Victor Davis Hanson: The Stain of George Floyd Riots on America, Five Years Later

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Five years later, Victor Davis Hanson takes a hard look at real aftermath of Floyd’s death on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ There was $2 billion in damage. There was a police precinct burned to the ground, in Minneapolis. There was a federal courthouse that was burned. There was a historic St. John's Church—across from the White House—that was torched. A mob tried to go into the White House grounds and reach the president.” “And the country now is learning it's lessons. It's trying to find a sober solution. A reaction. I think they're trying—we're trying to come to a conclusion. Why in the world did we go completely collectively insane?” (1:27) Background on George Floyd (2:49) The Aftermath and Riots (5:00) Systemic Racism and Anti-Racism Movement (5:55) Impact on Universities and Society (7:01) Current Reflections and Conclusions (8:55) Closing Remarks and Call to Action 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	This week was the fifth anniversary, May 25th of 2020, of the tragic death of George Floyd.
0:37.0	It seems that it just happened, but it was actually five years ago.
0:40.3	And almost everything that has transpired after that in terms of racial relations has been disastrous.
0:46.3	Unlike the January 6th riot, this thing went on for the end of May, June, July, August, September.
0:53.3	Remember, Camilla Harris said it wasn't going to stop,
0:56.0	nor should it stop. It's going to keep going to election day. Professor Kendi and Professor
1:00.4	DeAngelo or journalist DeAngelo, they created this idea of systemic racism. You had to be
1:07.3	racist in an anti-racist fashion. And now maybe at the end of five years, we can look back with a little bit more circumspection and see what actually happened.
1:26.9	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
1:30.5	This week was the fifth anniversary, May 25th of 2020, of the tragic death of George Floyd.
1:38.9	It seems that it just happened, but it was actually five years ago.
1:43.2	And almost everything that has transpired after that in terms of racial relations has been disastrous.
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