(06-23-2020 07:14 PM)Shox Wrote: (06-23-2020 05:56 PM)TuckerGnat Wrote: I saw that somebody on their boards posted, "Although I don't agree with the concept of BLM, I hope the best for them."
The concept of BLM is that Black Lives Matter... what about that doesn't this guy agree with? It's not saying no other lives matter. It's simply asking the rest of the world to agree that African Americans shouldn't be strangled, shot in the back, sodomized with a broom handle, etc. I would hope we can all agree with that pretty basic concept.
No, the concept and value of the current BLM movement has been completely lost in the last month. It's now a vehicle for extreme left wing propoganda. We as a country lost a huge opportunity to call for real.change and unity after Floyd's death was caught on video. Battle lines have now been draw and folks have made up their minds on what BLM means to them.
If that is what you have taken away from the Protests over the last month, then you are part of the problem.
No change was going to happen without protests. Change is happening. Change is sometimes messy, but for many POC, status quo is worse.
We never could have had unity because 35% of the country don't think the Police did anything wrong, and since Floyd had a record, he someone was at fault.
When Kaepernick tried to protest peacefully, he was run out the league. Every time a Black person was killed there was always the excuse and coverups, with little or no punishments.
Sorry if some of you have been made uncomfortable over the last month - maybe that will open enough eyes to make a difference.
Equality, equal treatment under the law, freedom to live without being in fear of being shot or killed aren't left wing ideals. They should be AMERICAN Ideals. HUMAN ideals.
Look at Ahmaud Arbery - hunted down, terrorized and killed solely because he was black. And Law Enforcement covered for the murderers.
Look at Breonna Taylor - murdered in her own home by sheer incompetence, no charges filed yet, Louisville tried to sweep it under the rug.
Change is needed. Change will happen. Count on it.