Concerns About Violence Caused by Outsiders and Blaming Campus Protesters in the BLM Movement

Jonathan Capehart, MSNBC host and Washington Post Associate Editor, expressed concern about campus protesters who say bigoted things and emphasized the need for them to be expelled. He also raised the issue of outsiders causing violence during protests and unfairly blaming legitimate protesters. Capehart echoed New York Times columnist David Brooks’ assertion that there are individuals who are anti-Semitic and violent within protest movements, but stressed that not all protesters are like this. He emphasized the importance of recognizing the nuances and motivations of different individuals participating in protests. Capehart highlighted the risk of external actors instigating violence and misleadingly attributing it to genuine protesters.