Christopher F. Rufo

Christopher F. Rufo

The Fury That Led to Nothing: George Floyd Square

The run-down intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis exposes the empty promises of the revolution of 2020.

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Christopher F. Rufo
Oct 22, 2025
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File:Welcome to George Floyd Square sign at the intersection of East 38th  St and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (51083404488).jpg -  Wikimedia Commons

When I arrived in Minneapolis, the frost had just lifted, and gray clouds hung low over the horizon. I had come to make a pilgrimage to George Floyd Square, where the revolution of 2020 began. It has been more than five years since Floyd lost his life and became a patron saint of the Left, and I wanted to see what had happened here since then.

The square…

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