Many people seem to have forgotten or just don't know that the reason the USA exists today is because it was created with violence and rioting.
The issue is that - it never ends. The system wasn't changed, it was just reset.
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I would not consider the American Revolution a reset, it was a complete change, the English monarchy/oligarchy no longer had control over the people of the USA.
A government structure/system is never static, there will always be changes (some minor some drastic) the question is are the people in charge creating system changes that benefit the majority of the population that live under that system or are they benefiting the minority wealthy who live under that system.
When the system changes that are made by the people in charge (this can take years, decades), keep making life more and more difficult for the majority, a breaking point is eventually reached, the people at the bottom want change and they want it now. They no longer want to enact change with peaceful reform and they choose violence and rioting.
Unfortunately the wealth inequality in the USA is the highest it has ever been (not only USA this is a global problem). This violence and rioting in my opinion will continue to escalate unless drastic changes are made to improve the lives of the majority of the population...
And now?
Isn't this the answer?
Scandinavia (where I live) this is far, far less of a problem - but will change as the world follows the American model or ridiculousness.
Now the system is controlled by an American oligarchy...
There have been many changes to the system in the USA since, the end of slavery, after the Great Depression FDR gave Americans, Social Security, Unemployment insurance, a 90% marginal tax rate on the wealthy, etc...
Like I said systems always change, some changes are good some are bad, when the changes get too terrible, the majority begins to wake up...
Not much actually changes then does it?
I wonder what happens if you compare average living standards to other colonial countries like Canada and Australia. The US likely has the greatest wealth inequalities on earth, and the lows are pretty damn low - considering the highs.
Things are constantly changing, if they did not we would still have slavery...
In order for things to change for the better, people have to constantly participate to make changes to the system that benefit the majority of the population, so we don't have to have violence/rioting.
The USA has had regressive changes for the last 40-50 years because people became complacent, people at the bottom have reached a breaking point, we will see if this breaking point will bring progressive changes, only time will tell.