During the Black Lives Matter-fueled riots of 2020, the American public initially supported the group’s proclaimed goals and mission to fight for black lives against police violence. However, reality came crashing down after the Black Lives Matter movement inspired nights of riots, violence, property damage and destruction, and looting in multiple cities and towns across the United States.

The Pew Research Center noted that public support for the Black Lives Matter movement fell by 12 percent in a period of three months from June to September 2020. The report found, “A majority of U.S. adults (55%) now express at least some support for the movement, down from 67% in June amid nationwide demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd.” It added, “The share who say they strongly support the movement stands at 29%, down from 38% three months ago.”

Support among white adults fell from 60 percent to 45 percent, a drop of 15 percent, but it increased by 1 percent among black adults to 87 percent. Hispanic support for the movement fell by 11 percent from 77 percent to 66 percent, while Asian adults’ support for the movement fell by 6 percent to 69 percent.

Politically, Republican-leaning white adults lost enthusiasm for Black Lives Matter and saw a 21 percent decrease from 37 percent to 16 percent. Among Democrat-leaning white adults, support for the movement fell 4 percent to 88 percent. As Pew said, “The partisan divide in support for the Black Lives Matter movement – which was already striking in June – has widened even more.”

After witnessing nights of riots and looting in cities and towns such as Kenosha, Wisconsin, Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, Americans recognized that Black Lives Matter was not a peaceful movement as the media claimed. Instead, Americans saw a left-wing, radical Marxist movement bent on violence and intimidation to coerce the public to support them.