Saying "Black lives matter" is not controversial! *rant*
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God bless Dolly Parton.
www.huffpost.com
Dolly Parton Supports Black Lives Matter: 'Our Little White Asses' Aren't All That Matters
The country music legend says she's in favor of the push for racial justice and understands the importance of being "felt and seen."
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Cleburne, Texas was named after a brother who wanted to marry his own sister but was told no, so he went off and founded his own town.
It is hilarious how many people troll them into counter protesting against nothing.
It is hilarious how many people troll them into counter protesting against nothing.
Is Arkanas somewhat more racist than most places? Because it was f***ing crazy how openly racist those people were. What's nearly as bad is that one person who supported him was so afraid to even voice their opinion and just handed him a letter.
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The further south and south west you go from New York the more racist it gets. Also follow the same direction and the worse the education gets. In Florida, the more south you go the less racist it gets.
Ever since Trump, the racists have gotten bolder. I'm in New York state and I've seen people with white power symbols on their trucks driving around (and driving around in some neighborhoods where that is not smart). I was shocked, and was sure I was seeing it wrong, but I wasn't.
They've always been out there, they just at least knew to keep that stuff quiet.
They've always been out there, they just at least knew to keep that stuff quiet.
How come with the "All Lives Matter" crew, they don't also believe that all votes matter?
I'm sure they think all votes matter exactly the same way that they think all lives matter, though - just that, in both cases, some don't matter enough to count.
It's strange, I heard this story about this African from a poor country that said he was afraid to come to America because the "black people were being killed in the streets". What was the likelihood that he would have been shot dead by a police officer if he came to America?
He might have missed out on a chance at a better life here because he thought he would be killed by police.
What does the actual data say?
Not anecdotal evidence.
The statistics would suggest that black people are racially profiled or targeted more by police. Black people are more likely to be killed by police in terms of percentages, but the likelihood that one individual in particular will be killed by police is extremely low.
Ultimately, the economics issues that cause black people to come into contact with officers more are only going to get worse as wealth calcifies at the top. This is something that the national leadership of black lives matter shied away from. And now because "defunding the police" hurt democrats that movement is going away (eventual media blackout) and funding will dry up.
I say all this to say, why ruin your personal relationships over Black Lives Matter? That movement didn't really do anything to help black people. Why throw away the people you chose to live your life with over a movement that didn't really do anybody any good?
See, I don't like that. How long have you guys all been here? You still feel like you can't have these sort of difficult discussions? I could see if you two went for a while and then you gave up but you quit kinda early.
I remember getting yelled at for not paying attention when the pledge came on and remaining seated for a few seconds, lol. When did it stop being considered disrespectful not to stand with your hand on your heart for the pledge of allegiance? Cause Colin spoke to a marine that said it was ok?
Even when they had a unity rally for the people killed at the Kosher market mass shooting in Jersey city (there were a lot of BLM activists there) nobody got up and said anything about black people being killed by police. It would have been considered a slap in the face to the Jewish community.
The fact that this Arab family didn't know enough not to do that shows that they couldn't care less about what the protest was about. Was it supposed to be ok because they weren't white?
Seems to me like some people use their language or cultural barrier as an excuse for bad behavior.
