Summary of Mike Gonzalez's BLM

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Mike Gonzalez's BLM in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The George Floyd riots that have precipitated great changes throughout American society were not spontaneous events. Americans did not suddenly rise up in righteous anger, take to the streets, and demand not just that police departments be defunded but that all the structures, institutions, and systems of the United States—all supposedly racist—be overhauled.

The 12,000 or so demonstrations and 633 related riots that followed Floyd’s death took organizational muscle. The movement’s grip on institutions from the classroom to the ballpark required ideological commitment. That muscle and commitment were provided by the various Black Lives Matter organizations.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669341598

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Insights on Mike Gonzalez's BLM

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, was a terrifying display of political violence. It showed how dangerous and unpredictable the Black Lives Matter movement could be, and it gave politicians an excuse to avoid addressing the real issues.

#2

The Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 was the culmination of the left’s frustration with how America was changing, and with how little the Republican-controlled Congress was doing about it.

#3

The Capitol riot on January 6 was just the beginning of America’s Year of Living Dangerously. The country was faced with an all-out assault on its institutions, and the death of George Floyd, a black man murdered by a white police officer, sparked months of protests, riots, and looting.

#4

The Black Lives Matter movement, which began in 2016, used the shooting of George Floyd to launch another wave of violence against American cities.

#5

The Capitol riots will not affect us in the same manner, except to accelerate the changes that the Black Lives Matter movement has already caused.

#6

The American people did not spontaneously rise up and demand police reform after the George Floyd shooting. That was a carefully orchestrated