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13 Dec 05:45am

Filed under: British Riots, Generation Y, Politics, Protesting

Quite frankly, I’m a little jealous. I can’t remember the last time I threw a brick at a shopfront, kicked a Royal Rolls Royce or even pulled a face at a grumpy copper.

Students change Twitter avatar doesn't have quite the same front-page potential. Picture: AFP

From memory, it was around the 14th of Never. While I’m not a huge fan of placing my face in the path of a moving police baton, I have to admit I’ve been getting a bit envious of those thronging British Gen Y masses on television.

Now, I’m not in any way condoning the rock pelting, glass smashing and general widespread destruction- but I am condoning the protests. How exciting it must all be.

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Revolting Peasant says:

08:17am | 14/12/10

While I don’t condone violence or wanton vandalism I think a full scale revolution is inevitable and close. Shane from Melbourne - The people of the US aren’t protesting because they’re afraid of the consequences. The US Patriot Act has put paid to any form of dissent lest a person… Read more »
michael j says:

12:43am | 14/12/10

Most revoluations the big ones anyway are caused when the people go without food for a long period of time ,,, some of the poor are starting to go without ,,and they are not all,,bludgers,drunks,or drug addicts,,they just carnt pay their bills Many Pensioners are in the same boat,,some are… Read more »

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