Protesting, resisting, rioting is the DNA (Civil Unrest) of the United States of America. We are taught at a very young age its the fabric as a way to fight the oppressors. 17th century – Colonial North America 1622 - Indian massacre of 1622 1637 - Pequot War 1675 - King Philip's War 1675 - Siege of Brookfield 1675 - Attack on Springfield, October 5 1676 - Attack on Sudbury, April 21 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion, Sept 19, Rebels burn down colonial capital, Virginia Colony 1677 - Culpeper's Rebellion, 1677–1678, Revolt against the ruling Lords Proprietors in Albemarle County, Province of Carolina, near what is now Elizabeth City, North Carolina 1680 - Pueblo Revolt 1689 - Cochecho Massacre, June 28 1689 - Boston revolt, Angered Bostonians rose up against the royal governor, Edmund Andros, jailed him, and took control of the city. 1689 - Leisler's Rebellion, 1689 to 1691, An uprising in lower New York against the policies of King James II of England, New York City 18th century – Colonial North America 1711 - Cary's Rebellion 1712 - New York Slave Revolt of 1712, April 6, New York City, New York 1715 - Yamasee War 1713 - Boston Bread Riot, Boston, Massachusetts 1734 - Mast Tree Riot, Fremont, New Hampshire 1737 - Boston Brothel Riot, Boston, Massachusetts 1739 - Stono Rebellion, Slave rebellion., September, Province of South Carolina 1741 - New York Slave Insurrection of 1741, New York City, New York 1742 - Philadelphia Election Riot, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1746 - New Jersey Tenant Riots, New Jersey 1747 - Knowles Riot, Boston, Massachusetts (anti-impressment) 1763 - Pontiac's War 1764 - Paxton Riots, Pennsylvania 1764 - Attack of HMS St John, Newport, Rhode Island 1765 - War of the Regulation, 1765–1771, North Carolina 1765 - Black Boys Rebellion, 1765 & 1769, Revolt against British policy regarding American Indians in western Pennsylvania. Conococheague Valley, colonial Pennsylvania 1765 - Stamp Act 1765 riots, Protests and riots in Boston, later spread throughout the colonies, notably Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina. 1768 - Liberty Riot, Boston (anti-impressment and anti-Townshend Acts) 1770 - Boston Massacre, Boston, Massachusetts 1771 - Battle of Alamance, Last battle of War of the Regulation, May 1771, Alamance, North Carolina 1772 - Gaspee Affair, Rhode Island 1772 - Pine Tree Riot, Weare, New Hampshire 1773 - Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts 1774 - The burning of the ship Peggy Stewart, October 19, 1774, The "Annapolis Tea Party", Action taken in Maryland to support the people in Boston following the Boston Tea Party, Annapolis, Maryland The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble,” but peaceful protests for a cause have existed in the United States since before the country had even officially formed — and violent riots have often followed after tensions overflowed. Time and time again, peaceful marches, vandalism, and tragedy have all proven to be common themes of civil unrest in America. ---------- wrbtrader
GWB claims he doesn't support Trump but he supports nearly everything Trump and Trump supporters support.
Yep.And when it comes to race he sides with the white supremacist position on every issue I can recall.
Tony Stark says he doesn’t support rioters and black nationalists and commies but he supports nearly everything rioters and black nationalists and commies support.
You keep referencing history, I am talking about today, yesterday only. I have said there is action being undertaken so the riots in Minn is just pointless. Again, maybe I have not made myself clear, I am talking about riots this specific week, April 11th - , 2021...
My point is that we can't know whether or not it is pointless. We can't know how that riot, or any riot, can effect indirect change. And, I said that the riots are not just to undertake action in the current shooting. Obviously, the rioters know that action was taken. Obviously, there's more to it. There's more at play. The riots are a result of more than just yesterday etc. You can't limit the reasoning behind why others riot. If you don't have a slight urge to lash out; then you simply don't understand. You don't get it. Without that feeling, you can't know the origins of it. And you certainly aren't qualified to say it's pointless. Yesterday/Day-before-yesterday was the tipping point, the straw that broke the camels back ... yet again. To think that past killings (history) aren't a factor in the current riots is naive and unreasonable. Black and Brown people don't forget such things. You've never seen someone lash out after one seemingly simple incident, because they were holding on to things from the past?
Criminal justice reform won't solve the problems. In fact, it's relatively minor in terms of the obstacles black people face. They need to address the poverty issues or black people will continue to face substantial prejudice. Poverty/lack of opportunity of a group leads to more criminal behavior by that group. That leads to bigotry/negative stereotyping towards that group. That bigotry/negative stereotyping leads to less opportunities for that group. That leads to more poverty and more criminal behavior. It's a cycle. Obviously law enforcement officials are not immune to bigotry/negative stereotyping. Expecting that they would be is a pipe dream and goes against thousands of years of documented human existence. We try to get to less bigotry/negative stereotyping of different groups, but it won't be eradicated in our lifetimes. Racism is a form of it, but it's not the only form. It's just the most pronounced form in our brief history as a country. If you get enough people in a group they will find an outcast one way or another.