Social unrest around the world
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In recent times, a series of mass protests are gripping notably UK, Spain, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Israel, India and numerous other countries around the world. As a septuagenarian my considered opinion is that this is the outcome of accumulated anger stoked up by perennial poverty, deprivation, disparity, exclusion and marginalization in societies. The outburst is overtly directed against the persons in power for their misrule, corruption, nepotism, arrogance and denial to provide for the minimum. The unprecedented riots across England are found to be caused by the "social selfishness" of the "insulated haves... and their regular denigration of the poor." It is highly relevant here to mention that this is an early wake-up call for the politicians, especially those at the helm of the government to take a cue from these happenings before it is too late.
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