Everywhere's rioting

[mollykins]

http://bbc.in/f9eS0L

it looks like the whole world will be rioting and rebeling soon. Frist Libyia and Egypt now this . . . not forgetting the strikes in France about retirement.

In the end it's all to do with money *sigh*

[dotty.]

Money?

[douglas9401]

....so they say, is the root of all evil toooday......

[jackthehat]

Except that it isn't........

[douglas9401]

New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team

[dotty.]

is that because Doc Brown stole their plutonium? I said that the other day, they must have long memories

[bibblebub]

the love of pedantry is the root of all evil on AB

[dotty.]

:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDS81Ibazdk

[douglas9401]

Quick draw pedantry though. :)

[tiggerblue10]

Not money but the need for democracy. Too many years of being governed by despotic leaders.

[DTCwordfan]

Tigger is half there - Molly you need to research Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs first......when I say Tigger is half way there, I mean that dictatorships or monarchies naturally thrive in 'poorer' societies - most of them that exist out there are relatively benign; however, on the 10% edge they become more threatening or 'despotic' as termed.

Lee Kwan Yiew of Singapore, a benign dictator, brilliantly summarised it for me over twenty years ago, "It is only when Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per person hits $20k, does the notion of democracy become sustainable........take the Far East, until recently there have been only two fledgling democracies in the Philippines and India - not even Japan until the very very recent times...or Korea or Taiwan.

When applied to the Middle East, only the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait qualify. Saudi is close at $17k but countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen are way short of the mark, as is the Cote d'Ivoire. Libya and Iran come in at about 12k..........

Democracy has to be carefully chosen - and we must not forget that some societies like S-Arabia actually have some 'democratic' systems built into them such as leaders councils on every Friday that allow voicing of issues/problems from the local community through the leadership hierarchy, including the royal family there.....not our notions of democracy but something that is overlooked by western commentators......and one reason Saudi will remain stable.

[Answerprancer]

Molly - everyone's angry atm, across the board (including this one) it's a sign of the times.

[mollykins]

helen things to do with government always boil down to money in the end.

I fear the times will get worse before better AP.

[jackthehat]

Except that they don't............

[mollykins]

Governments need money to run . . .

[ummmm]

*sigh*

[NazNomad]

Ummmy, I'll see your *sigh* and raise you a *groan*.