But sympathize to a degree with the sentiment of taking up arms to power that they feel is unfairly treating them.

There is not white call to answer to or for or about these folks the same way every black person has to have a comment on a BLM protest or activity.

So if there is a downplaying it's by people that just don't hold themselves accountable in the fucked up ways they hold others and since they have the keys to power they can get away with it.