Big Brother Isnt Watching You

Big Brother isn't watching you

Russel Brand

Johannes 2u

We see it all around the world. People, young and old, turning against their own countries. But what causes these actions? Is vandalism and violence just the outcome of mindless youngsters, who could not manage school, and now destroys the streets of their own cities in a search for some kind of attention? Might be, but Russel Brand asks the question of where to place the responsibility. Do we all have one?

"Big Brother isn't watching you" focuses on the riots which primarily took place in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Russel Brand makes it clear from the start, that he does not live en England any longer, he is an wealthy "essex-boy", not a middle-class youngster, and he is not a part of these riots. But at the same time, he claims the right to speak of the riots, to share his thoughts and express his posture. He uses the article, to place a responsibility but also to take one.

The style of the article, is not very formal. He writes in a style which supports his sympathy for the rioters being treated unreasonably. It is very earth-bound, and easy to understand. I am convinced that Russel Brand is able to write an article in many different styles, but he chooses this for a reason. He uses a lot of humor, and expresses himself in ironic ways, to make himself clear. His attitude and posture to these riots, are also very well expressed through the article.

It is clear, as said earlier, that Russel Brand feels sympathy for the rioters, and wants to lay a responsibility somewhere. Of course they have a responsibility of their own, but he believes that riots is not just a result of bored and mindless people, but a result of injustice, and a community which does not pay attention to the people left behind.

The article takes a laugh of ministers etc. tossing empty words through the air, whilst taking no action in order to settle the obvious problems that their society faces.

The riots in London, Manchester etc. is a result of people feeling trashed by the society desperate to have an impact on their own community. We see it all around the world especially in less developed countries as Syria where the government treat their own people like an enemy, and we all understand why the people take action. We even sometimes take action ourselves, by sending troops to these countries. But when it comes to our own nations, it seems like we're having a hard time realizing, that these problems exists, though they might not be just as big.

We close our eyes, and convince ourselves, that we live in peace and harmony, while people in our own cities go through hell. And as Russel Brand says, having influence on the community has become more of a dream, than a realistic possibility, as the government

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