You Are Wrong About The Minneapolis Riots

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In the ongoing ideological war of left and right, no one cares about those caught in the crossfire.

George Floyd, an African-American, was choked to death by a white police officer, spurring justified protests against police brutality. But now the small businesses of neighborhoods, largely owned by and employing mostly African-Americans and other minorities, are victims of the Minneapolis-St.Paul riots. The cycle of vengeance continues to beget itself, whether manifesting in the unjust taking of a life or the unjust looting and burning of community businesses and housing.

Here’s just a few of the small businesses affected by the ongoing riots, from Adam Uren of Minneapolis’s Bring Me The News:

· Bole Ethiopian Restaurant: Fire.

· Teppanyaki Grill Lake Street: Fire and property damage.

· La Familia Skate Shop: Property damage.

· Pineda Tacos Lake Street: Property damage.

· Hamdi Restaurant, Midtown: Property damage, graffiti.

· Gandhi Mahal Restaurant, 27th and Lake: Window smashed.

Notice something? Those business names are a mix of African, Hispanic, Asian and Middle Eastern. None of them are part of the dominant white hegemony. They are minorities. And they are…