> BLM is a particular instance of the sort of "third wave" of Progressive activism, which is based on expanding the civil rights movement. That sounds like som

> BLM is a particular instance of the sort of "third wave" of Progressive activism, which is based on expanding the civil rights movement. That sounds like some ivory-tower theoretical nonsense to me. BLM is, on the whole, seeking the real-world application and reification of the original civil rights movement. It's not "expanding" any particular political philosophy to insist on justice by bringing attention to violent crimes perpetrated by law enforcement and the justice system against people of color. Institutionalized racism is real, and the degree to which saying "black lives matter" is necessary, let alone controversial, is telling.