Because riots don't spring from nowhere and you need to actually know some American history to understand where they come from. Reading is good for you and I encourage it.
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The question at hand isn't a general one about the history of riots. It's specifically about how misinformation regarding Jacob Blake contributed to the Kenosha riots. Getting snarky isn't helping your case here.
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Read the book. It clarifies that riots are not caused by misinformation but other factors.
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Well, that's incredibly vague. You've totally convinced me.
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Again, if you want to understand things like riots -- which are not uncommon in American history -- reading the history is very helpful. I'm sorry if I can't supply the soundbites you want, but knowledge takes a little effort. But it's worth it.
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You haven't supplied anything other to say the answers are in the book you're pushing. But you haven't mentioned what those answers are, other than to say it's "other factors", not misinformation.
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Because those other factors are complex & deeply rooted in history. So you need to make an effort. Sorry not everything is a simple Jesse Signal soundbite like "The Nation articles caused the riot."
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I'm not claiming credibility here. I'm saying the historians who study the history of riots have credibility.
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Encouraging people to read history rather than accept simple minded political narratives is not an appeal to authority or deflection. It's a recognition that reality is complex. Nor is it hypocrisy to see racism as a problem distinct from a virus. It's a recognition of reality
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