Chaos is beautiful when focused

Chaos can be beautiful when focused. Mob mentality can be powerful when harnessed. The shame I feel isn't that there was a riot, it is that the people will unite over losing a championship but not over the uselessness of the government, the abuse of the welfare system, or corrupt corporations controlling our lives.
There was going to be a riot win or lose. That's the pathetic part of it. People wanted to riot. They were ready for it. But the best thing they can riot about is a game? Something that does not effect their lives at all. But no one is willing to inconvenience themselves over rising gas prices or rising gang membership among teenagers.
In a way I'm glad this happened, maybe show some people what's actually worth fighting for. People don't even know anymore, they are willing to fight over literally nothing (because the riot would have happened win or lose) but they are not willing to fight over for the freedom being taken away by corporations we blindly support. Reminds me why I wrote R.I.S.K
I read there was one death and over 200 seriously injured. But the point is it hasn't been got out. People don't even know why they riot. They riot because they feel passionate about a game. Society allows them to be passionate about this one thing and rioting over it is almost acceptable but all the things that cause people to get to the pent up state where they need to riot are ignored. Because it's not acceptable to be passionate about paid parking, the governments inability to protect itself, bills and bi-laws which limit freedom of speech, or how absolutely nothing is done to follow some crimes while others get their own TV shows. Like I said, it's not the fact the riot happened. It's that the riot would have happened either way because people are begging for something to stir society up but they have been so contained and comfortably chained they no longer know what that feeling is so when given have a chance they lash out in full force. The police and government expect people to riot at every championship because they understand this concept and accept it. After all, better the people riot, "get it out" and become complacent again, rather then have them see the wool that's been pulled over their eyes.
I can see both sides. I really could care less what other people think of the country though or being ashamed because it happened. It the reason it happened that shames me, and not because I'm from the same country either. Most of the rioters probably were sober. Just like most of the rioters in any riot are sober. Being drunk has little to do with it, it can help start it but once it gets going absolutely no effect. And reason being drunk can help start a riot is for the very reason I am ashamed of being part of a time where people aren't willing to fight for good reasons. Being drunk gets you past most social tabboos and lets the feeling of passion go. People brought molotovs to the game, as I pointed out, everyone knew this riot was going to happen and accepted it. I'm not ashamed of our country. I'm ashamed of our race for not rioting more often about the things we bitch about everyday that really do matter but we put up with it. Why? Change hurts, but as is displayed here pain will happen anyway, so I'd rather see our cities in pain for something that actually matters. I have faith in the power of people, but events like this prove to me that people do not know how to use their power.I just personally don't care about my countries image. I gave up being a patriot long ago when I realized all the other patriots were born on the other side of the 49th. I'm proud of Canada, more proud then the next person in fact but I don't really think of things that way. Human nature is so much more then what country we're born in. But again everyone will think we are sore losers because every time we lose at hockey this happens.