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

By Kevin Roberts

Published September 24, 2020 8:27pm ET

‘Mostly peaceful’ lets Black Lives Matter off the hook for real violence — 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, […]

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.