Black Lives Matter has steadily been losing support/approval, while law enforcement has seen a rise in public trust. Your thoughts? (Page 2)
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Blm is a communist organization, as the mask has come off people have started waking up to this.
Both camps are worthless even the girl in the picture is confused
They only show police shootings that will get ratings. Things are occuring like normal where I'm at. I will say a lot more crime has sprang up out of no where tho
The "Pigs in a blanket fry like bacon" hate group only has themselves to blame. People want equality not burned cities and more racism.
Not surprising, groups on the extremes of politics have a tendency to overplay their hand.
BLM was a terrorist organisation , these tend to be faught and die out slowly...
Its the dumbest thing it would be complete lawlessness. And our government would be overthrown just like afgahnistan
All it takes is one more bullshit story to come out and the media will cover it forever, and approval will rise again.
My thought is more an observation: Well funded propaganda always wins out in the end.
That is the correct trend. We do not need this racist propaganda outlet. We do need police rather we want to admit it or not!!!
Well BLM is a terrorist organization similar to boko haram so fuck em
The police actually try to get better while all blm do is protest and vandalize
Is anyone surprised? These types of propaganda groups eventually fade away.
It's about time people saw Black Little Monsters for what they are.
BLM seems to me just extreme left movement, which should be closed
Not in my city. Everybody hates the cops here. Except your dude bro nazis.
All they did summer of 2020 can just be narrowed down to this:
They should not allowed the radical speak and take over their message
Latest fad on it's way out may come back at election time
Overall I trust law enforcement. But I’m a white woman from an upper class environment. Other people have very good reasons for feeling differently.
Those who live in high-crime areas know they have much more to fear from criminals than they do from the police. It’s more likely to be activists in wealthier neighborhoods pushing the anti-police line.
@Avicenna wish I could see who downvoted me. My message in this opinion was decidedly mixed and I’m not clear which part they disliked.
@Avicenna
Yes, I can agree with this.
During some of the Black Lives Matter riots, there were some white people spray painting on businesses “black lives matter,” and many on-looking blacks were talking down to them saying to stop that or else it’ll look bad for them, the blacks in the neighborhood.
We know that those rioting within cities often can come from OUTSIDE the place they’re rioting at.
How much do you want to bet these white people are not from the neighborhood and/or not poverty stricken?
You have a good likelihood of winning that bet.
@Gwenhwyfar
I downvoted you.
Thanks. I assume you downvoted the last sentence and not the first one.
Downvoted the theme or main idea of message to be honest.
There was no theme. The first and last sentences were directly in conflict with each other because I’m conflicted about this issue.
Oh actually there is only one thing that I didn’t like and was the reason for the downvote.
“I’m a white woman from an upper class environment.”
I’ll explain why in a minute, currently out to eat.
More like upper middle class really. And my point was that I’m not really qualified to pass judgment on Black Lives Matter and whether their struggle is legit or not. But thank you for being honest and discussing this openly.
Well, see, now I can agree on everything you said. I think my issue was you saying “white,” then I’m like 🤦
“How am I going to talk to someone using stats and other facts if they believe this is all about race?”
I’ve tried and it never usually ends well, because someone believing race is a big factor usually holds this believe so strongly despite facts present proving otherwise. It’s a type of denial/cognitive dissonance that this topic usually possesses.
Because it FEELS true when you look at the history of slavery, policing, segregation, and other things within this country but abroad as well against minorities.
It’s a perpetual thing you know.
Meaning, when does it stop?
2021? Black guy gets shot= racism
2247? Black guy gets shot= racism
We already have a lot of evidence that racism isn’t the case so what will convince these people?
You should know better than I that anecdotal evidence is not really “evidence”
So, I was a little irritated because when you say this and I’ve seen/heard this argument hundreds of times you have to just be
“Is there hope?”
You’re white, but you won’t be labeled racist just because you challenge other races’ arguments.
Is it fear?
Don’t worry you’ll be okay, be braver.
Anecdotal evidence most definitely is evidence. It’s used in trials all the time. But I agree with some of your other points. I only specified that I was white to emphasize that my experience is so different from the people represented by BLM that I don’t feel qualified to judge their legitimacy.
I have to get back to work now. But I respect your opinion and I really appreciate you talking this out with me.
Can I ask you another question?
Okay, later on then.
Feel free to ask. I’ll answer when I get back.
@Gwenhwyfar
So, I was going to say.
Since you mentioned being a white upper middle class woman not understanding what blacks go through, I’m almost certain that you wouldn’t be as argumentative if a black person talked about white people as if they understood what it’s like to be one.
I hope I wrote that out in a way where you understand what I’m saying.
In other words, white people are so quick to not judge what black people say about their personal experience because the white persons are “not black.”
Yet, whenever a black person talks about the white persons experience and what it is to be white, white people don’t say “hey, you’re not white, you don’t know what it’s like.”
@embracethepain I see your point. But I’ve never heard a black person say they understood what it was like to be white.
Well, I’m glad because I felt like my wording was off for some reason
Well, it’s not about whether you’ve heard it or not.
I think the whole point is, the water flows in one direction when it comes to this topic.
My question to this point is:
Why does it? Is it wrong? Does it serve to keep everyone divided further?
The answer to the latter is most certainly “yes.” So, then, I ask you and others like you.
Why do you continue to act or do this?