Mr.Smile wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:15 pm
SouthernIslander wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:37 pm
Mr.Smile wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:32 pm
NO, BLM has made themselves the center of attention in every aspect of life right now. I am Discussing the current news cycle.
And a Trump has too but yet people will still vote him too.
Trump is the president of the USA, of course he's going to be in the news cycle and I won't criticize you for talking about him.
Here's the difference, I dont think republicans deny that their representatives are politically motivated. But democrats frequently do deny that, more importantly democrats refuse to acknowledge that the vast majority of MSM is biased and also has a political agenda. if everyone could acknowledge that, its would be amazing. unfortunately, the vast majority of people participating in BLM protests really think democrats in power care.
The problem I have with this is this movement is its causing permanent racial discord in this country from both sides and its not just an organic grassroots movement, its being cultivated by those in positions of power through propaganda and funding. this petty divisive move to paint BLM on the street in front of trump tower and in DC is a perfect example of how this is just a game to democrats.
I wish people in this movement would check their emotions and think rationally for a moment
one- their original claim for anger was racially profiled police brutality- ok is there evidence the cop who murdered george floyd was motivated by race? no, it's just assumed ok, so where is this idea coming form? a big part is the facts that those in power discuss. including only highlighting stories involving POC as victims and police as white. CNN literally lightened george zimmerman's skin to make viewers think he was white. the media barely covers cases where victims are white or cops are POC.
is there still reason to be angry he was killed by those who should protect us? yes. So, justice would be him being charged, and he was. so why did the arson, looting and protests continue?
two- grievances with police brutality evolved to general discontent in black communities with multiple issues, who are the majority of elected officials in their communities? they're democrats. why don't they start by holding their own elected officials accountable? some of these people have been in office for decades and they keep voting the min even when they have failed them. trump has little control over local issues, these protesters are barking up the wrong tree, but of course the mayors, governors and congress people don't want them to know that!
third, anger does not excuse the rioting, looting and violence that has erupted from all of this and the demand list is unreasonable, most people I know are pissed off and lost all sympathy they originally had once this was no longer about police reform (democrats rejected the republicans police reform measures)and became a socialist Marxist movement.
so I am disgusted that democrats and the media are willing to sow racial discord, chaos and weaken our nation just to try to score political points with no real intention of doing anything more than painting murals and pressuring corporations to virtue signal.