The US was founded in the idea that violence is an appropriate response to injustice. Why doesn't that apply to those who are still oppressed?

The Boston Tea Party involved a massive destruction of private property to protest a government action. The American Revolution involved a massive loss of life to resist the oppression of an uncaring power structure.

The Founders are now considered heroes, but people who even consider far tamer actions today are denounced by nearly everyone. Malcolm X is not nearly as revered as Thomas Jefferson despite Jefferson being far more bloodthirsty than Malcolm ever was.

The same goes for anyone who protests today, including those in Ferguson tonight. The worst insult that can be thrown at them is “rioters.” Break a single window and you can lose the support of a nation, as if the US wasn’t founded by an angry mob.

So tell me, my fellow Americans: how do you justify this seemingly hypocritical behavior?