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Does rioting destroy things? Yes. But read that sentence from me again: "People aren't rioting because they want to destroy things".

People are rioting because they see this as the only way forward, not because they want a new TV. They may get that TV in the process, but it's not the motivation.

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Protesting and rioting are separate, and often done by separate people. One gives cover to the other. But it doesn’t need to lead to the other.

It’s is wildly racist that this comment, and many other comments on here, are far more focused on the rioters than the murder that occurred on a sidewalk in broad daylight.

The police misuse of force and deadly force and police brutality are unfortunately topics that all races can engage with[0].

It is not clear to me that insisting racism is creating a coalition that will change the system.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_use_of_deadly_force_in_...

Also racist is the indifference to these riots, when their cost falls on the same minorities they ostensibly are in protection of. Look at Detroit. Look at Newark. Any wealth that might have been accumulating in the black communities of Minneapolis has just evaporated.

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