This Post Originally Appeared Here, at Harry's Place, and Was Written by Gene
I was taking a break from blogging last week, and so you were spared my thoughts about the rioting, arson and looting in parts of London and other UK cities (I hate alarmist headlines of the “London Is Burning” variety) as it was happening.
However if I had posted something, it probably would have been along the lines of what Charlie Brooker wrote in The Guardian:
“If preventing further looting is our aim, then as well as addressing the gulf between the haves and the have-nots, I’d take a long hard look at MTV Cribs and similar TV shows that routinely confuse human achievement with the mindless acquisition of gaudy bling bullshit.
