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Those Burning Our Cities Aim to Destroy Our Civilization

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Those Burning Our Cities Aim to Destroy Our Civilization
A police officer stands amid smoke and debris as buildings continue to burn in the aftermath of a night of protests and violence following the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 29, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Roger Kimball
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The first thing to understand about the destructive mob riots sweeping the country is that they aren’t race riots. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 while being arrested by the police is merely the pretext for the violence. The cause is hatred.
Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball
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Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”
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