Our friend Joel has been there, and his recollection of riot day is well worth a read. As are the comments, particularly one by "Buck."
There's no particularly sexy money quote, but the entire thing is a useful reminder that our leaders keep dinking around in a culture whose bases they do not understand -- except possibly as a series of crises which they can manipulate for domestic electoral purposes.
See also: Identity group politics.
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