In fall 2020, the New York Times spread fear that street protests would cost Biden the election.
But when they actually crunched the numbers, they had to admit that more of those who cited the protests as a factor in their decision voted for Biden:
https://nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/black-lives-matter-protests.htmlThis is important because liberals have tried to overwrite the popular memory of the George Floyd uprising with their own defeatist narratives.
But if not for the riots, most people would never have heard George Floyd's name, nor mobilized against police violence—nor been prepared to respond to a potential Trump coup.
The truth is, liberals like those at the New York Times are so anxious about losing control of the streets that they're willing to risk far-right victories.
But social change doesn't come from being passive. It comes from taking action together—and that even spills over into idle activities like voting.
