DGS49
Diamond Member
Apparently BLACK LIVES don't MATTER much to Black folks. If they did, then Black folks would not be killing each other with such reckless abandon. Also, if they did, then when some Black person is killed in public, there would not be such a dearth of witnesses, willing to come forward to police to identify the perp and remove his worthless ass from the "streets." No, it's clear that BLACK LIVES don't MATTER to other Black people - except, apparently, their mothers who are often seen on the nightly news mourning the dead son who - despite all appearances - was a good person, and had "just found Jesus." Right.
Do BLACK LIVES MATTER to white people? That depends. For people who just die naturally, whether their death "matters" is determined by the size of their professional, social and/or cultural "footprint," regardless of race. People of all races mourned the passing of, for example, Aretha Franklin. The obituaries make no mention of race, and if one was a doctor, a professional athlete, a minister, or simply someone revered in the community, race doesn't matter. But for the Black person who dies via a criminal act in the 'hood, unless there is clear indication that this victim was in some way outstanding, WGAS?
Few Black people are killed by "whites," and when they are it is usually in connection with some other criminal activity that one or both of them were engaged in. Almost NO Black people are wrongfully killed by cops; that's why, when it happens, it is national news. More often, cops are killed by Black criminals (Mumia Abu Jamal?), and that makes headlines, briefly.
Is the BLM contingent - mostly white, BTW - trying to make the case that ALL Black lives matter? I call, Bullshit. Neither do ALL white lives matter, all Asian lives matter, or any other lives, except to their own personal people. To me, a member of the general public, some Black lives matter and most don't.
Do you disagree? What is the point - exactly - of BLM?
Do BLACK LIVES MATTER to white people? That depends. For people who just die naturally, whether their death "matters" is determined by the size of their professional, social and/or cultural "footprint," regardless of race. People of all races mourned the passing of, for example, Aretha Franklin. The obituaries make no mention of race, and if one was a doctor, a professional athlete, a minister, or simply someone revered in the community, race doesn't matter. But for the Black person who dies via a criminal act in the 'hood, unless there is clear indication that this victim was in some way outstanding, WGAS?
Few Black people are killed by "whites," and when they are it is usually in connection with some other criminal activity that one or both of them were engaged in. Almost NO Black people are wrongfully killed by cops; that's why, when it happens, it is national news. More often, cops are killed by Black criminals (Mumia Abu Jamal?), and that makes headlines, briefly.
Is the BLM contingent - mostly white, BTW - trying to make the case that ALL Black lives matter? I call, Bullshit. Neither do ALL white lives matter, all Asian lives matter, or any other lives, except to their own personal people. To me, a member of the general public, some Black lives matter and most don't.
Do you disagree? What is the point - exactly - of BLM?