posted by geeblock
My point is if you don’t agree with the protests just say it.
don’t say..
I agree with the protests if only........ ( insert random article of the day that actually refuted that you agree with the protests flag, block highway, nearby murder, Chicago, black on black crime ect )
I don’t agree with (insert unarmed black person) getting killed then immediately post random article of the day insinuating the reasons he deserved to die ( criminal record, on drugs, ect)
I agree with blm movement if only they would protest this way.. (then never provide a way to protest you can agree with)
Just be honest with what u want to say don’t be fake outraged about a girl dying and hide behind it to make your point. If you have an opinion about blm movement or race relations just give it.
Fun fact black people are actually outraged when this happens. You may not hear about it because you don’t know any black people. Which doesn’t make you racist or a bad person.
You are painting it as all black and white (not race) or you have to be 100% for or against everything about something.
The real world isn't like this. I have yet to see a single politician that I agree with 100% of the time, or any that I disagree with 100% of the time.
One can say they are for the saying/believe that black lives matter (absolutely they do) and one can say that they agree with peaceful protests about the murder of Floyd...all while saying they don't agree with the violent riots that have been going on.
Disagreeing with violent riots does not immediately make someone racist which is the broad brush you are painting.
Sorry, one can be against violence period. Meaning Floyd being murdered is wrong, but so is burning down the city in protest. See the distinction? Absolutely protest, and to be honest I would have attended one of the local protests myself if I didn't have a weird feeling things would turn violent (which they did).
The world isn't such a dichotomy, black or white, 0% or 100%, 0 or 1, etc. Most everyone lives in the "grey" areas in between.
I have yet to find ANYONE that defended the police murder of Floyd. I have yet to find anyone who was even against the peaceful protests. I do know a bunch of people that are against the violent riots that came after.
Sorry geeblock, but breaking down people's gates to their community, blocking traffic while people are going to work, burning down a Wendy's/police precinct/etc, looting and rioting, etc is just plain wrong and I can't believe you are defending any of that.
Chris Cuomo on CNN made the mistake one day of saying "where does it say that protests have to be peaceful?". It literally says it right in the freaking Constitution. Amendment 1"Congress shall make no law...prohibiting...the right of the people PEACEABLY to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances".