The looting is all counter-productive of course, because once tensions settle down, the wealthy elites will use the past uncivil behavior as further reasoning to impose even more drastic measures against the oppressed by instigating fear, uncertainty and doubt in the minds of those who view themselves as potential victims and co-opting them into participating in a new round of legalized ethnic and socio-economic cleansing. See New Orleans, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, et al.
What about the vast majority of the wealthy that have earned their money through hard-work and success? Are they somehow doing everyone less fortunate than them a disservice solely because they have wealth?
I also don't see how Japan is any different. There are just as many wealthy people in Japan as there is in the US.
"This has led to a perpetual stimulation of racial, ethnic and economic strife which when given the chance to manifest itself unpunished, will do so and on a large scale."
It's because some cultures continue to spawn uneducated people that decide to loot and steal when they think they can get away with it. Look at the culture in Japan: Most families, even when they are poor, are educated and instill that education in their kids.
Another problem is broken households. Having kids at 16 years old with no father around is only going to decrease the chances of your kids success (and your own).
what happens to some people. The actual teen birth rate in the US is 4.15%, no data on whether or not the father was part of the family unit post-partum. Are you suggesting that 4.15% of the US population is vastly responsible for looting during natural disasters or riots? Or are you just beating up on teen mothers with rudimentary sexual education, little understanding of the workings of an advanced society (which encompasses most if not all teenagers) or lack of funding/access to family planning?
Your politically regressive talking points have little value in any argument that anyone can easily pick apart with statistics. I do that for fun. It's easier to state that you think that poor, black people are naturally prone to looting and there's nothing that anyone can say or do that will change your mind. I'd respect more for your ignorance than for your feeble attempt to explain your position.
Would such a society be less prone to looting in the event of a disaster?
