As I think more about the current situation and the initial action that sparked it, I'm left bewildered, attempting to understand at a base level what these riots are over.
It seems that the framing of it is racism in America; news stations, sports websites, apolitical people, are all talking about how it can no longer be ignored.
On the surface the story is simple, police brutality. A white officer killed an unarmed black man by pinning him by his neck, pleas for help and not being able to breathe being ignored. An echo back to a previous death which sparked similar riots years ago "I can't breathe".
I'll mention that I am going to discount that George Floyd did not die of asphyxiation, but of a heart attack, after the initial incident.
The video, rightfully, sparked outrage and it seemed that we were all in agreement. A rare moment of unity, a police officer was extremely negligent and it resulted in a death. There was a swift response to fire/suspend the officers involved and open investigations into their conduct, both locally and federally.
Instead of taking this moment for what it was, people being held instantly responsible, a complaint that always seemed to plague these cases. The idea that white police officers were on some rampage killing poor defenseless black people and getting away with it, was finally being dispelled.
Instead of taking this moment in time, where we were all paying attention to set the example of how justice should be carried out, allowing the system to work. It all of a sudden became the same old story.
A white police officer killing a black man. Ignore that multiple levels of investigation are ongoing, ignore that there were instant repercussions to all involved. Ignore that the context of the situation was never explained. All that matters is the color of the people involved.
The only racism I can find here is in the eyes of those who are refusing to wait for the results of what they purport to be protesting for.
None of that.
Not one word. Was the actual plot.
"We need riots" was the start. Proceed from there instead.
The Flynn/Kislyak Transcripts were released on Friday, and no one knows a damn thing about them. Hint: He didn't ask the damn Russians in interfere in elections, he didn't ask Russia to defy sanctions, and Kislyak whined about Obama supporting ISIS. In diplo-speak, of course.
My contention is that to light the fire of riots there is a starting point, which, in this case was under the guise of police brutality. It's what the whole pretense of black lives matter was about to begin with. Yes, it was clearly an astro turfing, based on false premises, but it was nonetheless the root.
I think I'm just frustrated when I see legitimate and obvious solutions, which could actually lead to change (well not that it's any different from usual, the justice they were clamoring for was almost always being processed before protests, but being able to wait and see that it is in fact reality would do wonders for race relations, probably why it doesn't happen)
Democrat/Communist Governor - same for AG, Prosecutors, Mayor, Police Chief the entire lineup.
The key piece to recognize is: It isn't an accident that things aren't fixed
They maintain power in the major metropolises by blaming everything on the racists ... meaning on the Republicans.
Who, you'll note ... aren't the ones involved anywhere.
Arguing anything, whatsoever on this sort of issue "Unifies the city in opposition to Rs!" Somehow. Because that's what they were angling for in the first darn place.
Trump's basic tact, repeatedly is:
Condemn the actual bit as fiercely as possible ... without incitement in that direction. That is "We're with the family... tragedy... should not happen..."
Find something that actually divides the agitators. "We'll be declaring ANTIFA (but not BLM!) a terrorist op"
They can 'stick up for their peeps' - and some are, and are waking up normies by the thousands. Or reviles them - and ANTIFA is going to KLANTIFA reputation-wise quickly IMNSHO ... going to be toast.