More Violence

Twitter thread on increased violence in America. 

But it definitely doesn't look as simple as "the protests caused the violence." And any explanation needs to account for the effects of gun proliferation and carrying which pre-dates the killing of George Floyd.

This is probably right, but both the protests, defunding the police, and the increased rates of violence are related to a similar underlying factor: a group of elites in America who no longer believe in the country they rule. As a collective, they see it as part piggy bank part a playground and not a country or people they love.

Happy 5th of July.