We have the same rednecks here in NZ, except it's east/southeast Asians that are the target of their fury, not middle eastern Asians.
There's quite a big leap between dickheads mouthing off and gangs of dickheads attacking each other. Our favourite frothy beverage comes into play here. Funny how rioters always seem to have plenty of beer bottles to hand to use as missiles. A definite case of "instant a$$hole, just add alcohol."