So why were they violent back then if there was no welfare state established yet?
in the Detroit riot, 600,000 blacks were confined to living in a very small area of the city, literally living on top of each other. L.B.J. promised them the world, and when it didn’t materialize, a lot of Major cities went up. Detroit Police also had a special unit called the “Big 4”...they really cracked heads....
“So why were they violent back then if there was no welfare state established yet?”
There was to a certain extent but nothing like today. The welfare state of today is actually pacifying the dependent class to a much greater extent.
This was the left’s dream. To a have a pacified perpetual dependent class that could be depended upon to keep them in office for the long haul.
It actually was a brilliant strategy. When these minor uprisings break out today, they are met for calls for more handouts by the left thus further guaranteeing loyalty by the dependent class. It’s a never ending feedback loop.