The riots, pogroms and protests going on in the US right now are interesting for their political depth, their complexity, and their exposure of numerous details that had not previously been visible behind the curtain of political correctness and mythological constructs. On the one hand, they show the potential for social conflict, the reasons for which are rooted in the US state system itself, and, on the other, they betray the weakness of the government, whose response to such unrest in the past was harsh and merciless.