The Antisocial Socialist

So whiny baby hockey hooligans* in Vancouver didn't like that their team lost, or something, and rioted en masse. Not that I begrudge anyone a good riot, but that's a stupid reason for it, and so we here in Hogtown get to feel a bit smug, I think.

Anyway, unlike the G20 (not a stupid reason for a riot), the rioters actually hurt people—stabbings and such. The cops probably got a bit brutal, but I'm struck by the disparity between the reaction of the Vancouver cops and the militarized police state we saw last year in the streets of Toronto. It sounds like about as many cars were torched and far more property damage accomplished—and in a much shorter time frame—but only 100 people were arrested, in contrast to the 1000 or so arbitrarily picked up here.

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being "can't fault you there, sabotabby" and 10 being "and you call yourself a role model?! Get me to my fainting couch while I clutch my pearls," exactly how bad is it that I find this all grimly hilarious?

Here, have a song:



Postscript: My favourite comment from The Face is: "Wonder if any of the rioters from last night will get 'not allowed to publicly express sports opinion' as part of their bail conditions"

* I guess it's hockey? A few of my co-workers were talking about "The Game" on the bus today and I never know if it's the one with the ice skates or the one with the stupid-shaped ball.

( Riot porn! )

From frandroid: Layton=Lenin?

And more on immigration: Great post. (Hat tip: aaronfreed.)

A funny video about the obstacles that face neo-Nazis.