Any riot, once it begins, quickly draws in a criminal element that has no interest in the original cause and is there just to do damage and take advantage of the situation. But that doesn't mean that there isn't validity to the underlying cause.
Well said.
And you're right about western governments' ability (and, at times, willingness) to be just as oppressive as any dictatorship, too; just look at Julian Assange and Ai Wei Wei, for instance (and examine how the western media reported on either case).
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Date: 2011-08-09 09:52 am (UTC)Well said.
And you're right about western governments' ability (and, at times, willingness) to be just as oppressive as any dictatorship, too; just look at Julian Assange and Ai Wei Wei, for instance (and examine how the western media reported on either case).