"RIOTS ARE THE RESPONSE OF HUMAN BEINGS DROWNING IN SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE: To condemn the uprising in Charlotte would be to condemn a man for thrashing when someone is trying to drown him. (9/22/2016)"
Some years ago there were a number of posts on this list rejecting the political importance of riots. That was silly. It is the task of left movements to tap the energy riots both manifest & generate, and this is not done by sneering from the sidelines.
Carrol