‘Mostly peaceful’ lets Black Lives Matter off the hook for real violence

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The protests that have rocked communities since the death of George Floyd were perhaps the defining reality of our summer. Mass action in the streets has become a major feature of civil discourse. It is by no means over.

The question is whether it has all constituted protest in the American tradition — peaceful, constructive, and respectful of liberties — or something more destructive.

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