NY mayor Eric Adams on the terrorist attack on the NY subway. Do you agree that BLM should be protesting when any innocent black people are killed?
'I thought Black lives mattered?' Mayor Eric Adams slams the activist movement over New York City crime
"He lacks efficiency and the ability to lead our city in a safer direction," said Hawk Newsome, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York.www.politico.com
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Because they're to busy out buying 6M dollar homes in Maxine Waters neighborhood.BLM seems to ignore black on black crime.
It looks like a lot of people are really more concerned with the behavior and performance of a recent group called "Black Lives Matter"™ which started in 2013,
whereas few are interested in just the concept itself, the idea that black lives actually matter.
I would like for people to consider the fact that black lives have mattered since the 1600's, not just since 2013.
BLM™ is a militant activist group started IN 2013 by three people who describe themselves as "trained marxists", Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tameti.
HOW MANY people who march in support of black lives really give a damn about marxism? How many do you believe care about Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tameti?
These are honest questions because while anyone should be free to debate the value and legitimacy of this 2013 militant marxist group, is it really more important than
the subject of black lives? If we reduce it to a slogan from a small cadre of marxists are we not devaluing the very thing that actually matters?
If your name is Karen, do you like being reduced to an internet meme?
Now consider what happens when black lives get reduced to cannon fodder for the sake of a shiny thing.
Crows like shiny things. They're smart birds, but I'd like to think that we're smarter than crows.
Or maybe not.
I don't give two shits about BLM™, I care about black lives.
PS: BLM™ also never spoke up about helping the black community get vaccinated either.
That's when I really began to lose respect for the organization but I did not allow them to distort my devotion to racial equality and harmony.
My memory stretches decades back before 2013.
Agreed.
Do you think they're doing a disservice to the black community by not speaking out against the violence in their communities or do you think they have their "niche" and it makes sense that they only protest when black people die in certain circumstances?
Why "black-on-black crime" isn’t a valid argument against criticizing police brutality
Violence within black communities is inextricably linked to structural inequalities — racist policing practices included.www.vox.com
Author - https://www.victoriammassie.com/
She is a thought leader in those circles and can answer your question directly.
It basically boils down to wanting to fix root issues that cause the violence in the first place and in their view, that is racist institutions.
Golly, I miss the old “:inandout:” guy!
Another great poll here at DP.NY mayor Eric Adams on the terrorist attack on the NY subway. Do you agree that BLM should be protesting when any innocent black people are killed?
'I thought Black lives mattered?' Mayor Eric Adams slams the activist movement over New York City crime
"He lacks efficiency and the ability to lead our city in a safer direction," said Hawk Newsome, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York.www.politico.com
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Of the black people I have talked to in those situations, I think the general reaction would be that if BLM shifted that way, then BLM would be seen as another institution that is contributing to the poverty and power imbalance and another group would then need to be formed yet again.I agree that the reasons for black-on-black crime aren't entirely black people's fault.
BLM is a very vocal, visible group in our culture. Don't you think they could do some good in the black community by trying to shift their culture away from so much violence instead of just saying it's someone else's fault?
Very similar to the other thread you began on toxic male and female examples. It’s like a set piece in warfare, once begun, the direction is unpredictable and it is very hard to disengage with intact dignity……..What's that?
What's your opinion on the poll question?
Yeah, generally you end up dealing with people who want to declare fake internet victory points in any way they can and will ignore their own contradictions, unfeasible or untenable (to deeper inspection) stances, or just plain stupid arguments in order to get that little hit of serotonin. Its an unfortunate side effect of the battles over cultural identity this country is in right now. During times of crisis, I guess that serotonin becomes a more important mental resource that people lack in the validation they used to get in real life.Very similar to the other thread you began on toxic male and female examples. It’s like a set piece in warfare, once begun, the direction is unpredictable and it is very hard to disengage with intact dignity……..
Race
Abortion
Religion
Guns
^^^^ I have my positions on all those topics, but have found that participation in those threads lead to virtual heartburn. I avoid foods that cause literal heartburn, as well.
BLM would have died long ago if not for Fox .
Just saying.
Every now and then when I think management isn’t paying close attention, I wll allow the little devil sitting on my left shoulder to dictate my key strokes…….Yeah, generally you end up dealing with people who want to declare fake internet victory points in any way they can and will ignore their own contradictions, unfeasible or untenable (to deeper inspection) stances, or just plain stupid arguments in order to get that little hit of serotonin. Its an unfortunate side effect of the battles over cultural identity this country is in right now. During times of crisis, I guess that serotonin becomes a more important mental resource that people lack in the validation they used to get in real life.
It also fun to mess with those people (which, I am trying to do less and less, for religious reasons (trying to be a good example of my faith)).
Really? Explain.
Its a horrible organization that would have withered on the vine.
FOX FEED AND NUTUTERED it so they could have something for their viewers to hate.
Agreed.
Do you think they're doing a disservice to the black community by not speaking out against the violence in their communities or do you think they have their "niche" and it makes sense that they only protest when black people die in certain circumstances?
Yep. Same here.Every now and then when I think management isn’t paying close attention, I wll allow the little devil sitting on my left shoulder to dictate my key strokes…….
To me it isn’t cruelty that motivates me. There was a thread a few days ago requesting guidance in an employer/employee situation and I rang in honestly and proved my George Carlin quote line……..Yep. Same here.
With the way I had to grow up, being cruel is easy and was a survival tactic. I am trying to move away from it.
If you get caught, don't use the defense: "The Devil made me do it!" I don't think they'll buy that one.Every now and then when I think management isn’t paying close attention, I wll allow the little devil sitting on my left shoulder to dictate my key strokes…….
I changed it to callous instead of cruel because that is a more accurate word. At the end of the day, America is probably going to go through these cultural wars as the population (and power) rebalances and voices that could be ignored for centuries now can't be.To me it isn’t cruelty that motivates me. There was a thread a few days ago requesting guidance in an employer/employee situation and I rang in honestly and proved my George Carlin quote line……..
All righty, then……I changed it to callous instead of cruel because that is a more accurate word. At the end of the day, America is probably going to go through these cultural wars as the population (and power) rebalances and voices that could be ignored for centuries now can't be.
I don't want to contribute to that angst. I believe I have been called to make that change.
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