The George Floyd protests were not a civil war

And the less we collectively remember them as one, the better

The Kyle Rittenhouse saga has petered out. Rittenhouse was, rightfully or wrongfully, acquitted of murder in the killing of two protesters in Kenosha, WI back in August 2020. There were a few scattered protests against the verdict, and in Portland the protests even turned violent. On Twitter, many right-wingers crowed in victory and many progressives gn…