Nice to know that we can still count on a bunch of angry young people to start shit over an inevitable and unfortunate circumstance their efforts can do nothing to fix. And, nice to know Deftones still has a rabid fan base, though I don't think this would happen over in the states.
These kinds of things always pop into my mind when thinking about group dynamics. The riot is such a powerful and interesting form of social expression. Compared with the protests in Egypt, this is not much of a footnote in history, if anything, it seems to have temporarily primed the world on riotous behavior (Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, etc.). Nowadays, there's digital riots, such as the attacks on Esperanza Spalding's wikipedia page by angry Justin Bieber fans that were upset he didn't win new artist. Now, part of me identifies with these kids, as many can recall Jethro Tull beating out Metallica for best metal performance back in '89. But all the same, it's pretty clear that these die hard Bieber fans will be pretty embarrassed with themselves. Bieber doesn't suggest to me as having any staying power beyond these fans' travel through puberty.
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