Black lives should matter 26645427, reply to 26645050
Why did you mention that the Trump supporters were white?
It is the most critical part and FACT of the story. And unlike you, I keep to the facts and will explain so you can understand why.
There was a peaceful protest going on having a slogan that
BLACK lives matter. Had I (a
WHITE man) known earlier, I would have shown my support and marched with them. But my wife was with me at the time and she works for the Department of Defense as a civilian so she is quite leery of getting involved in anything such as that. Plus she is an Epidemiologist and would have resisted being in a crowd where proper social distancing would not be possible.
I mentioned the TRUMP mob was
WHITE because they were solidly white as a group. And I could be wrong but I do not believe they were hunting down BLM marchers on the bike path to demonstrate support.
Unlike you I think it is imperative that we white people show support if they believe that
BLACK lives matter
and be treated as equals by law enforcement and our entire Justice system. And I’m grateful and extremely proud of all the good white real Americans that support the peaceful BLM movement.
So, to answer your question, I mentioned
WHITE because I perceive the white people we encountered, with their Trump flags flying, and mob like anger on their faces, are opposed to the slogan and idea that
BLACK Lives Matter. My interpretation of that opposition is that they are white people who clearly and openly believe that
BLACK lives do not matter when it comes to our law enforcement and justice system.
The fact that Trump supporters as a group are a highly snd predominantly white group. That to me is very relevant to the story of race relations in this country if ours.