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#253055 - 11/08/12 05:42 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: 7point82]
bws48 Offline
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Originally Posted By: 7point82

From 1500 miles away it's hard to know what the situation on the ground really is in the areas affected by Sandy.


Good point, but you don't need to be 1500 miles away to not know what is going on. With regard to riots/looting, you may not know what is happening a block or two away. These things are highly local, and come and go quickly.

From my observation/experiences in the DC riots of 1968 and the demonstrations/riots of the anti-war protests, you could have a major incident going on, and a block or two away, everything was normal.

Up to date intel is critical.
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#253056 - 11/08/12 05:43 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: 7point82]
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I have only seen rioting occur when some group feels they have been slighted in some way. Rioting is usually quite limited in scope - only certain demographic groups tend to participate in it. In the case of Sandy, there was no perceived slight to any of these groups, so rioting has not occurred. I would not expect it to either. Looting, sure, I totally expect that (usually the same demographic groups being involved). But rioting, no.

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#253071 - 11/09/12 12:49 AM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: haertig]
Bingley Offline
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Originally Posted By: haertig
Rioting is usually quite limited in scope - only certain demographic groups tend to participate in it.


Which demographic groups are these? I want to keep an eye on them whenever they are up to no good.

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#253086 - 11/09/12 02:49 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: MartinFocazio]
spuds Offline
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Loc: SoCal Mtns
The riots are in Greece right now.

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#253093 - 11/09/12 04:31 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: MartinFocazio]
JPickett Offline
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Registered: 08/03/12
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"Which demographic groups are these?"
Look in the older, more economically depressed centers of large cities.

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#253100 - 11/09/12 06:10 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: Bingley]
haertig Offline
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Originally Posted By: Bingley
Which demographic groups are these?

"Demographic groups" was intentionally left generic. So as not to offend the the folks who are professionals at being offended when someone states the obvious. This way, if someone claims to be offended, it would only be because THEY assigned the comment to some specific demographic group themselves. And then it would be on THEIR shoulders to explain why they assigned the comment to that specific group. Thus, the offendees turn themselves into the offenders.

Pick your own demographic group based on your life experiences.

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#253109 - 11/09/12 09:36 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: haertig]
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Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: Bingley
Which demographic groups are these?

"Demographic groups" was intentionally left generic. So as not to offend the the folks who are professionals at being offended when someone states the obvious. This way, if someone claims to be offended, it would only be because THEY assigned the comment to some specific demographic group themselves. And then it would be on THEIR shoulders to explain why they assigned the comment to that specific group. Thus, the offendees turn themselves into the offenders.

Pick your own demographic group based on your life experiences.
OK, I get it now. You mean like wealthy blond caucasian guys calling for a revolution? smile

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/07/donald_trump_loses_it_calls_for_revolution/
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#253116 - 11/10/12 12:14 AM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: AKSAR]
Bingley Offline
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Originally Posted By: AKSAR
OK, I get it now. You mean like wealthy blond caucasian guys calling for a revolution? smile

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/07/donald_trump_loses_it_calls_for_revolution/

The Donald probably doesn't belong to the blonde demographic group. He belongs to the weirdest combover/suspected hairpiece group. Dudes, the Donald IS a riot, all by himself.

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#253138 - 11/10/12 03:40 PM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: haertig]
spuds Offline
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Registered: 06/24/12
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Loc: SoCal Mtns
Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: Bingley
Which demographic groups are these?

"Demographic groups" was intentionally left generic. So as not to offend the the folks who are professionals at being offended when someone states the obvious.
Thank you Heartig,you said a lot.

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#253168 - 11/11/12 05:23 AM Re: Where's your riots folks? [Re: spuds]
Bingley Offline
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Registered: 02/27/08
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Originally Posted By: spuds
Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: Bingley
Which demographic groups are these?

"Demographic groups" was intentionally left generic. So as not to offend the the folks who are professionals at being offended when someone states the obvious.
Thank you Heartig,you said a lot.


Edited by Administrator

Anyway, I took a look at the list of riots on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_riots

It's really hard to discern a pattern. The only thing I noticed is that the Western world seems to have more sports- or entertainment-related riots than the other parts of the world. Man, we're so well-off that if our team doesn't win, we break stuff, or if our band cancels the concert, we burn stuff. Good thing I don't live next to a stadium or a concert hall.


Edited by NightHiker (11/14/12 03:10 PM)

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