The American social unrest of 2020 and beyond has petered out with little to show

The American social unrest of 2020 and beyond has petered out with little to show, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: It's the end of a long-running chivaree that America has been subjected to over the past three years .

The most notable civil disturbance of 2021 was the breach of the joint session of Congress to count the votes of electors for the 46th President.

The typical chivaree mob historically was comprised of unmarried young men who would parade through the streets wearing masks or painted faces, and in some cases the dress of a lower-class “out” group, such as blacks and Native Americans .

Fund-raising by the Black Lives Matter Foundation has declined from $90 million in 2020 to $9 million in the organization's most recent fiscal year .