Why Are People Rioting Over the Death of George Floyd?

For background on the murder of George Floyd, please visit our other article called "Hate Towards the Police - The Hidden Hypocrisy".

With the murder of George Floyd, rioting has flared up across America and partly in Canada. This brings up the question, why is everybody rioting? 

When you first look at it, it seems obvious. People are infuriated, fuming, and outrageous at the police for their unjust murder. This is a totally unfair judgement, but it is still why they are rioting, or so it seems.

As many have heard, looting has also been taking place under the shelter of rioting. Many people are robbing stores and stealing valuables like jewelry, instruments, furniture, and electronics. This is another reason why people are rioting and where the fires are coming from.

Still, these reasons don't explain why everyone seems to be so involved in this. There are two other reasons that seem to fit the description. 

Firstly, people are unknowingly angry at the government and tired of quarantine. They have been couped up inside for two months, and they are restless. The riots were exactly what people needed to release their energy.

Secondly, so many white people are afraid of looking bad. Therefore, they are participating in these riots to hide from the fire they will receive if they "look racist". It is a form of protection. 

These are just educated speculations I have had, but it seems to lead to another question... Is there some form of racism going on here? The answer is yes. The number of fingers being pointed at white people saying that we "all are racist" is off the charts. Not only is it not true, but it is essentially a racist comment. Unfortunately, society only sees racism as a problem for anybody that isn't white, so discrimination against white people is politically correct. 

If society used their heads, they would see that white people are not being racist at all here (Maybe just a handful of cops). Sadly, we have cut off our own heads, so we apparently cannot use them for basic knowledge. If people were properly educated, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation today.

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Written By: Joshua Zwicker