The Triumph of American Idealism

In worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, protestors are fantasizing their participation in America's problems, and in the process ignoring their own.

In the UK, Central London has been packed with protesters. Statues of slavers have been torn down, with more in sight; Labour has even launched a review of its statues policy. In Northern Ireland—a place with its own history of police brutality (against Catholics)—vigils and rallies were held in memory of George Floyd. In France, “I can’t breathe” made …