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I’m not what you call a paranoid dog but some things I read give me a bit of an itch, a little voice at the back of my underused brain that says: “There’s something not quite right here…” I’m not the sort of dog that is into conspiracy theories, most of them are a bit out there if you know what I mean, although I occasionally look into deep geopolitics (I know, I surprise myself sometimes), I think I’m just a cynical mutt.

This caught my eye this morning: Earth In Crisis As Wildlife Numbers Plummet and straight away I thought “ah, another load of sensationalist garbage.” But then that itch started again, something’s very wrong. I get this feeling that the environmentalists are the biggest threat to the skins on this planet, little snippets surface with some very famous and influential people going on about over-population, that is a very, very scarey concept; what do you do about over-population? De-populate.

Bill Gates is one of the loudest voices out there, the Gates foundation is busily vaccinating millions in Africa against polio. In this short video clip he talks about reducing the population. The vaccinations themselves are not doing what it says on the tin. He’s not a very nice skin if this is true and I’ll leave you to make up your own mind on that.

Al Gore, the champion of global warming, might have been telling a few fibs, read the evidence and decide for yourself.

That loveable rogue Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh has stated that if he is reincarnated he wants to return as a deadly virus, I feel sorry for the corgis.

Now I’m not denying that there is a problem with pollution, global warming or climate change or any of the other things that you skins are worried about; all I am suggesting is that there might be some very nasty people who think nothing of doing the most despicable acts imaginable to take advantage of situations. Perhaps there are too many people on this planet but who gets to decide who lives and who dies? What is the criteria that means you get to join the line on the left or the line on the right? Race? Creed? Colour? Credit rating?

I ask one thing, read both sides of the story and make your mind up, you’ve got a search engine, have a look.

My dad is a grumpy skin at the best of times, but watching the coverage of the riots on the news has made him even more grumpy than usual. He sat there shaking his head and muttering “what has happened to my country?”

Growing up he was no angel, so I hear; he was never averse to getting into trouble but he was never a bad skin. It was a bunch of lads who would go out at night and have a punch-up with another bunch of lads from a neighbouring estate. At no time did any of them smash windows, steal cars, mug anyone, rob houses or attack any “non-combatant”. It was just kids stuff, nobody ever got hurt. Their favourite part was probably running and hiding when the police turned up. Boys will be boys after all.

He watches the news now in disbelief at the rampage that is unfolding on Britain’s streets. This isn’t kids stuff, although the great majority should be at home, tucked up in bed. Their parents don’t know where they are or what they’re doing and, I guess, don’t really care.

Dad has never argued against direct action if it has a legitimate political motive, with defined and justifiable ends. This does not include rioting, damaging the property of skins who have worked their whole lives to get it, property destroyed by stupid skins who have never worked a day in their lives. These riots that are spreading like a rash across this country are not politically motivated though, it is motivated by greed and a lust for criminality that can in no way be excused by community leaders bleating a pale defence: “oh the poverty and deprivation, the police this, the government that…..” Yes there are problems for young people to face but there always have been. There is no excuse.

This has been coming since the 80’s, the “greed is good” culture telling us that we can never be satisfied with what we’ve got. The dismantling of heavy industry and manufacturing has meant the end, in some areas, of community life and spirit.

The lack of parenting skills are evident as parents who don’t give a damn issue kids who give even less of a damn. A downward spiral. The lack of discipline at home and in the schools mean the kids are growing up wilder every year as they seek to outdo each other as criminals. Their only role models being these so-called plastic “gangstas” on MTV, glorifying violence and assuring them that the only way to get “respeck” is by being the worst, most inhumane thug possible.

A downward spiral that coincided with the decision to end corporal punishment in schools and at home, they will do what the hell they want because there is nobody who can do a thing to stop them.

Where will it end dad?