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What does anti-BLM mean to you?

• hashkb 6y ago
  To me: pro-status-quo, in particular with regards to policy changes that increase racial equity. Edit: "racial justice" would have been a better choice than "equity".
  • tracker1 6y ago
    equity !== equality Equity means striving for an impossible, ever moving goalpost that will lead to oppression of many over time. Equality of opportunity may not overcome the starting point, but doesn't seek to raise some and oppress others for actions that they didn't create. Nobody should have to suffer, apologize or have their actions dismissed because of how they were born. We are all raised in different environments and all have to make our own decisions in life. Our best option is to spread knowledge and points of ethical example. People should read both MLK and Malcom-X and consider them before trying to raise a PoV about status quo vs change that may actually be worse for everyone. I'm not entirely in favor of the status quo, but that doesn't mean that changes proposed have any more value in terms of improving society as a whole.
  • anthonygd 6y ago
    Seems reasonable enough, but you might be falling for the old fallacy that doing something is always better than doing nothing. It's an easy sales pitch but it's not actually a valid argument. Using #DefundThePolice as an example... it seems obvious that something needs done but https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/ doesn't make a convincing case about. There are a lot of people who are opposed to the status quo but don't see much value in that particular hashtag. Does that seem anti-BLM to you?