tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854556579073061496.post8688697504765237715..comments2024-03-20T09:23:26.933-07:00Comments on Somerville Historian: Historians and RiotsNatalia Nowakowskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11247199340436565556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854556579073061496.post-65017673808697805652011-09-01T14:21:04.404-07:002011-09-01T14:21:04.404-07:00Thanks for the article, and hyperlinks are always ...Thanks for the article, and hyperlinks are always good - please use more! I have to agree with you on that comparison - although I would like to think that the 1549ers actually had some genuine grievances (whether against religious reform in the West Country or local economic conditions in the back-end of East Anglia). <br /><br />The connection allows the imagination to roam... Just picture gangs in hoodies and jeggings united by social networking actually besieging regional capitals as their Early Modern predecessors did. Somehow, smashing in a couple of GAPs and burning some wheelie-bins suddenly doesn't seem quite as impressive...Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914960358786570271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854556579073061496.post-54578411742021612342011-08-25T15:48:31.901-07:002011-08-25T15:48:31.901-07:00Sorry, I meant 1992. In 94, some school was cance...Sorry, I meant 1992. In 94, some school was cancelled because of the earthquake.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415369043595429843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854556579073061496.post-77128155345216223312011-08-25T15:43:23.227-07:002011-08-25T15:43:23.227-07:00The LA riots of 94 were much more severe than this...The LA riots of 94 were much more severe than this year's UK ones, as far as I remember. I lived in a suburb (not even where things were actually going on) and I could actually smell the smoke from it from home. School was cancelled for one day (I think it was just one day) out of fear. I don't want to make light of this year's events, but there was a rather palpable sense of fear [and lovely comments about 'why are we destroying our own neighborhood when we should go loot the rich kids in Beverly Hills' (not an actual quote, but this was the <i>exact</i> sentiment of somebody who was interviewed on tv), which of course was rather comforting for those of us living there. On this occasion, I didn't notice any sense of fear.<br /><br />I doubt there's much of a moral crisis, but opportunism does have a tendency to run wild rather generally in society (excuse the cynicism). In 94, some kids at my high school actually had conversations about joining the looting on some day as if it were a fun excursion and normal way of hanging out.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415369043595429843noreply@blogger.com