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Most people that use the BLM name and phrase pretty much have never heard of the incorporated BLM organization that lives rent free in conservative's minds. Ju
by vmception 5y ago
Most people that use the BLM name and phrase pretty much have never heard of the incorporated BLM organization that lives rent free in conservative's minds.
Just something that I've noticed is a bit of a disconnect.
People typically are wanting to bring attention into lack of oversight in policing practices, which would benefit all. There is an organization of the same name that has some truly strange and unrelated desires and governance structure. The latter is typically conflated with all the people using the phrase BLM in right wing publications and circles.
- emerged 5y agoI think repeatedly chanting the organizations slogan while burning down cities is what established that unfortunate association.
- vmception 5y agoIn response to the earlier variant of your comment > Is there any point at which those people with reasonable views who aren’t associated with the BLM organization might .. not chant their slogan repeatedly to establish and reenforce that association? Doubt it. Onlookers, skeptics, critics and right wing publications have the choice of being just as nuanced and choose not to, in favor of honing in on the mostly ignorable BLM organization. The people with the BLM bumper stickers and BLM posters in their windows are ignoring followers of right wing publications at this point and also aren't paying attention to the BLM organization of the same name. If you want to know whats happening you have to understand the different way any of this is perceived at all. Its not even opposite, its completely different.