They will say that the riots started after a man was shot and killed by police officers, but truth is I think that there are more reason behind it than one man being shot. This is a group of young people speaking out the only way they know how, violence. They are hopeless, they don't see much of a future for themselves because of the austerity cuts and the crumbling economy, or they simply can't find their place in society. This rioting is a way for the people to get their point across that they are pissed and that they are not going anywhere.
Riots such as this could easily be coming to the US as well. The US has already drafted up plans in case dissenter would try to rise up:
“If what happened in London ever happened in the US, the military has plans – CONPLAN 3501 and 3502 to suppress the insurrection,writes Ambinder. The instructions contained with the CONPLAN guidelines are believed to be initiatives that the US can enact during times of domestic disturbances."Americans are (or should be) just as pissed off as citizens in the UK. The debt ceiling deal that passed did not solve any problems, it trimmed a pebble off of our mountain of debt. Even if we did fix the deficit, there is one huge problem that not many people seem to see: the Federal Reserve.
In case you didn't know, the "Federal" Reserve is in fact not owned by the federal government at all, rather a privatized service we use to print our money. This means, that whenever we have them print a dollar for us, we owe them more money than what they are printing to begin with. Currently we owe approximately $0.25 for every $1.00. If you care to educate yourself a little more about this issue, here is a fun cartoon to tell you all you need to know (It's actually kind of funny).
Sources:
http://rt.com/usa/news/riots-us-minorities-london/
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