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Originally Posted by Lothar5150
Joe six pack is not rich. And what is it that rich people do with all that money....they try and make more with it and that creates jobs.
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Wrong.
This is the classic variant of the trickle down argument. Unfortunately, you do not need to create jobs or treat workers like humans to make money. What makes stocks go up is laying people off, paying people less, cutting benefits, and shipping their jobs overseas as soon as will please shareholders.
Walmart anyone?
Back to France.
Here's what I think is going on.
The economy is tight. The French are racist. The African/Muslim population is very distinct.
-> There will be harassment of immigrant populations by the police.
-> There will be heavy discrimination in the job market.
------> There will be people growing up knowing nothing other than harassment and discrimination. These people will become very embittered.
-----------> There will be minority radical elements that will foment violent dissent.
----------------> People will get violent. Most rioters will just be angry youths trying to lash out at a system that has oppressed them.
Come on, guys, do no try to blame this on religion. You obviously are out of touch with mainstream Islam and cannot differentiate between radicals and the mainstream.
Any idea/belief that lies on a broad spectrum will always have radicals. Heard of radical Christians? KANSAS FFS?!
And the hypothesis that these are tightly organized? I have my doubts. Almost anyone in the EU can get a very inexpensive prepaid cell. It's just all decentralized anger: angry kids calling up their friends to join them until almost everyone has a friend who is one the streets lighting up cars. Viral, flash mob stuff. Just look at the pattern of "infection."