I'm not sure that these young people live on digital platforms - the ones I know socialise a lot. Those insulated in a digital confined world seem to me to be politicians and such. I do think that this means they don't understand the rioters and I think this is a real worry.

Many of these people could not afford the internet much less a computer.How about looking at the real cause like grand theft by our financial systems?

It's not the net it's Grand Theft Auto. Man, keep up.

Dear Angela,

An ideological, shallow, diversionary and not very well thought out article.

As discussed on another thread, our media commentariat loves to try to intellectualize this issue because it sounds good and offers diversions from the real causes.

“In Australia we consistently allow our attention to be drawn by our media, to the “symptoms” which allows that same media to conveniently label such symptoms. What we rarely get is any meaningful analysis of the “causes” which are a stunning match to the fundamentals of the Arab Spring.”

How about you explore some of the common causes rather than conveniently ignoring them?

ahhhh the plan[scam is revealed]
lets ban social media

no proof mind you
but the perfect way to silence discent

the leaders are scum
go ahead you nutters make the bloggers angry
make the problem go away by beating up free speaking
let rupert have the only voice...listen dont think..
bah lets ban kellogs ricebubbles..they had for breakfast

what you think this is palestein?

you lot should be put in jail
see how much..you like that

why is the world full of pratts
opinionated children..with no clue

its the empty barrels
that make the most noise