> But they serve just as well at making the point, that louder and louder subsets of society are claiming these attacks are actually good, which is a disturbing

> But they serve just as well at making the point, that louder and louder subsets of society are claiming these attacks are actually good, which is a disturbing societal shift. There has been widespread discontent for a while now - it's the vein Obama and Trump tapped to win their respective first terms. AFAICT, it is an evolving class war[1], with American characteristics. 1. One could argue which side tore up the social contract first, and quibble with the definition of what counts as "violence"