BLM Is a Response to the State Breaking Its Social Contract Says Trevor Noah | Op-Ed Steve Daniel/Unsplash BLM Is a Response to the State Breaking Its Social Contract Says Trevor Noah | Op-EdBy Pablo Mhanna-Sandoval on July 17, 2020Social contract theory focuses on our social obligations to each other. Trevor Noah wonders: if these obligations are not upheld by the state, what does this mean for society and the citizens within?