The thing about protest is that it has the capacity to be misunderstood. They misunderstood you. You misunderstood them. > it denies that anything unfair is

The thing about protest is that it has the capacity to be misunderstood. They misunderstood you. You misunderstood them. > it denies that anything unfair is happening to people because of their skin color. Like you did here. In my experience, an "all lives matter" activist is quite happy to both acknowledge racism and have a discussion on the nuance of racial treatment in the United States. Where the two sides really differ is in their general view of America. Whether its optimistic or pessimistic. Whether its isolated or systematic. Whether its "racial" or "cultural". To be blunt, its absurd to label a movement which has millions of adherents as a "racist dog whistle". Its either an overt, racist megaphone or just a difference in opinion.