Originally Posted by kane

Here is my theory.

Black people have been shit on in this country for a very long time. I will admit, they bring a lot of it on themselves, but it does happen. Racism is real and it is very much alive in this country.

When Obama won the election, it sent a message to a lot of black people that they no longer have to just sit silently by and take shit so they started pushing back. Now, in my opinion, some of what they have said and done is misguided, but I think we are seeing a continuation of the unrest that started in the 1960's. Many black people are now voicing their anger, an anger that has been there for a long time and has just remained silent until now.

Had McCain won, I'm not sure what would have happened. I think we would still see some of it because of the growth of social media and the fact that everyone now walks around with a video camera in their pocket. I'm not so sure it would be at the level it is, though.