About the "Lives Matter" Movement

John Sellers · 08-10-2016, 06:12 PM

The central idea behind Black Lives Matter is legitimately valid, but it comes off as racist, and sometimes, violent.

Blue Lives Matter: Again, great central idea, but I think it also secretly promotes the idea that white cops are more important than black citizens.

Lastly, White Privilege and All (White) Lives Matter are just,,, inherently racist.

lumberjim · 08-10-2016, 06:23 PM

John Sellers' Lives Matter!

Pico and ME · 08-10-2016, 06:46 PM

I think that the word 'too' is implicit in the phrase and that it is very poignant.

John Sellers · 08-10-2016, 06:53 PM

I'm saying that all the movements are now corrupt.

lumberjim · 08-10-2016, 06:55 PM

I had a particularly corrupt movement just this morning, John. I think you're onto something here.

John Sellers · 08-10-2016, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

John Sellers' Lives Matter!

Meh.

monster · 08-10-2016, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

I had a particularly corrupt movement just this morning, John. I think you're onto something here.

fucker.

tw · 08-11-2016, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by John Sellers

The central idea behind Black Lives Matter is legitimately valid, but it comes off as racist, and sometimes, violent.

Fundamental problems exist with those soundbytes: each assumes all blacks are same, all 'blues' are same, and all whites are same. Extremist rhetoric reasons that way. That simply makes many emotional and sometimes angry.

In a tiny minority of cases, some blacks and some 'blues' "do not matter". Some cops become an enemy of people they are suppose to protect. Some blacks are violent criminals. No soundbyte accurately discriminates between a righteous majority and a few bad eggs. Every conclusion must be made on a 'case by case' basis.

08-10-2016, 06:12 PM	#1
John Sellers Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 807	About the "Lives Matter" Movement The central idea behind Black Lives Matter is legitimately valid, but it comes off as racist, and sometimes, violent. Blue Lives Matter: Again, great central idea, but I think it also secretly promotes the idea that white cops are more important than black citizens. Lastly, White Privilege and All (White) Lives Matter are just,,, inherently racist. Last edited by John Sellers; 08-10-2016 at 06:18 PM.

08-10-2016, 06:23 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	John Sellers' Lives Matter! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-10-2016, 06:46 PM	#3
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I think that the word 'too' is implicit in the phrase and that it is very poignant. __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

08-10-2016, 06:55 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I had a particularly corrupt movement just this morning, John. I think you're onto something here. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-10-2016, 06:53 PM	#4
John Sellers Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 807	I'm saying that all the movements are now corrupt.

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