[Tatwi]

I agree that China has horrible problems with government suppression/oppression of its population, etc. however that line of chat is for another thread in a different forum.

The incident I mentioned is good example of how things can get WAY out of control due to small initial problem, which can be catastrophic when it involves a huge population. Another really good example would be the the riots in Canada after a hockey game, where property was vandalized/destroyed and people were hurt, just because the home team lost - this level of epic stupidity from a supposedly peaceful, civil society.

Aye, people get angry. Some times people get angry and don't deal with in a classy manner (/wave) and that's fine. Rage is part of what kept our ancestors alive. However, that's simply NOT what makes online communities awful. What makes them awful are the people who mean/rude/evil for the sake of doing so.