
My Crime page
THE CRIME POST
PRICE: Mowing the lawn transported
him to a tranquil place. Beneath
the blades, destruction. Always a
price for man to leave his mark.
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Criminal intent
Empty shells are everywhere
They say: I’m homeless
ESSAY: NEWS - News can often be criminal. Whenever reporting a crime, it’s sensational. After all, they have viewing figures to chase. This leaves people thinking crime is more prevalent than it is. And always a parade of victims to cause an emotional response. This is subtle. Feelings are extreme, then gone. This stops us thinking too much.
My Media page
Blogger Bard says:
Annoyance in life
Self inflicted reaction
Chief motive for crime
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Every single time
When he robbed the cops were there
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Pappa Razzi says … Panel decides last year’s UK riots caused by lack of stake in society among young. Amazing how a capitalist system aimed at young fails them. Or is it only about profit?
ESSAY: LONGEVITY - Living longer – the dream of many. But what if it became a reality for most? A life would increase in value. In the short term, this is confirmed in human rights, etc, but what if it continued? Our value would increase to the point where we are too precious to take risks. Then we’d stagnate.
Major de Ranger says … The west fears economic decline as China’s economy grows, but as they raise military spending 11% due to regional disputes, remember: China’s history is one of totalitarianism & then fragmentation. As the poor see the rich, the latter is maybe close.
ESSAY: INCUBUS - An Incubus is a male demon who, according to many mythological traditions, lies upon a sleeping female to have sex, thus taking her vitality. It is, infact, one of the more interesting paranormal phenomena. First, because it can be linked psychologically to sexual fantasy, and second, it is a clear precursor of the vampire legend.
Pappa Razzi says … UK Coalition Minister Iain Duncan Smith says riots will reoccur without structural reform of family & community. I agree, but it can’t be done by govt. Further, it is the greed of the Big Biz consumer society he wants that caused the problems.
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Prof Galistein says … The UK has exceeded its carbon-cutting targets, the govt feeling smug. But let’s remember the wipe-out of the mining industry in the 80s – before any govt had eco policies.
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Guru Tony says … Brit public sector workers have had their strike – a single day. Modern living doesn’t allow any longer – things to buy. Affluence gave them the ability to do that. It’s gone now. Get over it.
Blogger Bard says:
Polly Ticks says … Met Police send warning letters to previously arrested protesters before next week’s demo in London whether charged or not. Isn’t this State intimidation?
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Polly Ticks says … FTSE 100 Big Biz chiefs’ pay rose average of 49% last year. Things balance out. That’s about the decline in value of average poor wage.
A Thought … I’m not tech savvy. Talk myself thru computer tasks. I’m fed up of saying ‘delete’. Like ‘exterminate.’ Feel more a Dalek than Cyberman.
Polly Ticks says … PM Cameron & ex-PM Blair battle out the causes of recent riots. Moral decline or alienation? They’re both right, but both wrong in isolation. The 18th century crimewave was beaten by a 3-pronged attack. Zero tolerance with the Bow Street Runners; moral imperative by Methodists taking to the streets; & a new social order with rising industrialisation. Get the point? It can’t be solved with one remedy alone.
1. Historically riots nearly always occur at this period of downturn. That police & govt were unprepared is due to the belief that every contemporary system is more moral than the last. It isn’t.
3. When a single system rules a society, meaning and direction is invested in it. But as it becomes more fundamental it disenfranchises a large portion of society. Without meaning there is no morality other than their wants.
