They were not poor. Overextended in middle class credit card because of aspirational wealth behaviors is not economic anxiety either. It's the racism https://twitter.com/anniemal/status/1359490188054061058

These people make bad decisions & blame other people. They dodge the consequences of their own actions whenever possible. Stop enabling them. Stop making excuses for them. These were full grown adults who made a series of choices that killed people & ruined their lives.

There is no need to try to explain away the racism. These are people who had privilege & money & could not keep up with the Joneses. Or anyone else. Not because they lacked opportunity or access. They lack a moral center? Okay I buy that. They're selfish, lazy, hateful? Yep.

They were grifters, hustlers etc who got conned? Okay. But let's keep it . They conned themselves more than anyone else. They wanted their savior/villain/anti-hero fantasies to be reality? That was just an outlet for their hate. Even the groups that claim not to be bigots

Rich & wannabe rich racist white people got together to have a coup. That's what happened here. White supremacist logic is always fundamentally flawed, & for once the coup failed. But if the excuses keep being made? The next attempt won't.