To wonder what would it actually take to cause civil unrest in the UK

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Why aren't people angrier about Brexit? Why have there been no riots? Is it because the part of society that are more likely to root want Brexit and the rest of us are too polite.

I live in France where we have been having weekly riots for the past few months because people are a bit upset they haven't got enough money. Yet in the UK not a single window has been smashed.

I'm not saying rioting is a good thing, I'm just wondering why other in other countries people get angry enough to riot but in the UK they don't.

No, genuinely not meant as snarky or claiming elitism - just a reflection on the British approach to things.

Naice middle class English people don't riot. Rioting is, according to the likes of the DM, what the lower classes do

The rolling roadblocks are basically just a practice exercise for a no deal Brexit. They'll be stuck in queues at Dover soon enough.

I’m not entirely sure how we managed to put a elitist spin on remainers vs brexiteers

I know working class remainers (and I am one!)
And I know middle class leavers
I also know working class leavers and middle class remainers?

I'm surprised that universal credit wasn't the tipping point. I think that when it is fully rolled out we are really going to see the breakdown of society

Agreed.

If you don't see a country in despair, you're looking in the wrong places.

The low unemployment rate is a red herring, given that one hours work on a zero hours contract qualifies as employment.

Austerity and Universal Credit have pushed increasing numbers of working people into homelessness. People are living in tents in town centres, relying on foodbanks to survive. Cuts and fucked up procedures within PIP and ESA administration have left disabled people without income and mortality rates have increased as a result. In a developed country. The people worst affected are too busy starving and dying to throw bricks.

I'd happily riot if I stood a chance of it actually affecting the people who could do anything about it.

Many probably just fucking bored with the entire thing

It's common sense, Mummymeister.

I would hate to be wrong, I would, but No Deal will fuck the fuck out of all us.

I’m not entirely sure how we managed to put a elitist spin on remainers vs brexiteers

The DM did that for us a while back.

I think wanting riots is downright fucking stupid.

When we had the London riots - which then spread throughout the country last time - it was ridiculous, with rumours that they were about to start looting houses and all sorts. Enfield alone was under siege for weeks.

If riots were to break out now, with the knife and gun crime crisis in London atm, it would be like the fucking purge.

whowants good post.

I think the general mood of despair has led to an ennui regarding protesting or civil disturbance amongst those likely to riot rather than wave placards.

So much has happened to the disadvantaged under austerity and it has been ignored by the advantaged for a very long time now.

I truly believe that is the crux of the Brexit vote. "We haven't had a football for a long time now so let's just stab your football and see how you like being in the shit with us".

I know plenty of downtrodden working class remainers, I am one. All of them are very nice people, I think that's what remainers have in common (with a few exceptions). I think money and social class had very little to do with how people voted.

All the leavers I spoke to were voting to leave because of immigration or bendy bananas, most of them are not poor, just a bit brainwashed or racist. There are plenty of rich racist brain blobs.

Of course there haven't been riots. The people most likely to riot won and are getting what they voted for. Let them have their 'victory'.

Eliza9917, I know

I know a few middle class "woke" people who send their kids to private schools, but are champagne socialists who cheered on the Tottenham riots from the safety of their large detached homes in the countryside

That made me lose any respect for them to be honest

Nothing I want less than riots, but I'm really worried the economic consequences of a No Deal Brexit will start them off.

I agree, Chardonnay. Those 'no deal' supporters need to read up on Operation Yellowhammer and ask themselves some serious questions.