Reply #29: 'What will the ruling class do about this?'

[sabrina 1]

Good question. But we have previous examples to look at and if they are any guide, the ruling class will ignore the underlying causes, hire some Blackwater Mercenaries to protect themselves from the rabble, and continue to loot as much as they can, until it reaches a critical mass where the people of the world decide to unite and organize against them rather than erupt in anger like this, giving the ruling class an out as they rail against the criminality of the poor, while pointing away from their own.

India, eg, has been dealing with riots for several years now. Very similar to these. But even here on DU you can see that people are more angry at the poor looters than they are at the wealthy, despite the fact the looting being done by the wealthy is on a massive scale by comparison.

This post, eg, has been unrec'd almost more than any other I have posted. I assume that means that even on the left, the poor doing on a much smaller scale what the rich do on a massive scale and which in reality affects them far more directly, evokes far more anger. Maybe it's racism, or fear of the poor? I don't know, but whatever is the cause, I'm sure the major, wealthy looters are happy to see how it is working out.