[ardy42]

> The disparity between my firsthand experience and the way that this is reported in the media has been eye-opening.

I haven't read much about this zone, but I don't think I'd trust "City Journal" to describe it accurately. The HTML title of their front page is:

> City Journal | Urban Affairs Magazine | Conservative Magazine Online

Their front page is full of articles pushing back against the current protest movement, from pretty much every angle possible:

> Racism Is An Empty Thesis

> False Prophets: If you really want to help black America, don’t look to Black Lives Matter.

> Repudiate the Anti-Police Narrative

> The Cost of Bad Intentions: Progressive policies threaten a new era of urban dysfunction.

> Why We Need the Police

> Behavior Matters: Why some people spend their lives in poverty and social dysfunction