Concerned American
Diamond Member
Portland's incendiary summer of 2020 (100 nights of riots with arson on a federal building) and the Seattle CHOP/CHAZ zone that occupied 6 blocks of the city and closed a police precinct seem to fit your narrative but are ironically missing from your description. Hmm.The distinction between protests and riots lies in the intensity of actions, the level of violence, and the intent behind them. While protests aim to express grievances and advocate for change, riots involve destructive behavior and violence.
J6 and Charlottesville and Oakland sure sound like riots.