Riots, not on the violence, but on the cause.

Apr 28, 2015 22:43

When MLK was leading demonstrations, there was a clear mandate, and a cause with justice. People of disparate races were afforded unequal treatment under the law ( Read more... )

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prester_scott April 29 2015, 14:57:57 UTC
What motivates the cannon fodder is the thrill of criminal violence, the promise of loot, and the warm feelings of modern envy, i.e. group identity and perpetual outraged victimhood.

What motivates those sparking, steering and profiting from the riots is money, celebrity, political power, and commitment to their totalitarian nihilistic Revolution.

It is not about justice. Even if the aggrieved had truly given up on the legal system and decided it was time to conduct a guerilla insurrection, they'd go about it in a totally different way. I've seen no evidence of this happening.

I bet it isn't even locals doing the worst of the rioting, and insofar as it is locals, it's the criminals and extremists. In Ferguson it was observed that the agitators were mostly activists coming in from out of state; I would not be surprised if the Baltimore situation is similar. The average resident can't be so stupid as not to know or care that trashing their own neighborhood is hurting them more than anyone.

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aelf April 30 2015, 15:42:39 UTC
There have been and continue to be plenty of protests in Baltimore that don't feature rioting or looting ( ... )

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prester_scott April 30 2015, 15:53:08 UTC
I wouldn't dispute any of that, at least on its face. But riots aren't going to solve any of those problems, and it's my contention that they aren't meant to, by anyone involved in them.

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aelf April 30 2015, 16:22:29 UTC
No, they're not meant to solve anything. I may hope though that they're something of a release. When the steam escapes the vent, we all know the pressure in the pot is at its peak, and if the steam isn't allowed the escape, we might be dealing with an even bigger problem.

Baltimore has decades of different social engineering attempts under its belt. Most of the problems remain.

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