The repressive government is controlled by the allies of the rioters - in DC and across the US. They threaten violence, and get catered to. They riot because it works, and it isnt punished.
Yeah, if you look back to the 70s, violent campus riots almost completely ceased after Kent State. Not saying it was right, just making the point that something good came out of it.
27 posted on 11/25/2014 9:08:56 AM PST by Turbo Pig
(...to close with and destroy the enemy...)