Congressman steps into the racist hole

So North Carolina congressman Robert Pittenger got in trouble for saying the Charlotte protesters "hate white people because white people are successful and they're not." And then I see this:

"Hate White People" pic.twitter.com/Yb45swquI4

— Lucid Hurricane™✘ (@LucidHurricane_) September 23, 2016

Let's be honest: Some or even most of the Charlotte protesters are exactly as Pittenger described. They have been raised on a steady diet of propaganda blaming whites and white racism for their own lack of opportunity, even though many blacks are doing better today. In other words, there are large numbers of black people accepting the excuses for failure before they even try to make it in life. Why try if the white man will just hold you down?

On the other hand, what was Pittenger's point? By attacking the protesters like that, he adds fuel to their fire. Even if he is right, there is nothing to be gained by saying that.

"But Ed, didn't you just agree with what he said?" To an extent, I did. Honesty is a lovely quality, one which I admire greatly. But there is a time and a place for it. During rioting is not the time for truth. Get the mobs calmed down first, and THEN you can call it like it is. Until then, don't throw fuel onto the fire.