Ah yes - was half watching an doco last night on the Roman empire and one comment was that the Roman's would invade, and then set about raising the prosperity and living conditions of the population (those who weren't slaves) as a means of subduing the people.
Those who are content and comfortable with themselves and life do not riot.
Could learn a lot from history
I don't think it's about being content, or comfortable with your life, Lizzie.
Hell; if I resorted to violence every time I had a grievance in my life, I'd be a mass murderer by now.
There a millions of folk all over the world whose life is not fun a lot of the time; lots of stress, setbacks, problems, even downright injustices personally.
But, they don't go out into the street and kill folk, maim folk, wreck public and private property, etc.
Because they are civilised, educated, have been brought up with training in behaviour and go through life with a level of emotional control, and decent behaviour in the face of adversity.
Yer standard "bogan class" folk (and below bogan class) - and that goes for all races - are "base instinct" emotionally controlled humans....
Resort to violence and animalistic behaviour when things don't suit them.
On a lesser scale; this also applies to racism. There are many folk who are racist, but keep it to themselves and while they might not particularly like a certain race or religion etc for whatever reasons; they have the decency to let those folks go about their business, and not throw stupid remarks at folk because they have different looking faces and skin colour etc.
Every outwardly and vocally racist person I've ever seen has been a bogan/yobbo/welfare loser type person and/or worse....never yer doctor, judge or school teacher and so on.
Mind you; I have also seen folk who would not normally utter a racist remark, who - when they've been provoked - will throw the remarks the provokee's way in retaliation. This is more a one-on-one type situation - not the unruly mob in the street.
Is it right to do that? No; but they were provoked (think; cops trying to diffuse a situation and are being attacked verbally and physically - I have seen and heard it with my own eyes and ears a good number of times).
go girl!
