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Well, the Canucks have lost the Stanley Cup, and Vancouver is going apeshit. Watching the coverage on the CBC, I've seen at least three vehicles and a bunch of trash cans go up in flames. As I type, they have just overturned a police car and are jumping on it. Tear gas is being deployed and one of the reporters is having difficulty speaking because of it. One dude has been taunting the cops for some time and getting whacked on the knees with a baton. There has been looting at the Bay (Hudson's Bay Co. department store).

As

gmjambear pointed out, this is over a hockey game. Not police shooting an innocent man to death, not a civil-rights protest, just a hockey game. "What is this, Detroit?" I responded, "Detroit would have done this if they won."

Current Mood: disgusted
Current Location: 98203
Current Music: CBC News coverage

Last night I posted a comment on

ciddyguy's journal regarding all the "good riddance to 2008" messages winging their way around LJ these days. He's of the opinion that he did OK in 2008 and wonders why those not directly affected by the crap economy are so down on last year in their journals. I thought I'd expand on my comment here and see what others think.

( We've done well but others haven't. )

So all in all, I think we've done well in spite of the financial turmoil of the latter portion of 2008, but I also think people have every right to kvetch when they haven't done as well.

Current Mood: awake
Current Location: 98203
Current Music: I Need To Wake Up, Melissa Etheridge