London Is Burning

London is suffering devastation not seen since the V-2 and V-1 buzz bombings and fires as bad as the Blitz, but this is not act of God or accident like the Great Fire of 1666 but a deliberate destruction coldly perpetrated by disaffected youth. The rioting has now spread to other British cities as those without sufficient parental influence act out. When the strong hand of discipline is absent in the home, the state may have to impose the order missing in the home. This is in no way justification for fascism or asking for a police state. One reason that chaos has prevailed in Britain is that England has disarmed her own law-abiding and greatly diminished the right of self-defense. It has been aptly stated that an armed society is a polite society. In London, we see a very impolite element at play.