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A little bit of politics
From Tony Evans' (football editor of the Times) Twitter @tonyevanstimes (cleaned up and inverted for easier reading):
First off, I don’t know what’s best. But this is what I do know. Unlike most of you, I’ve fought with police, I’ve thrown missiles at them
I’ve kicked in shop windows and looted stuff. I was born into an area that people told me was full of ‘the dregs of society’
I’ve been young, poor and angry. I’ve felt there was no opportunity in life and all that stretched in front was a bleak, penniless future
And I know that most people with happy, fulfilled lives don’t go on rampages of violence.
I also know that successive Governments have put the pursuit of wealth ahead of maintaining a sense of community
When you’ve been told there’s no society, why would you care about other people?
When you see the bankers nearly destroy capitalism and still get their bonuses, what do you think of personal responsibility?
The key is making people believe they have opportunities in life, not opportunities to loot
And maybe the money spent intervening in a civil war in Libya would be better spent on schools
I could go on, but most of you have made up your minds. You get the society you create. Enjoy it
A little bit of politics
From Tony Evans' (football editor of the Times) Twitter @tonyevanstimes (cleaned up and inverted for easier reading):
First off, I don’t know what’s best. But this is what I do know. Unlike most of you, I’ve fought with police, I’ve thrown missiles at them
I’ve kicked in shop windows and looted stuff. I was born into an area that people told me was full of ‘the dregs of society’
I’ve been young, poor and angry. I’ve felt there was no opportunity in life and all that stretched in front was a bleak, penniless future
And I know that most people with happy, fulfilled lives don’t go on rampages of violence.
I also know that successive Governments have put the pursuit of wealth ahead of maintaining a sense of community
When you’ve been told there’s no society, why would you care about other people?
When you see the bankers nearly destroy capitalism and still get their bonuses, what do you think of personal responsibility?
The key is making people believe they have opportunities in life, not opportunities to loot
And maybe the money spent intervening in a civil war in Libya would be better spent on schools
I could go on, but most of you have made up your minds. You get the society you create. Enjoy it