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Ask an 80 year old?
No reason for me to. I'm 75 and that's close enough. I think the constant flood of made up and biased news reports is having an effect on the poorly informed Americans. They believe that something terrible is going on, they believe that it's systematic, and they believe they can "make a difference".
But a political party, it is not. A lobbying arm for Democrats, maybe, but not a party.
There are lots of moving parts, but those of us who vote habitually and never march will take the day. BLM protestors are not voters, and they will assist Trump with winning in November.
Well you are very accurate in most of your post. The MEDIA, Democrats and Social Media have convinced many that America is a Racist Hell Hole. It is NOT. Not even close, but people get worked up by the MEDIA, and young people (and some older) look for something to add meaning to their lives.
However, I do think BLM could become a separate political party. You may eventually see BLM candidates in predominantly Black urban centers in the upcoming elections. Not this November.
They've always been a far left Marxist movement preying on the weak minded. It's never truly been about "black lives"
In the beginning, I think they were legitimate. They were certainly doing a whole lot of barking up the wrong tree. Yes there are bad cops and some of those bad cops kill people without good cause. Some of those people they killed are black.
Before they were hijacked by Neo-Marxist revolutionaries, BLM was hyper-focused on the police, but tended to completely ignore all the self-created societal problems within black communities. No program has ever been instituted to even try to address the massive rate of single-parent families, rampant black-on-black crime, gang violence, drugs, low educational achievement, etc. Like most movements formed on the Left side of the political divide, they seek to throw money at the problem and fix things from the outside-in. So instead of a massive public information campaign promoting:
At least graduate from high school, bare minimum.
Do not have sex or get pregnant/do any impregnating until at you're at least 21. Boys and girls alike, just keep it in your pants.
After that, get married and solidly commit to stay married and faithful to your spouse.
Get and keep a legit full time job.
Instead of doing something really useful like that, they shriek at the sky blaming everything on evil white racists and end up not helping a damn thing. If you do just those simple things will save hundreds of thousands of lives. It will lift people of all races out of poverty. It will do more for black lives than anything anyone has tried yet. (It'll sure **** off Planned Parenthood, as it would rob them of a ton of revenue.) So why isn't anyone on either side of the political divide launching precisely that public service campaign? Wanna show how much you care? Do that.
At this point, BLM is pushing for a long list of things that's going to kill a lot of people, most of them black. They're not helping anything.
They've always been a far left Marxist movement preying on the weak minded. It's never truly been about "black lives"
If it were, then BLM would be in South Chicago streets trying to make a difference for blacks.
Almost 100 people were injured and 18 were shot dead in Chicago, over the labor day weekend. It seems to be less of a concern though when blacks murder and harm other blacks. These criminals and gang bangers are causing massive grief to those families and friends; thousands of lives get destroyed in Chicago each month.
Of course it's horrible when a police officer kills a person either thru negligence, brutality, or bigotry. But OMG... the level of death in Chicago is horrific. Doesn't that matter to the woke crowd of Starbucks customers on Twitter and FB??
What is it BLM? Is it that there no money to be made in trying to make life better by trying to save black lives in crime ridden Chicago, if most of the culprits and victims have the same skin color??
Are there no virtue signaling points to be had on Twitter or FB, by hashtagging the crime and deaths and injuries going on each day in Chicago?
If black lives matter, then they matter, no matter who kills or assaults them.
If blacks lives truly mattered where were all these hypocrite protesters after 18 were killed in Chicago on May 31? Highest one day total in 60 years.
Do black lives really matter to them or is it only when a cop kills a black guy who happened to be a dangerous felon?
Congrats Chicago Mayor Lightfoot on your record day. 18 killed in 24 hours. Incredible! The previous one day high was 13. What is she doing? Over 100 car jackings in Chicago this year resulting in 4 arrests. That right. 4.
The rioting and denigration of people who don't agree, has gone on for nearly two weeks. And the direction it is going, tells you a lot about where the people pushing it, want it to go.
Click on the URL below. I strongly urge you to listen to at least the first five minutes, and more if you want. The full text is also listed there, if you're into long texts.
This one is a must-listen (or must-read). Go for it when you have time.
What a powerful video. Points from the video that impressed me.
The BLM admits that their objective is to defund the police.
while most Americans believe Policing is an obligation to protect and defend Patriotism.
Immigrants still want to come to America because it is not a racist country.
The best point was never panic or BLM will swarm you and take you hostage.
You have nothing to be ashamed.
By telling the truth you will not empower BLM
This moment too shall pass as did many moments in history.
The logical question then becomes WHY does this activist organization want to defund the police? What is their plan for America? And given that it is a Soros-funded group, what is it that Soros wants (using BLM as the front)?
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