Comments on: Analysis of the Riots from Indymedia http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Denny http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-3685 Denny Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:15:23 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-3685 urban poor + no political voice + poverty + drug and alcohol abuse + youth on the margins of society + nothing to lose + little fear of authority = riots DenMan7 http://www.alcoholics-anonymous-info.com urban poor + no political voice + poverty + drug and alcohol abuse + youth on the margins of society + nothing to lose + little fear of authority = riots

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]]> By: Gurrier http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-144 Gurrier Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:58:58 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-144 I have to agree with James on this one Mr. Potato. I would take the school kids thing with a hefty dose of salt. I have to agree with James on this one Mr. Potato. I would take the school kids thing with a hefty dose of salt.

]]> By: James R http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-143 James R Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:58:42 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-143 Maybe a link to this rumour would be good? Untill then it is just that - a rumour. Rumours often develop out of situations like this. Maybe a link to this rumour would be good?

Untill then it is just that - a rumour.

Rumours often develop out of situations like this.

]]> By: potato http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-142 potato Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:56:40 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/02/27/analysis-of-the-riots-from-indymedia/#comment-142 It’s true that the majority who were taking part looked to be (I’ll try and avoid my normal phrasing and use something like yours) “underclass Dublin youngsters”, but it’s fairly certain that they didn’t decide independently to take part in this. There was organisation, there was feeding of hatred in the day and weeks leading up to it. I read an interesting post on (I think) Indymedia about someone at a school for mentally disabled kids hearing the kids saying that they had to “stop the march” because the (won’t say which political party) “man” told them. It’s true that the majority who were taking part looked to be (I’ll try and avoid my normal phrasing and use something like yours) “underclass Dublin youngsters”, but it’s fairly certain that they didn’t decide independently to take part in this. There was organisation, there was feeding of hatred in the day and weeks leading up to it. I read an interesting post on (I think) Indymedia about someone at a school for mentally disabled kids hearing the kids saying that they had to “stop the march” because the (won’t say which political party) “man” told them.

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