By Mario Perera, Kadawata

Cameron labelled the social classes involved in the London riots as being ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sickƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. Some others called them ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”wild beastsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. The media wrote of the rioters of London as a generation with no hope and nothing to lose. If such is what they are, then whose fault is it? There was someone arguing on BBC of families having abdicated their responsibility towards their progeny. But families too fit into a political, social, economic and religious framework, do they not? Now who models this background? By using his particular designation to categorize his targets, Cameron strikes out as being not only a pompous individual wearing the mantle of international leadership and basking in vain glory but also a man with a head ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”to letƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢.

Sections of the media and personalities objected to the use of such ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sickeningƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ terms. Cameron put his foot into his mouth once again (no doubt with a firm hand!), with a statement about coming out strong with a counter-attack, the imagery of a boxer beaten to a groggy state putting on a show of bravado at the ring of the bell for the next round. However an article in these columns says that the English riots need deeper solutions than counter violence from police and eventually, the military which is the Cameron thesis. In this morningƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s hard talk on BBC it was revealed that the looters were from many walks of life which included teachers and even young mothers. Such are the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sickƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”wild beastsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ of British society. There is certainly need for damage repair. Now such intended counter-attacks could undo the damage repair apparatus set in place between police and the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sickƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”wild beastsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ is obvious. It was no doubt one such ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sick-wild beastƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢, the young Brazilian Jean Charles Menezes who was brutally gunned down in the London underground. It will be remembered that this young man in his twenties was chased down the underground station corridors, pinned to the ground by a posse of London stalwart policemen who pumped seven bullets into his head at point blank range. He was suspected of being an Al Qaeda terrorist ( I repeat ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”terroristƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and not a ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”freedom fighterƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ or ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”rebelƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢!!). I recalled to mind this scene when this morning an unarmed fleeing youth was nabbed by the London police, thrown to the ground and violently assaulted with batons while he writhed like a serpent in agony. The police spokesman simply said that the circumstance warranted such action. No more questions were answered.

What are the deeper solutions to these ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Cameron riotsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚, and especially what are their causes? The initial problem was the gunning down of a 29 year old black youth, the father of four children. If the reason for the gunning was justifiable the government and the police would have splashed that justification in blood red colours on all the media of the world and trumpeted its justifiable cause. Not at all. Now an inquest is being held.Why? The circumstances are not as clear as the police would like them to be. If that murder had not taken place, then no riots. The murder did take place and the riots were unleashed. So simple my dear Watson! When such a scale of violence is unleashed it would be too idealistic to expect the rampaging crowds to run amok brandishing the Bible! All this however are simmering symptoms. The disease might well be lying deeper than suspected.

An intelligent theory advanced was the breakdown in respect for authority.This opinion needs serious thinking. The government of Cameron would not be inclined to accept this line of reasoning because that would mean pointing fingers at itself. This is a government, mind you, that stacks serpents in its underwear. It breathes disrespect for authority elsewhere under the pretentious guise of ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”human rightsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”humanitarian interventionsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ (one such was the chimera of weapons of mass destruction which lead to millions being killed in Iraq, for which of course they accept no responsibility). Since then there were a host of other interventions, also slaps in the face of those authorities in place. Then most recently a motley crowd of rebels defying authority in Libya led to another invasion with thousands of deaths in its wake…all justifiable deaths, the scale being the white manƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s justice. That women and children died, that shops were burnt and looted, homes destroyed, that tens of thousands were turned into refugees, were for these white crusaders for world justice, just the hand of God striking the wicked. They have established Institutions and tribunals to promote this God-given mandate to kill Heads of State who stand up to them, overturn regimes not favourable to their causes, recognize terror groups as ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”freedom fightersƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ and ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”rebels against injusticeƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ while naming others not advantageous to them as ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”terroristsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. Such is the white manƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s world fanning the fires of greed, hatred an delusion all over the globe. Therefrom follows the simple question to the likes of Cameron wallowing in their crimes against humanity: how can you demand respect for your own authority when you blatantly, violently and criminally undermine the governments of poor nations?

What the youth of the world sees on switching on the television or other information services are white armies invading, bombing, killing, black or coloured men, women and chldren the globe over. Now there are black, and coloured men in England. Would they not instinctively feel for those hapless nations peopled by communities of their own skin colour being so ruthlessly annihilated by these whites? For GodƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s sake, who caused the two World Wars, and the colonial wars? Who exterminated generations of Vietnamese, Koreans…and now Afghans, Iraqis, Libyans? The answer rings from mountains heights: the Whites, the Whites, the Whites. That they murder themselves is their matter, but they got the blacks, and the browns involved in their blood thirsty rampages.Can blacks and browns now merging with them in those countries ever feel one with these whites with black souls? Is it possible that they be spared the idea, that these white men who are killing people of our colour elsewhere could have respect for our persons and our dignity?? The truth is indeed far deeper that what this Cameron White (sorry that is the Australian cricketer…), I mean this coarse white Cameron of England could ever understand. Yes. now while they are bending over and setting fire to the rule of law elsewhere, their own coat tales have caught those very same sparks that are burning their bottoms. Now the pendulum is swinging back.

First came Anders Breivik, the Norwegian murderer, who cut his own nose to spite his face. He labelled himself an extreme right wing Christian (note the word ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”ChristianƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ because it reminds us of the so-called ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-FatherƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ Emmanuel the Catholic priest murderer) crusader against multiculturalism. To prove his point he killed members of his own white community! Then Cameron, like Nero, went to Italy to paint the world he had helped to set on fire, when lo and behold he received news that the flames he was gleefully watching were not from Libya but from his own beloved London. Such is the arrogance of the man, he did not perceive it all as the result of seeds of hatred against authority the white sower was spilling on foreign soils. No it had to be the work of ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sickƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ elements. Naturally the same sickness which he helped to infect others with. If this phenomenon is a rebellion against authority, it is these governments themselves who have set that wheel in motion by promoting, aiding and abetting such uprisings elsewhere, and harbouring vicious elements hell bent on igniting such flames.

These white dictators (the only thing black about Obama is his coulour) love to pontificate on justice, humanity, morality and such high ideals with their feet on the corpses and tortured bodies of blacks and browns. England upholds the freedom to demonstrate, the freedom to communicate and the freedom to broadcast. That is when the uprisings occur elsewhere under their patronage, supervision and concurrence. Terrorists (oops…sorry: freedom fighters) have recently even opened diplomatic missions in London. Now Cameron is clamping on the freedom to demonstrate, because it his his own house that is on fire. He is clamping on the freedom to broadcast. Blackberry phones have suddenly become suspect and are being investigated. The freedom of communication is a sacrosanct principle in its application to ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”othersƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. But what Murdoch was doing under the carpet with the blessings of Cameron was fine as long as it remained hidden from view. Reminds me of the Vatican and pedophilia. Indeed no one is bothered about what he does not know.

What we are seeing is something akin to the domino effect. First Norway, then London. Will it stop there? Logically it cannot. The latest information is that groups are arming themselves in the face of police indifference and incompetence, to defend their property. These measures have already the ingredients of civil war.

Sorry, I cannot cry for you Cameron. What .you are experiencing is a small backlash of the what we call the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”law of karmaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢. Bigger ones have to be in the offing for you and your like. When you bend over to ignite flames of greed, hatred and delusion elsewhere, your backside automatically goes up invitingly for a resounding kick. So shall we say that you are getting your just deserves.

Finally, we note that there is an ethnic problem involved in these riots. So if you follow your own advice to the likes of us, invite those ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”sickƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ elements to the negotiating table, discuss their issues, and present to them a solution that satisfies their legitimate aspirations. A devolution of power to them with land and property rights would no doubt enhance your standing as a world leader. Yes Cameron boy, you told us what to do. Now do it yourself: power sharing with the rebels, terrorists and rioters. And also do not forget the reconciliation process. Old Ban-Ki will set up the mechanism for you.

Mario Perera, Kadawata