Are maybe just an English phenomenon
For those who do not know hoodies are young usually teenagers who like to wear hooded tops
They are often associated with violence and trouble
Rightly or wrongly the media often portray the wearing of hoods as somehow being next to drug dealing or being about to mug old ladies or to rob stores
For sure sometimes these things happen
It is also true that in England's weather hoods are a smart way to stay warm and dry
They also unite young people
They also frighten old people
So the media hype it up and few look beyond
That many of these young have dysfunctional families
Have often modest educations
Live on horrific soulless council estates
Have few or no job opportunities
Are often hassled by the police particularly if they are from a minority group
In a way it is quite convenient for society to have this group to focus attention on
To blame them for this and that
It diverts attention from the failure of successive governments to address the issues that unite all of the above problems
Society cannot avoid it's responsibility for this situation
Locking them up after taking their DNA is not an answer
At some point politics like banks have to address difficult issues
Politicians do not want to do so
The problems will fester on
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Hoodies merely give society yet one more shudder to worry about.
Ever thought how convenient it is for societies everywhere to have their bogey groups?
Groups that by definition cannot fight back or protect themselves
Quite neat really because you can always focus energy on them when you need diversions
Neat also as you can always get ever more money to deal with the 'problem'
Yes bogey groups are the oil of society
They provide scare, entertainment, shock, horror, revulsion at the touch of a button
Every country has it's hoodiesEver thought of that?
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