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> There are a lot of people that think this came out of the blue and interpret the chants as an impending pogrom putting some people's lives above others, but t

> There are a lot of people that think this came out of the blue and interpret the chants as an impending pogrom putting some people's lives above others, but that is a distortion that is furthest from the truth. Indeed. There's a lot of knee-jerk reaction against Black Lives Matter, and an eagerness to establish who the leaders are so it and everyone involved can be discredited. However, it's not an organization, it's a movement. Do you think the lives of black people matter? Then you're part of Black Lives Matter.

lisper 6y ago
And, it is important to note, saying "black lives matter" emphatically does NOT mean that you think that non-black lives don't matter. But the sad fact of the matter is that historically black lives have often not mattered as much as non-black lives, and sometimes (perhaps even often) still don't even today. That's the reason for the emphasis being placed where it is.
- junon 6y ago
  In the US*.
  - jchanimal 6y ago
    And the rest of the world, where colonialist policies have left a historical legacy of disenfranchisement among less-favored groups, often along color lines.
  - js2 6y ago
    Not just in the US: https://www.creosotemaps.com/blm2020/ https://www.creosotemaps.com/blm2020/
  - Krollifi 6y ago
    Palestinian lives also matter.
neither_color 6y ago
> Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, From their website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/
- chillwaves 6y ago
  Just because someone registers a website, doesn't mean they own the movement.
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]
- sp332 6y ago
  Ok, there is an organization (several actually, including at least one huge scam https://mobile.twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/1272624867905425408 https://mobile.twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/1272624867905425... ). But they are not the most interesting part of the movement.
SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
> Do you think the lives of black people matter? Then you're part of Black Lives Matter. Do you think it's okay to be white? Then you are a white nationalist, too [0]. Basically you are insisting that we should interpret the movement at the face-value of its name, and that's it. Are you willing to apply the same standards to other movements? Do "All Lives Matter"? Do "Blue Lives Matter"? [0] https://www.thefire.org/ohio-universities-involve-fbi-in-investigation-of-its-okay-to-be-white-and-white-nationalist-groups-postings-on-campus/ https://www.thefire.org/ohio-universities-involve-fbi-in-inv...

lisper 6y ago

And, it is important to note, saying "black lives matter" emphatically does NOT mean that you think that non-black lives don't matter. But the sad fact of the matter is that historically black lives have often not mattered as much as non-black lives, and sometimes (perhaps even often) still don't even today. That's the reason for the emphasis being placed where it is.

junon 6y ago
In the US*.
- jchanimal 6y ago
  And the rest of the world, where colonialist policies have left a historical legacy of disenfranchisement among less-favored groups, often along color lines.
- js2 6y ago
  Not just in the US: https://www.creosotemaps.com/blm2020/ https://www.creosotemaps.com/blm2020/
- Krollifi 6y ago
  Palestinian lives also matter.

neither_color 6y ago

> Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, From their website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/

chillwaves 6y ago
Just because someone registers a website, doesn't mean they own the movement.
deleted 6y ago
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sp332 6y ago
Ok, there is an organization (several actually, including at least one huge scam https://mobile.twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/1272624867905425408 https://mobile.twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/1272624867905425... ). But they are not the most interesting part of the movement.

SpaceRaccoon 6y ago

> Do you think the lives of black people matter? Then you're part of Black Lives Matter. Do you think it's okay to be white? Then you are a white nationalist, too [0]. Basically you are insisting that we should interpret the movement at the face-value of its name, and that's it. Are you willing to apply the same standards to other movements? Do "All Lives Matter"? Do "Blue Lives Matter"? [0] https://www.thefire.org/ohio-universities-involve-fbi-in-investigation-of-its-okay-to-be-white-and-white-nationalist-groups-postings-on-campus/ https://www.thefire.org/ohio-universities-involve-fbi-in-inv...