We do not have to look back all that long to see cases of minority riots in the US and what impact they had. Back in the 1960s, there were many racially based riots in the US.
These riots had some "positive" effects for blacks in that they did call attention to the problems faced by that community. However, they also caused a serious backlash against blacks. In my opinion, they played a major role in bringing conservative Republicans to power (not that it happened right away).
I suppose you could argue that riots are rational for people who have no other way of being heard by those with power. However, they tend to be counterproductive in that they destroy the rioters' own neighborhoods and end up hurting them more than they help.
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