Yeah, BLM is bullshit just as I thought. It just leads to more division in the country and people with the attitude like the black woman who made that video. All lives matter is definitely a better slogan. 👆
Yeah, BLM is bullshit just as I thought. It just leads to more division in the country and people with the attitude like the black woman who made that video. All lives matter is definitely a better slogan. 👆
For anyone who still doesn't get it, there was a good explanation of the operative difference between BLM and ALM on the Daily Kos after the O'Malley incident:
Of course "All lives matter". And all lives matter equally, but by uttering this banal statement in response to a rallying cry for a very specific problem, O'Malley is avoiding the very root of the problem that black people face. How can the systematic oppression faced by black people at the hands of police be addressed if the issue of color is taken off the table? They are disproportionately abused and killed precisely because of the color of their skin.To better understand this situation, from my perspective, let's tell a story.
Imagine a house that was on fire. Now imagine the homeowner, Janet, running to her neighbors, crying out for help, but instead of her neighbors helping, they take offense. "Why should her house get more attention than mine? I need a new roof!" thinks one. "Look at that rude Janet, yelling and screaming, I'm entertaining guests!" says another to her husband. Janet knocks on another neighbor's door, only to be greeted with a surly "I'm sorry, but all our houses are important".
In the story, Janet represents the BLM protesters and her burning house is the oppression black people face at the hands of police. Now, if you can understand why the neighbors' reactions were wrong then you can see why saying "All lives matter" (ALM) in response to BLM is wrong. It uses a very banal slogan (ALM) to draw attention away from the real and pressing issue that black people face, that other races do not feel to the same extent. If you feel offended when someone says BLM, then I say you're like those neighbors in my story. And I invite you to step outside your self-absorbed bubble and to try to imagine what it's like to wonder if your next encounter with a police officer will be your last.
Originally posted by Omega VisionI've made this point on a number of occasions.
Even your skeptical response though seems to recognize that minorities are disproportionately harassed and harmed by police.An interesting question would be if "Minority Lives Matter" would be a better alternative to "Black Lives Matter" and "All Lives Matter"
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
CNN deletes facebook comments that don't support their narrative, so who is credible now?
Yeah. LOL. Tell me about it. CNN also tried their best to make the public think the shooter in Oregon was white when he clearly wasn't. When it comes to choosing between CNN and FOX I"ll take my chances with FOX. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. 👆
Originally posted by Star428
Yeah. LOL. Tell me about it. CNN also tried their best to make the public think the shooter in Oregon was white when he clearly wasn't. When it comes to choosing between CNN and FOX I"ll take my chances with FOX. 👆
People forgive quickly among themselves, CNN will still be credible to most, even though they suppress free speech.
Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
They are a racist hate group. But since they are black that makes them not racist in the eyes of liberals.
I have no such problem.
I honestly think anyone who feels "white guilt" doesn't belong anywhere near politics. We don't need d-bags feeling guilty for shit they didn't do that happened over a century ago. Feel guilty for your own actions. If we decided to feel guilty for the actions of people in the past then quite literally every single race in existence should feel massive massive amounts of guilt.