Columnist for Forbes called the causes of the riots in Minneapolis

riots in the us state of Minnesota were a result of accumulated anger and resentment among the population. This opinion was expressed by columnist of Forbes Ariel Cohen in the program “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov”.

In the U.S. city of Minneapolis for the second consecutive day, protests continue over killing a white policeman African American George Floyd.

Cohen believes that this is the story of 200 years ago. “It is a heavy consequences of the slave system, which was canceled due to the civil war,” he said. This form of protest is unacceptable and unjustified, says columnist Forbes.

the Position of black people in U.S. society has changed significantly for the better. They have a “social Elevator”, they can Express themselves in different professions and in politics. But the accumulated decades of resentment and oppression are transformed into anger, which sometimes makes itself felt. Therefore social protests from time to time, spill out.

Cohen has compared the us with the Chinese riots in Hong Kong. “The Chinese are trying to extinguish the conflict. Despite this, tensions between the U.S. and China is growing every day,” he says. “The Chinese military nasty tone of the United States, involving serious political and economic for China,” said Cohen.

He added that the U.S. still has not solved its racial issues. “Trying to do it, but still can not” — said the columnist.

In his opinion, conflicts and riots in the United States due to difficult situation on the background of the spread of coronavirus, which also involved Minnesota. Also increasing the degree of tension among the population due to economic hardship and mass unemployment. “40 million unemployed. The number of applications for unemployment drops, the securities market is growing,” he said. Therefore, this situation became an occasion for the manifestation ineobseo discontent, which manifests itself in the form of riots, looting and riots.