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The gentrification of revolt

7 July 2020

6:16 AM

7 July 2020

6:16 AM

Does anyone actually remember George Floyd? What started out as a noble cause to curb police brutality in urban and African-American communities has morphed into a corporate crusade of ne’er do wells tossing out woke distractions to keep the Instagram millennial mafia off their backs, as well as the looting for likes and posing for photos on the hoods of police cars, all in the hopes of a viral snap for Instagram, TikTok or Twitter.

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