Waves of Latin American looting cause anxiety to elites worldwide

Ali Muhammed

    Mobs in Argentina took advantage of a police strike and looted through several cities to pillage shops a week or so in Argentina. I rushed to location to get the story as looting of this sorts really worries the IMF and world Bank. Eight people were killed in the rioting of five cities throughout Argentina. What helped lead to the crisis was a country wide strike by police in all provinces in this country as even the elites want to cut the costs of the forces that protect them and their businesses. In the apply named city of Resistencia looters and police were killed in clashes over vegetable produce and cheap Chinese made furniture. The surging inflation in this country has made even more difficult for the poor to keep up. banditry will rise if nothing is done to improve the living conditions of the people who are having difficult times to make ends meet. In fact, some of the scenes looked right out of the wild west as some looters actually used their horses to make a quick get away from the local sheriffs. I was totally amazed of some of the scenes I witnessed. Looting was ended when the government of Cristina Kirchner finally realized that maybe paying a better wage to the nations police force was in the best interest of these shopkeepers and people alike.

 The prospect of more looting and destruction of their property fears many white Argentinians long accustomed to  poor and minorities accepting the caste system they were born into in Argentina's social hierarchy. This burgeoning resistance and show of revolt by the poor is having a psychological affect on wealthy classes throughout the world. An economy that does not respond to the future aspirations of a large chunk of its population will face this type of resistance that will eventually grow to full blown revolution when they realize the ruling classes have no interest in improving their economic condition. Without a doubt more looting has been spreading to parts of Latin America including Chile and Brazil and this nation will see more unless poverty is addressed and social equality promoted and enforced by a government realizing the dangers of refusing to address issues.