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I just checked, it's a BLM banner. Why is that considered political? (I'm not from the US, perhaps I'm missing something?)

by atsjie 5y ago

silisili 5y ago
I consider myself in the middle, so I'll try to answer fairly. The phrase 'Black Lives Matter', or movement thereof, I think is reasonable and agreeable to all but the most vile of people. Ignoring them, it's something all agree with. The problem arises as with everything in life in that it becomes politically charged and coopted. There doesn't appear to be a cohesive organization behind it, so you get fringe(bordering on hate) groups supporting it. There are tons of videos on YouTube, no need for me to enumerate. It's really not fair to anyone. It's like how the OK hand symbol is considered by some as a racist dog whistle, because some assholes coopted it. Sadly, what's been coopted here is much more important than a hand gesture. I mostly think people on both sides of this specific issue are people who focus on different sides of the movement. In good faith, I assume the Go team supports the phrase, as is. The detractors probably see all the media around the co-opters, and decide they want nothing to do with it.
- blmterrorist23 5y ago
  This is a lie. A BLM terrorist just murdered 5 people this week alone. STOP LYING.
- svnpenn 5y ago
  > The phrase 'Black Lives Matter', or movement thereof, I think is reasonable and agreeable to all but the most vile of people. Ignoring them, it's something all agree with. Nope. I support the BLM cause, but it doesnt belong on a programming docs website. Or at least, not on every single page. Put it on the homepage, and be done with it. Having it on ever single page, for years on end, is insufferable.
  - throwaway19937 5y ago
    If you're a uBlock user and dislike the banner, right-click on it and click block element.
  - silisili 5y ago
    Generally, I agree with that. I was trying to answer more in the scope of the question asked. I think the vast majority of sane people would say 'of course I think that black lives matter." Why that became politically charged I tried to answer somewhat neutrally.
blmterrorist23 5y ago
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tlkaerglkjer 5y ago
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throwaway19937 5y ago
The national BLM organization was founded by Marxists and had disruption of the nuclear family as part of their mission statement. It was removed from their website (https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/blm-removes-website-language-blasting-nuclear-family-structure/ https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/blm-removes-website-language-b...).

I just checked, it's a BLM banner. Why is that considered political? (I'm not from the US, perhaps I'm missing something?)

by atsjie 5y ago

I just checked, it's a BLM banner. Why is that considered political? (I'm not from the US, perhaps I'm missing something?)

silisili 5y ago

I consider myself in the middle, so I'll try to answer fairly. The phrase 'Black Lives Matter', or movement thereof, I think is reasonable and agreeable to all but the most vile of people. Ignoring them, it's something all agree with. The problem arises as with everything in life in that it becomes politically charged and coopted. There doesn't appear to be a cohesive organization behind it, so you get fringe(bordering on hate) groups supporting it. There are tons of videos on YouTube, no need for me to enumerate. It's really not fair to anyone. It's like how the OK hand symbol is considered by some as a racist dog whistle, because some assholes coopted it. Sadly, what's been coopted here is much more important than a hand gesture. I mostly think people on both sides of this specific issue are people who focus on different sides of the movement. In good faith, I assume the Go team supports the phrase, as is. The detractors probably see all the media around the co-opters, and decide they want nothing to do with it.

blmterrorist23 5y ago
This is a lie. A BLM terrorist just murdered 5 people this week alone. STOP LYING.
svnpenn 5y ago
> The phrase 'Black Lives Matter', or movement thereof, I think is reasonable and agreeable to all but the most vile of people. Ignoring them, it's something all agree with. Nope. I support the BLM cause, but it doesnt belong on a programming docs website. Or at least, not on every single page. Put it on the homepage, and be done with it. Having it on ever single page, for years on end, is insufferable.
- throwaway19937 5y ago
  If you're a uBlock user and dislike the banner, right-click on it and click block element.
- silisili 5y ago
  Generally, I agree with that. I was trying to answer more in the scope of the question asked. I think the vast majority of sane people would say 'of course I think that black lives matter." Why that became politically charged I tried to answer somewhat neutrally.

blmterrorist23 5y ago

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tlkaerglkjer 5y ago

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throwaway19937 5y ago

The national BLM organization was founded by Marxists and had disruption of the nuclear family as part of their mission statement. It was removed from their website (https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/blm-removes-website-language-blasting-nuclear-family-structure/ https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/blm-removes-website-language-b...).