It's a total disgrace

[mattylad]

I did not read his statement to say that in any way.

Isn't it a fact that more black people are killed by other black people than black people are killed by cops?

 

[noseall]

I did not read his statement to say that in any way.

But the whole point of the BLM protests regardless of whataboutery.

 

[ellal]

If you're white in the UK (or any other predominantly white country) you or I don't fully understand the problem.

We don't get to feel the everyday consequences of institutional racism and the 'blame johnny/jane foreigner' attitude for all the ills that have befallen the whole population...

But sadly the 'system' and racist individuals perpetuate the myth that 'white is right'!

BLM is needed because of that.

All lives do indeed matter, but you only need to browse a few topics on here to realise that many people have unfortunately gone down/been led down the animal farm route!

 

[noseall]

We don't get to feel the everyday consequences of institutional racism and the 'blame johnny/jane foreigner' attitude for all the ills that have befallen the whole population...

Perhaps so. But at the same time, you can't blame people for feeling aggrieved when predominantly ethnically evolved individuals carry out terrorist killings/maiming etc.

I don't blame white people for wanting to have their say either, but piggbacking or hijacking a BLM protest, to put forward white nationalist ideals is just as dumb. It just means the whole point of the BLM protests has been missed.

 

[motorbiking]

I’m not sure how the colour of your skin affects your ability to understand a problem? That seems to fall for the same trap as all racism.

 

[Munroast]

With 3 white men stabbed to death by a person of ethnicity in what may have very well been a racist attack a few days ago, a WLM protest seems timely to me.

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

I’m not sure how the colour of your skin affects your ability to understand a problem? That seems to fall for the same trap as all racism.

You mean like an able-bodied person cannot fully understand the problems and difficulties experienced by a disabled person, a female cannot fully understand the experiences of a male or vice-versa, a normally sighted person cannot fully understand what it's likle to be blind, etc, etc.
Are you in danger of demonstrating your inability to fully understand the problem?

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

With 3 white men stabbed to death by a person of ethnicity in what may have very well been a racist attack a few days ago, a WLM protest seems timely to me.

You're in danger of comparing a criminal. potentially terrorist action with supposedly law enforcement officers, supposedly committing acts ruled as 'not illegal deaths'.
The former has dedicated law enforcement departments dedicated to preventing such criminal acts.
The latter has a department that investigates such acts after the event and invariably finds the deaths 'justifiable'.

 

[durhamplumber]

Well that's an interesting point.

If British gingers were being pushed off Beachy Head by British blondes, and there was a campaign saying "don't push gingers off Beachy Head," what sort of people would dislike it, say it shouldn't be allowed, and start waving posters saying "don't push blondes off Beachy Head?"

Conservationists saying Beachy Head matters

 

[durhamplumber]

white lives matter burnley

Well said

 

[Vinty]

You are making the point that nobody should object to cops killing black Americans with impunity, are you?

Black Americans kill other black Americans with impunity but BLM supporters don't seem to have a problem with that.

https://abc7.com/chicago-shooting-this-weekend-news-in-60-shot/6259880/

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Black Americans kill other black Americans with impunity but BLM supporters don't seem to have a problem with that.

https://abc7.com/chicago-shooting-this-weekend-news-in-60-shot/6259880/

That is like an argument saying that men kill more men, so we don't need women's safe refuge houses.
It's as illogical as it is stupid.

 

[IT Minion]

That is like an argument saying that men kill more men, so we don't need women's safe refuge houses.
It's as illogical as it is stupid.

And wrong as there is a lot of work going on to reduce black on black violence. Perhaps it would even benefit from more funding, but since Black lives don't matter as much...[/sarcasm]

 

[JohnD]

BLM supporters don't seem to have a problem with that.

So is that why you don't like people people protesting at murders carried out by cops?

 

[Vinty]

That is like an argument saying that men kill more men, so we don't need women's safe refuge houses.
It's as illogical as it is stupid.

It appears that to BLM supporters black lives only matter when that are lost at the hands of the police.
BLM supporters don't really care about black lives , they just want to have a go at the police and white people in general.
Black's are killing blacks in record numbers , if black lives really matter why aren't all these BLM types on the streets protesting to have something done about it.