The mass psychosis of Black Lives Matter

Published May 29, 2025 11:05pm ET



What was the most demented moment of the Black Lives Matter summer of 2020? For me, it was when 1,200 public health officials declared that, although meeting other people was a health risk, especially if you were protesting the lockdowns, demonstrating in support of BLM was fine.

Few dared speak out against this obvious madness. Being the only sane person during a spasm of collective psychosis is dangerous, and it truly was a collective psychosis, triggered by months of confinement, with people poring over their screens instead of going out with friends.

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