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Collapse of traditional family one reason for the riots
The looting
and arson in Britain have many causes, but who can seriously doubt that one of
the causes is the collapse of traditional 
morality and the traditional family in
large parts of Britain. Notably, Indians were not among the rioters. Why not?
Almost certainly the chief reason is that they have not destroyed their social capital, or let it be destroyed, by ideologies that seek to denigrate the traditional family, authority, and traditional notions of right and wrong.
I expand on this in my column in today’s Irish Independent.
John Waters also writes about the riots in his column in today’s Irish Times.
