Riots in London - A comentary

These two articles are worth reading. Are they a harbinger of what may happen in the USA?

http://online.wsj.com/article/​SB1000142405311190391810457650​4033881168802.html?KEYWORDS=da​lrymple

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0​/fac0b38e-c1d1-11e0-bc71-00144​feabdc0.html#axzz1V78VELDd