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Thursday, August 18, 2011

10 Signs That Economic Riots And Civil Unrest Inside The United States Are Now More Likely Than Ever

You should let the video footage of the wild violence that just took place in London burn into your memory because the same things are going to be happening all over the United States as the economy continues to crumble. We have raised an entire generation of young people with an "entitlement mentality", but now the economy is producing very few good jobs that will actually enable our young people to work for what they feel they are entitled to. If you are under 30 in America today, things look really bleak. The vast majority of the good jobs are held by people that are older, and they aren't about to give them up if they can help it. It is easy for the rest of us to tell young Americans to "take whatever they can", but the reality is that there is intense competition for even the most basic jobs. For instance, McDonald's recently held a "National Hiring Day" during which a million Americans applied for jobs. Only 6.2% of the applicants were hired. In the old days you could walk down to McDonald's and get a job whenever you wanted to, but now any job is precious. The frustration among our young people is palpable. Most of them feel entitled to "the American Dream" and they feel like the system has failed them. Unfortunately, many of them are already turning to violence. But the economic riots and the civil unrest that we have already seen are nothing compared to what is coming. Americans are angry, and as the economy continues to collapse that anger is going to reach unprecedented heights.


In recent days, even many in the mainstream media have been openly wondering if the riots that happened in London could happen here too. There is a growing acknowledgement that this country is headed down a very dark path.


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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

i remember not that long ago when jobs were sent across the border with our goverments blessings.

Anonymous said...

Correct me if I'm wrong , but the only rioting that I've seen have been from from minorities such as blacks . They just wanted an excuse to steal in the sixties The D.C. area was hit hard. Katrina was another excuse to riot and steal. Rodney King was another one. I'm sure there are more , the flash mobs.
Bring it on!!

Anonymous said...

Got my bullets! Bring it on!

Anonymous said...

This ain't london. The U.S. is armed. And I'm sure some of the good ole boys on the eastern shore would just love an excuse to go 'hunting'.

Anonymous said...

One huge difference. Americans have the right to arm and defend themselves if it becomes necessary.
As far as "an entire generation," you can leave my sons out of that generalization!