Beware the hijacking of U.S. protests into a ‘Color Revolution’
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Authors/contributors
- June 14, Max Parry • (Author)
- 2020 • 2 (Author)
- Reply, 600 Words • 78 Comments • 77 New • (Author)
Title
Beware the hijacking of U.S. protests into a ‘Color Revolution’
Abstract
The May 25th killing of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota shocked the world and set off mass protests against racism and police brutality in dozens of cities from the mid-western United States to the European Union, all in the midst of a global pandemic. In the Twin Cities, what began as spontaneous, peaceful demonstrations against the local police quickly transformed into vandalism, arson and looting after the use of rubber bullets and chemical irritants by law enforcement against the protesters, while the initial incitement for the riots was
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The Unz Review
Date
6/14/20, 12:00 AM
Accessed
6/21/20, 2:24 AM
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Library Catalog: www.unz.com
Citation
June 14, M. P. •, 2020 • 2, & Reply, 600 Words • 78 Comments • 77 New •. (2020, June 14). Beware the hijacking of U.S. protests into a ‘Color Revolution.’ The Unz Review. https://www.unz.com/article/beware-the-hijacking-of-u-s-protests-into-a-color-revolution/
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