[kj] Gatherers - a big thank you to you all

[Alexander Smith]

There's a riot "planned" (can one plan a riot?) for Monday on Wall  
Street. It's all a bit pathetic, really,

Alex in NYC




On Aug 13, 2011, at 6:06 PM, GREG SLAWSON wrote:


> I spoke w/some people on strike in the US and they were actually  

> inspired by the UK riots and wished they'd come the US.

>

> From: paulwady at hotmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:46:21 +0100

> Subject: Re: [kj] Gatherers - a big thank you to you all

>

> I got a figure today of 1500 idiot-arrests in Britain so far over  

> these criminal acts.  Goes well on the cv, eh?

>

> Wasn't us got nicked.  Haha.  xx

>

>

>

> From: fluke1 at live.co.uk

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:10:03 +0000

> Subject: Re: [kj] Gatherers - a big thank you to you all

>

>

>

>      You're Welcome

>

>

> From: cook_paula at hotmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:01:53 +0100

> Subject: [kj] Gatherers - a big thank you to you all

>

>  Gatherers,

>

> Thank you very much for all your support and kind comments.

>

> Some of you have made some very interesting comments on my post, I  

> might not necessarily agree with all of them, but they're certainly  

> intelligent comments that have given me food for thought.

>

> Things are a lot better now in Ealing, most shops and businesses  

> have re-opened, even those still boarded up, people are back on  

> their feet, and I'm feeling safe again now. Tragically, the old man  

> who tried to confront the looters, Richard Bowes, died Thursday  

> night, there's been a lot of floral tributes to him where he fell  

> and plans for a permanent memorial, which I hope comes to fruition.  

> He died trying to protect the whole community, including me.

>

> However, I do think that something fundamental has changed here in  

> Ealing, and probably nationally too, although whether it'll be  

> permanent I don't know. For a while to come, IMHO, political  

> thinking will lurch to the right, there will be a lot more calls for  

> a more authoritarian right-wing approach, and liberalism will take a  

> real battering. Certainly there will calls for increased police  

> powers. Also, there will be a surge in Neighbourhood Watch and maybe  

> even vigilantism. There are certainly a lot of rumours going round  

> here at the moment. I'm just hoping it won't be the thin end of a  

> wedge.

>

> IMHO, the riots are over for now, but there's going to be a lot more  

> social unrest in Britain in the next few years. Life is going to get  

> very real here. I'm bracing myself now, looking to improve security  

> in my home for a starters.

>

> Thank you all once again, Gatherers, stay safe and well.

>

> Paula

> aka Nuclear Girl

>

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