Joel Kotkin, Contributor in Forbes :
The U.K. Riots And The Coming Global Class War
’[...] Many conservatives here, as well as abroad, reject the huge role of class. To them, wealth and poverty still reflect levels of virtue — and societal barriers to upward mobility, just a mild inhibitor. But modern society cannot run according to the individualist credo of Ayn Rand; economic systems, to be credible and socially sustainable, must deliver results to the vast majority of citizens. If capitalism cannot do that expect more outbreaks of violence and greater levels of political alienation — not only in Britain but across most of the world’s leading countries, including the U.S.’
►http://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2011/08/15/u-k-riots-global-class-war/3
