tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post3718677115029313011..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: Why is everyone so angry these days?David Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-53686752921734479282013-06-23T09:08:41.180+01:002013-06-23T09:08:41.180+01:00AS a general observation I wonder if it is the sen...AS a general observation I wonder if it is the sense that people believe that government and public services do not exist for the benefit of the majority.<br /><br />As a specific example, the institutions set up to regulate monopoly providers and services don't work as they were promised - it's hard to think of one that does until its workings are named and shamed as it were. I suggest that it is sense of powerlessness and frustration that leads to anger. All seem to exist to protect the services and industries they are suppose to regulate.<br /><br />The other clear example of damn the consumer is the call centre, particularly those which have been off-shored. I suspect that pretty well every adult has had bad experiences with them.<br /><br />If I recall my sociology the feeling used to be called anomie. Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839924098929875524noreply@blogger.com