“The George Floyd protests are sparking a surprising debate in black America
By John Blake, CNN
8 minute read
Updated 4:21 PM EDT, Thu June 4, 2020
Omar Wasow is a researcher who works in a world of charts and data. But his analytical reserve cracked after watching a video of George Floyd dying while being arrested by police.
“I cried,” says Wasow, an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. “I’m not without deep empathy for people’s anger. I feel that anger.”
His emotions, though, soon turned to unease when he saw some protests over Floyd’s death spiral into violence. It all seemed like a replay of the 1960s race riots, which he believes tipped the 1968 presidential election to Richard Nixon, who ran as a law-and-order candidate. (…)”
Subheadings in this report:
Some are arguing nonviolent protest has not worked for black people
Some argue we shouldn’t apply MLK’s [Martin Luther King, ed.] teachings to today’s black youth
Some wonder whether white allies are hurting the cause
Some argue violent protests will help Trump get re-elected
Some wonder if protests will ever change anything
- Full report on the website of CNN (checked in January 2024)