>What frightens the elite is not crime and delinquency, but organized
>disciplined action of ordinary folk. Delinquency disrupts that discipline,
>and thus is desirable from the elite's point of view. It is also useful,
>because it justifies the buildup of the police state that can be quickly
>deployed if the ordinary people get their act together and challenge the
>powers that be.
>
Quite true. I remember reading that the attempt of black slaves to
educate themselves was considered far more dangerous than general
rowdiness or drunkedness.
Joanna