In May 2020, Rioters Rained Hell On Our Cities. One Year Later We Ask: For What?
Never forget the destruction of Black Lives Matter rioters last summer. On this one-year anniversary of the Floyd riots, reflect on how much progress they've made: none.
Kylee Zempel
By Kylee Zempel
May 25, 2021
Tank tops, cicadas, and college graduation parties offer welcomed signs that after a long, “dark winter,” summer is finally approaching, with only one week remaining until the holiday that will signal its commencement. This Memorial Day, however, will also signify something else: the anniversary of rioters descending on America’s cities.
It’s been one year since the night that began the summer of rage. May 25, 2020, the day George Floyd lost his life at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, set in motion a relentless revolution that, although presently dormant, includes no limiting principle and no hope of fully ceasing.
Floyd’s was just one of many names exploited for political points that ignited waves of violence from Black Lives Matter and other rioters in the form of vandalism, arson, burglary, and even murder, leaving bodies in the streets and racking up billions of dollars in property damage. They contrived systemic racism and screamed for social justice, while many immigrant- and black-owned businesses swept up broken glass and rubble in their wake.
These violent displays were supposedly necessary and effective. Left-wing Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said “marginalized” people “have no choice but to riot,” and others have mimicked her resolve. During our trip to Kenosha following the shooting of Jacob Blake, one demonstrator told my Federalist colleague Evita Duffy that “riots work.”
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