tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post846193684248358874..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: OH gets itRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-58376930273875791062011-08-13T18:45:43.794+01:002011-08-13T18:45:43.794+01:00There was nothing on the telly. That's why the...There was nothing on the telly. That's why the rioting and looting started. And then the exciting rioting and looting was broadcast wall to wall and the telerati decided to join in the reality telly. <br />If one analyses telly soaps, the motivations of characters depend on selfishness and no foresight of the consequences of their actions. If a character wants something he or she takes it. Viewers are conditioned into reacting in that fashion. If society is to change so the telly available to the telerati must be changed to subconciously insert morality into the empty lives of the telerati.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-70124982567257296342011-08-11T21:33:12.644+01:002011-08-11T21:33:12.644+01:00It's not a political statement, no matter how ...It's not a political statement, no matter how the Polly Toynbees of the media try to spin it. And it's not a result of deprivation. People were far poorer and had far fewer opportunities in the Depression, but they didn't burn their neighbours' houses down then. I reckon it's a combination of a lot of things - social policy that means that everyone feels entitled, a soft justice system that encourages everyone to feel they are a victim of something, and a growing aggressive nihilism that may well be the result of living too long in a wealthy and peaceful country with nothing significant to worry about.<br /><br />But watching our 'leaders' help themselves to the goodies of the top table without apparent punishment, and the bankers lining their pockets out of the public purse without a trace of guilt or embarrassment must have contributed. We reap what we sow, but as usual it is the law-abiding and hard-working people - of whatever class - who pay.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-10685107559107810062011-08-11T16:38:42.684+01:002011-08-11T16:38:42.684+01:00As usual the pendulum had to swing outside the ...As usual the pendulum had to swing outside the 'reasonable/common sense' sector before 'they' are forced to do something. Society runs on workable levels of consideration for others and self restraint. Once a critical mass fail to accept that the rules apply to them, it will always end in tears. <br /><br />But the need for self discipline doesn't just apply to inner city 'yoofs'. It applies to twats who drive through red lights at road works and to bankers whose bonuses rip off the pension funds of us 'little people'.Derfnoreply@blogger.com