Reply #28: 'The Mob' has always had a

[B Whale]

part in democracy, no matter how distasteful you find it, particularly in European countries.

In fact scrub that, the american revolution was a bit of a violent affair as well.

I'm not advocating violence, its just that people are often squeezed so tightly by the process and have absolutely no outlet for their anger, other than an old fashioned riot. It shakes things up a bit as well.

The poll tax riots of the late 80s contributed to bringing thatcher down.