You have not listened. That is what they are protesting about. No one has been listening.
Dodge noted. Let's try this again: what exactly are they protesting about?
If you don't know, it's just more obvious evidence that you haven't been listening. Look it up.
Oh, so you don't know either. Thanks for playing.
You'd be better off asking one of our black activists. I have a (very) general idea, but I'm not wasting my time typing it out for you because you already know and you just want me to say it so you can dismiss it.
You made the claim we did not listen to them. I'm simply asking for some examples. Again, this all started when a cop kneeled on a suspects neck, who happened to be black. He died of that and other medical problems. The officer was arrested before an investigation even started. He will have to answer to the courts on his actions, and defend himself against a murder charge. So how is that not listening?
Kaepernick began kneeling during the anthem in
2016. The right went into apoplectic rage over his disrespect for the flag, as I recall, but how much did anyone pay attention to Kaepernick's point? It is exactly the same point being shouted today, in far less polite terms. THAT was unacceptable as a protest, according to the President and all his supporters. Now, when the final straw hit the camel's back and the black community exploded, everyone is saying huh....
the powers that be had their chance. BLM has been around as an organization since
2013, and all anyone could say about them was to repeat " "pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon." I'm a supporter of police, too, but I can still hear what the black community is saying, despite that chant. It didn't drown out everything else they have said, just as kneeling during the anthem didn't stop me from acknowledging what Kaepernick had to say.
Maybe I'm just not easily triggered enough.