The difference between most of Free Republic and the rest of society is that Freepers are generally self motivated and not group thinkers..
These rioters and frankly speaking much of the liberal world, are all group thinkers, and actors, just like the social cliques in Jr. High. They have their social leaders and what he reads or thinks they adopt...That leader is a member of a bigger clique and they all share the same thinking, and so on, up to their politicians, media, and lauded think tanks.
We don’t do that...we will attack our own, or some of us will when we disagree or we attack each other..lol, so leading us is like herding cats.
I do not see why conservative politicians even try to lead us, but they do from time to time, and I appreciate the efforts. But it’s a near impossible job.
Even Reagan had trouble...
Amazing, that your insight, with liberals- can be mirrored by the GOP effete class. President Ronald Reagan had exactly the same problems, within, he as did without. He was a practical man, with few delusions- yet, his real strength, was within the working class. We have not had any attempt at a sensible approach, since his first term. You must be a GOP stalwart.
Let us refer to the underclass as “welfare herds” going forward; it is an apt description. Ferguson is just a welfare herd stampeded by reckless “leaders”.
Here in NJ we have a Newark herd, a Camden herd, a Jersey City herd (the list is actually endless); we’ll refer to them the way National Geographic refers to lion prides or whale pods...