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BLM is neutral at best. I do think the cause is sound but it really attracted bad people who took advantage and destroy things over the summer. > He dismissed

BLM is neutral at best. I do think the cause is sound but it really attracted bad people who took advantage and destroy things over the summer. > He dismissed criticism that BLM is violent, citing data that shows 93% of Black Lives Matter demonstrations do not cause serious harm to people or property. That also means at least 7% of demonstrations did... cities were burning for months. There's even a video of a BLM protester outright executing a Trump supporter in the street.

pixxel 6y ago
> neutral at best BLM has a convicted terrorist in charge of fundraising and does “administrative work”. > As of 2020, Rosenberg serves as vice chair of the board of directors of Thousand Currents, a non-profit foundation that sponsors the fundraising and does administrative work for the Black Lives Matter global network https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rosenberg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rosenberg
- throwaway3699 6y ago
  The actual organisation is extremely toxic, I don't disagree. As a social movement I think it exposes a real problem but did it in an awful way. My prediction is we won't see much of them until 2024.
  - pixxel 6y ago
    >My prediction is we won't see much of them until 2024 Indeed. A Google Trends search of "black lives matter" shows a clear spike in 2016, then flat until 2020. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&geo=US&q=black%20lives%20matter https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&ge...
- bnix 6y ago
  Lmao yeah like all the terrorists that stormed the capitol. Given this logic, we should charge all ppl with guns and other stock piles who wave confederate flags as potential terrorists who want to overthrow the government too? At least her cause seemed legit (racism). Also she is reformed now? Still a terrorist though I guess, just like all those neo-nazis who are "reformed". Edit: I realize I'm being biased here, but trying to point out your own (strawman) bias lol.
ykevinator 6y ago
George floyd is dead, dead is worse
bnix 6y ago
All protests can attract bad actors that take advantage of the emotion and pain. This is honestly a non-sequitur argument unless you apply it to the "other side" as well.

pixxel 6y ago

> neutral at best BLM has a convicted terrorist in charge of fundraising and does “administrative work”. > As of 2020, Rosenberg serves as vice chair of the board of directors of Thousand Currents, a non-profit foundation that sponsors the fundraising and does administrative work for the Black Lives Matter global network https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rosenberg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rosenberg

throwaway3699 6y ago
The actual organisation is extremely toxic, I don't disagree. As a social movement I think it exposes a real problem but did it in an awful way. My prediction is we won't see much of them until 2024.
- pixxel 6y ago
  >My prediction is we won't see much of them until 2024 Indeed. A Google Trends search of "black lives matter" shows a clear spike in 2016, then flat until 2020. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&geo=US&q=black%20lives%20matter https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&ge...
bnix 6y ago
Lmao yeah like all the terrorists that stormed the capitol. Given this logic, we should charge all ppl with guns and other stock piles who wave confederate flags as potential terrorists who want to overthrow the government too? At least her cause seemed legit (racism). Also she is reformed now? Still a terrorist though I guess, just like all those neo-nazis who are "reformed". Edit: I realize I'm being biased here, but trying to point out your own (strawman) bias lol.

ykevinator 6y ago

George floyd is dead, dead is worse

bnix 6y ago

All protests can attract bad actors that take advantage of the emotion and pain. This is honestly a non-sequitur argument unless you apply it to the "other side" as well.