Upright: “This [racist] ‘DNA’ problem is called sin by preachers and cannot be altered by government programs. If it could have, it would have by now. … A changed heart is key, something government lacks the power to achieve.” —Cal Thomas

Perspective: “No one thinks that what happened to George Floyd was anything but horrifying and enraging. In a society where almost everything is bitterly disputed, the revulsion over Floyd’s death, and the desire to see his killers brought to justice, is practically universal. This is not a country that thinks it’s OK for police to kill black men.” —Jeff Jacoby

For the record: “Between 2012 and 2015, blacks committed 85.5 percent of all black-white interracial violent victimizations (excluding interracial homicide, which is also disproportionately black-on-white). That works out to 540,360 felonious assaults on whites. Whites committed 14.4 percent of all interracial violent victimization, or 91,470 felonious assaults on blacks.” —Heather Mac Donald

Observations: “Media, five minutes ago: Why isn’t Trump declaring a nationwide lockdown for covid-19? Media, now: Trump is a tyrant for stating that if governors and mayors fail to protect their citizens from rioting and looting, federal forces will.” —Ben Shapiro

Yes, but… “I want to acknowledge that much of the violence and destruction, both here in Seattle and across the country, has been instigated and perpetuated by white men. These individuals experience the height of privilege and are co-opting peaceful demonstrations that were organized by and meant to center people of color, particularly Black Americans.” —Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (Yes, the violence is often antifa, but black looters bear a lot of blame and this is not a bunch of white supremacists.)

Demo-gogue: “Four hundred years of American racism, I’m sorry, that is not the same question as the understandably aggrieved store owner or the devout religious person who wants to go back to services.” —Mayor Bill de Blasio

Priorities: “Yes protest, yes express your outrage, but be responsible because the last thing we want to do is see a spike in the number of COVID cases.” —Governor Andrew Cuomo

Braying jenny: “We would hope that the president of the United States would follow the lead of so many other presidents before him to be a healer-in-chief, and not a fanner of the flame.” —Nancy Pelosi, while holding a Bible

And last… “Authoritarian Democratic leaders were eager to send law enforcement to arrest law abiding citizens at church, or in the parks. But, when it comes to violent protestors & looters, suddenly these same leaders are deciding it’s bad politics to enforce the law.” —Senator Ted Cruz

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