The dark underbelly of conservatism has finally been exposed for those who refused to see it Why the George Floyd protesters are American patriots Nearby the George Floyd Memorial at Chicago Ave & E 38th St in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday evening following his memorial service. Credit: Lorie Shaull People raise a fist in response to a request by John Thompson, friend of Philando Castile & currently running to represent District 67A. There was a little "post-racial America" in the air Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd. It felt similar to the night Barack Obama was elected. If a Black man can be president, the thinking went, the old racist America was redeemed. If a white cop can be found guilty of murdering a Black man, the American system of justice was similarly redeemed.