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White Americans Make Riots Happen

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The first thing many, maybe most whites will do is deny we have any riotous involvement. How could we Whites be the cause when we are hardly ever seen rioting? Yet there have been infinitesimally few riots where whites were not the central cause . While Ku Klux Klan- type white supremacy was often an instigator, it is the larger white supremacist cohort (see image text below) , which includes most white Americans throughout our history, that has created the greater context, the massive matrix of unlit matches you could say, especially today. Even when riots "instigated" by blacks are included in our rioting history, white structured society would be the true culprit of our significant riotous past, our very recent past as well . The evidence to support this claim is infinite, and begins below. The definition of the term riot can be narrowed down to limit the political formations of violence to exonerate state violence, or violence by preferred citizens. Instead I define

In The Comfort Zone, Then Boom, White Backlash

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Hovering around the 98% comfort zone is a perfect place to find safe harbor for a "conservative" sensibility. When whites make up such a high percentage of a population, there is little need to change, or even turn your head in that direction. Society is "progressing" just fine. The neighboring area, community or state may disturb your sense of tranquility, but the worries are so minor it takes a huge disturbance to upset your world. White backlash is never on your color radar until it is. Then changes to your sensible world become an imminent fear. Likely nothing will change, especially to your actual detriment, but backlash is required to guarantee the boat does not rock. Even the perception of rocking is enough to elicit a backlash. Any more volatility, and your white world would collapse into actually looking deep into why these "disturbances" occur, and helping secure real solutions. However, your trips to the cabin, next European vacation, or the k