...I just watched a video of a bunch of people breaking into a Footlocker and stealing a bunch of shoes and stuff - I don't know what these people are thinking, it's not as if that's going to help anyone or anything. Rather than one step back now it's two.
How is it a step back? At least they're responding to the violence visited upon them with reciprocation. And the owners of Foot-lockers, etc, are almost uniformly white.
The first step back was the incident that started all of this - the shooting itself. Even if the officer had been found guilty of murder damage was done in terms of race relations with the black community.
The riots area the second step back. It's a step back because it gives people who actually do have a racist attitude towards blacks a new, recent example of blacks behaving badly. Also, since the police have to actually deal with these crimes it will further reinforce any racist attitudes they may have. The fact that you can't see how this is a bad thing for the black community just goes to show how out of touch with reality you really are.
Also, where did you get this Footlocker ownership statistic? Do you have real data or did you just assume and pull it out of your bum?
Revolution always breaks quite a lot of eggs and has a lot of collateral damage. I can't say I 'prefer' revolution, but one has to have a bit more respect for slaves who rise up over slaves who only lick boots.
Revolution? This isn't a revolution you moron. In a few days things will largely go back to normal. All this has resulted in is more racism, damage to local businesses, and more people going to jail which will give them a criminal record and make their lives more difficult. Yeah, fan-f**king-tastic.
