Wonder Land:"Systemic racism" is a systemic forgetting of 55 years of urban policy failure. Image: Scott Heins/Getty ImagesThough thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of cities across the nation to express their outrage over the death of George Floyd, many hundreds have engaged in mob violence and looting. Mr. Floyd’s tragic death is, for them, a pretext for hooliganism.
We’ve seen this before, back in the bad old days of the late 1960s, when rioting became a near-everyday occurrence. Economists William J. Collins and Robert A. Margotallied an extraordinary 752 riots between 1964 and 1971. These disturbances involved 15,835 incidents...
opinion I wrote this on my Twitter today.
opinion 70 to 85% of the 'looters' are not part of the genuine protest. 90% of the looting has been organized and coordinated. The arson is not spontaneous 'we want to punish you because you don't hire us nor live amongst us' arson. It also is strategic.
opinion Not all protesters are rioters. The protests then & now are political. Make no mistake, the violence in '68 & today is about politics, too. America is fed-up!
opinion .why are you publishing crap like this ? There are protests for a reason or don't you support the issue. If you want to highlight that some will always seek to cause trouble under the giver if a genuine issue,bit even seek to undermine the issue that way. What's your problem?
opinion .what? Getting shot at by police is 'fun' wtf?
opinion There are always a certain set of society that are looking for an excuse to steal and vandalize.
opinion Yawn. Unfollow.
opinion Just seen on the news that the other team criticised for knocking an older protester down have all handed in their resignations. Wonder what it will be like with no other team to play against.
itunes65 opinion Unfortunately, they play a key role in agitating and destabilizing the system so the Revolutionaries can take over.
opinion And just like it happened in the 60s the genuine protestors will prevail over the police.
opinion CaptainObvious
opinion It's OK if authoritarian people call protesters rioters, because the vast majority of Americans have stopped calling the brutalizing sadist, peace officers.
opinion A racist writer in a racist time. You gotta do better than that.
opinion You miss the entire point even after 60yrs. The rioting is, as Gandhi’s salt march, an expression of anger by the disenfranchised. It is facile to think they are out to profit. Oppressors label them as looters so they don’t have to listened to them & extreme force is justified.
opinion Literally everyone except Fox is making the distinction. Get out of your right wing bubble WSJ.
opinion Like this administration in a way. Only no broken glass.
opinion America’s best Hooligans! And very fine people! Let’s give them all a medal
opinion am just wondering. Why does your country also have civil issues. riots, protests, killings openly.
opinion So who's who, specifically in the 2020s? 🖕
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opinion That's true and the smartest thing we should do at this point is open businesses and events so people can go back to work. Social distancing and quarantine is a partial reason these riots are occurring combined with leftist propaganda
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opinion Everyone opposes rioting. Beyond that why are they rioting? Rioters usually are not rich or middle class. Bad actors exist in every segment of population/profession rich and poor. Poor rioters are visible, others not. Financial costs can be much lower compared to Wall Street!
opinion Hooligan!
opinion When the unrest happened in HK, you stand with the rioters and call it'a beautiful sight to behold'. When it's happening in the US, why don't you stand with the rioters? What a double standard!
opinion Look who is now just catching on! Good job WSJ. First row on the short bus!
opinion Hooligan!
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opinion WSJ saw the Tom Cotton piece and started hurrying to pull on pants and throw on a shirt to run to the printing presses in the middle of the night to crank out this
opinion Shit take
opinion So? It's a broken system. They wouldn't riot if their needs were met. Except the few that are there for the violence.
opinion What a perfect narrative for right wingers intent on discrediting the protesters. Well done WSL. Let the gassing and shooting continue unabated!
opinion What acid is Barry Latzer on? Should Barry Latzer be ON acid?
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