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[ghostsinthemachine]

1. The nit has been picked..... (NT)

[NuclearDem]

3. Your concern is duly noted.

[sharp_stick]

4. Oh Boy

[hifiguy]

5. Wut?

U series? Ever heard of Internet abbreviations?

[QC]

6. !

[Lizzie Poppet]

7. My first reaction to the acronym...

...is also "Bureau of Land Management." Guess that's the result of growing up in the West...

[Eleanors38]

22. Mine, too! The Bureau's leadership uses "BLM" as well.

[LiberalAndProud]

8. Oh geez. We've been talking about the Supreme Court all wrong too. DO NOT SAY SCOTUS NO MORE!

Idiotic objection, imo. Or should I say in my opinion?

[Eleanors38]

28. I recall Scalia's reference to "SCOTUS Care." Sounded like a genitalia hygiene regime.

[mythology]

47. That sounds more like Clarence Thomas

[jonno99]

9. OMG...(fwiw - sometimes an abreviation is - just that...) nt

[dsc]

10. So I guess I should be outraged that straights

shorten lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning to LGBTQ.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

11. O FFS.

deray mckesson retweeted
Charles M. Blow ?@CharlesMBlow 14h14 hours ago

I stand with @deray on this one. Surveillance of #BLM activists is not cool...

OMG! You do realize lots of people are using the abbreviation, not just 'white progressives'?

Are Charles M Blow and Deray McKesson suddenly 'white progressives'?

[Comrade Grumpy]

12. Stupidest OP of the day. Give this divisive crap a rest, why don't you?

[hamsterjill]

72. +1

I agree.

[stillwaiting]

13. It seems like this post is a a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board

with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.

I mean it seems clear as day to me. You aren't up to any good with this post. At all.

[hifiguy]

16. Or propelling the boat slowly while

Repeatedly casting for the purpose of catching fish. This should be deleted and the poster given a TO for open trollery.

[NuclearDem]

19. Permanent timeout would be best.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026982111#post2

Really should've come right after that.

[cali]

24. holy fucking shit. the op thinks people with AIDS, should die

for the good of the planet. That is some hateful, sick shit.

And this person is lecturing others and calling them fake progressives?

Fuck that.

Pizza.

[Ichingcarpenter]

50. Don't use the abbreviation AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome is more proper

I shall have to report you to the federal bureau of investigation or the central intelligence agency after I get off work from The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

[cali]

56. lol. I'm just appalled that anyone posting what the op

did, is still posting here

[Ichingcarpenter]

64. Not a member of MENSA I guess

btw........... wait ......... I mean By The Way

mensa is not an acronym , By The Way its Latin, for table. so I'm aloud to say mensa

[hifiguy]

43. After seeing that I agree.

Admins, please remove this troll ASAP.

[Ichingcarpenter]

67. Hey... no ASAP.........spell it out geez.........N/t........ damn

I did it again with n/t.............help.

[cali]

14. oh dear. the apex of absurdity has been reached.

And you're the one who climbed and conquered that pathetic little hill.

What a place to plant your flag.

How can you not know how petty and ridiculous you appear?

[Waiting For Everyman]

38. Well put.

This is what happens when there's no sense of proportion.

[melman]

15. This has got to be trolling

At least I hope it is.

[cali]

18. it may be trolling, but I think the op is serious

Appears to be hit and run, too.

[NuclearDem]

21. It's trolling.

Mocking AAs who have legitimate grievances with white progressives.

[951-Riverside]

29. That is quite a nasty accusation and smear against me.

All of this because I think its wrong to abbreviate the very serious issue of Blacks being slaughtered by the police but instead of addressing that issue the only thing you can do is smear me as a troll.

[NuclearDem]

34. Are you still opposed to curing AIDS?

I'm sorry, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome?

[cali]

31. I think you're right. just wow

[951-Riverside]

23. So confronting people over abbreviating Black lives is trolling?

I don't think the lives of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and Walter Scott should be abbreviated.

I think the term "BLM" is highly offensive and I'm astounded by the responses over this.

[LanternWaste]

25. What is the specific reason usage of an abbreviation is negative?

What is the specific reason usage of an abbreviation is negative, and does that apply to all usage of all abbreviations? If not, what then is the specific and relevant difference?

[jberryhill]

40. Well, people have already had fun with Bernie Sanders' initials

[cali]

27. you think people with AIDS should just die.

You shouldn't lecture anyone about anything. Shameful, disgusting and hypocritical.

[951-Riverside]

46. I don't think black people should be hunted down like sport by the "authorities"

and then people abbreviate their lives out of convenience.

Its not too hard to just say "Black Lives Matter".

[cali]

49. neither does anyone else here. duh. And unlike YOU

No one else has the bigoted, vile opinion that people with AIDS, most of whom are black, should just die.

You don't belong on DU.

[sarisataka]

51. Well since 70% of people

infected with HIV/AIDS, and is still spreading, are in sub-Saharan Africa- it seems you are quite selective about which "Black Lives Matter"

[cali]

58. yes, it's racist as hell.

[jberryhill]

53. Someone is engaging in trivialization here, that is for certain

[cali]

35. I think saying that people with AIDS should die is offensive

And sick

[brush]

37. Come on, please!

I'm black and I use BLM all the time and am a huge supporter of BLM.

It's just an abbreviation for God's sake.

[TM99]

75. So are you a person of color (POC)?

I am. And I and other poc call it BLM as well.

You seriously consider this worthy of posting about?

This, right here, is the type of shit that tells me people really don't give a shit about black lives because they would rather troll stupid OP's like this than discuss the serious issue at hand.

[GusBob]

17. In which the stupity is not so-called

just plain fucking stupid. Jesus Christ

[Glitterati]

20. Jeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzus kerrrrrrrrrrist!

OK, I admit it.....I'm a white progressive. With Black niece and an Hispanic nephew.

Call me anything you want. In the meantime, I'll continue to make their lives better any way I can.

[sarisataka]

26. Nice day on the water

[FLPanhandle]

45. The OP is hauling them in today!

I can't believe anyone is that dumb so I have to assume trolling.

[romanic]

30. Better tell POC who use #BLM

that they're secretly racist white progressives. /sarcasm

[HFRN]

32. oh no! our conspiracy has been exposed! nt

[still_one]

36. In general people like to use abbreviations. ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act, BLS - Bureau of

Labor Statistics, BLM - Bureau of Land Management.... hmmmm, there is a problem here.

[951-Riverside]

44. Those are organizations and laws not Human beings n/t

[still_one]

52. Is the organization upset if people use abbreviations, because actually that is the only

thing that matters. When republicans refer to the Democratic Party as "the democrat party", that is offensive because it isn't what the Democratic Party calls itself, and it is being done by republicans to marginalize it

People on DU who use the abbreviation are not doing it to marginalize, or hide anything, so the only thing left is how does the organization want to be referred to as?

[LanternWaste]

61. Then explain precisely why JFK, FDR and LBJ are neutral in usage

Then you will of course explain precisely why JFK, FDR and LBJ are neutral in usage, and the precise and relevant difference between those individuals and the organization to which you refer? Unless of course, you believe JFK, LBJ and FDR were not "Human beings"

[whatthehey]

73. Isn't BLM also an organization?

The FBI is also made up of humans, but is still the FBI as a group.

[jberryhill]

39. LOL, good one

[DisgustipatedinCA]

41. New hobbies: get some.

[LittleBlue]

42. Oooookaaaayyyy

[lumberjack_jeff]

48. Due to the limitations on the number of characters on a subject line, you can't use Black Lives Matt

[cali]

54. to anyone reccing or thinking of doing so

the op thinks that people with AIDS should just die. Think about that.

[wendylaroux]

55. ha!!!!!!

now that's a knee slapper

[nadinbrzezinski]

57. You do not do twitter do you?

Hashtags used

#blacklivesmatter
#BLM
#BLM (insert city here)

You think racist whites came up with those ones?

And yes, I will call this racist divisive crap what it is Your OP Sir, is a dog whistle, DROP IT.

[BillZBubb]

59. What a load of bullshit. Dumbest post of the day!

I've seen plenty of posts by avid BLM supporters who use the abbreviation. Apparently they are racists too?

[ileus]

60. and other progressives can't admit all lives matter

because they believe it's a republican talking point...




How silly is that.

[cali]

65. no,because it diminishes the point. dilutes it

The point is that white lives are valued more than black ones in our society and particularly within the police.

[leveymg]

62. That one is so absurd, it's a joke, right?

[whatthehey]

63. Maybe complain to these folks,

who refer to themselves as BLM in the first bullet point.

http://blacklivesmatter.com/demands/

[Zenlitened]

66. I see you've evolved your views on the topic.

From...

"I think #BlackLivesMatter was created and founded by pro-police/right wing groups..."

... to this new level of concern and protectiveness.

Truly remarkable.


Link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7066211

[cali]

68. wtf?

[H2O Man]

71. Thank you.

That kind of places the OP in a different context.

[GusBob]

74. wait. what?

ok whats the deal?

[951-Riverside]

77. That is very misleading Zenlitened

If you read my post I started out by saying....

Even though I don't agree with everything about the organization calling itself #BlackLivesMatter, I do find it astounding that white progressives have taken it upon themselves to abbreviate the phrase "Black Lives Matter" to BLM out of convenience.

I was talking about a particular organization in that post not the phrase/term.

[killbotfactory]

69. I disagree with you because I'm a white supremacist liberal. Nt

I would use a sarcasm smiley but that would racistly imply you don't understand sarcasm.

[mmonk]

70. I'm from North Carolina but I abbreviate it to NC. You're reaching into the silly zone now.

Sounds like Fox logic. I don't give a shit what you think of me. Reality is reality. Interpretations are reflections of opinions.

[H2O Man]

76. Please respond to post #66.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

78. I call it SSN

instead of Social Security Number. I guess that makes me an agist.