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In reply to the discussion: Young American whites have become a bunch of idiotic hooligans.. [View all]DallasNE
(7,418 posts)I suspect drinking was a big part of the problem here. Also, it appears there are a number of Hispanics also participating in this rampage. Too bad this video didn't show the stores being broken into and the bicycles being stolen.
While alcohol helps release the emotions those emotions already exist and only need a little boost to escalate as happened here. But this helps point out something I have long contended; that this kind of behavior is a class issue and not a race issue and is rooted in the high rate of unemployment with young people, which is now spreading into the white community with predicted consequences. I have some problem with the blame the victim tone of this article while overlooking the cause (lack of jobs) and the fact that this is a class issue rather than a race issue.