It's all about Republicans saying:

"Be afraid of big government because it spends all your money and doesn't support the right kind of religion." And they pay lip-service to Medicare because they realize their base in the welfare states (the taker states) like it, even though they don't seem to understand where it comes from.

Then not followed by Democrats telling these "people" why they actually do like big government.

I'm not a sociologist, but...

I'm going to make a wild leap in logic and suggest that a possible reason for the "riots" is police violence.

"violence against property and police is a well-acknowledged strategy of revolutionary groups"

Also a not-so-well-acknowledged strategy of agents provocateur seeking to discredit popularly-supported movements and actions.

(Fun with hyphens!)

Substitute "black" for "gun"?

When was the last time someone's skin "accidentally" shot and killed a child?

One of the many reasons that I am pro-abortion is...

There are too many people on this planet.

Right now, I do believe that it puts Americans first..

...on the chopping block. The rest of the world's workers are next to be sacrificed at the altar to the almighty corporations.

What people seem to forget:

ALEC

Congress people are already supporting legislation they don't see, let alone study. How many of these congresspeople will sign onto fast track legislation when a superPAC promises support in their next campaigns?

One of the things I think of...

...when I see stories like this is the attitudes of, "Just go along to get along," and, "There are reasons for rules." Some people will see this as a moral or religious view being overbearing or boorish; I see it as those concepts--morality and religion--as tools for control.

That's hot.

"Eluding"?