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In reply to the discussion: I would like the DU experts to explain to me how protesting over the [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)53. Random acts of violence were the exception to BLM's mission and message and very rare
They were aberrations, not the point.
Violence and insurrection was the entire purpose of the January 6 "protest." In other words, they were the feature, not the bug.
Black movements have ALWAYS been compromised by white people seeking to undermine them with distractions who then used that as as an excuse to demonize and ignore them.
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It's not like the Capitol is some secret pyramid. There should have been reinforcements on
Hoyt
Feb 2021
#34
Problem is that too many Republican politicians understand what happens when that thread is pulled
kurtcagle
Feb 2021
#15
Honestly we have much work to do for 2022 which will be skewed again because Trump
bucolic_frolic
Feb 2021
#19
Yes, 2022 will be tricky. The GOP seems to be in disarray but we can't take anything for granted
LymphocyteLover
Feb 2021
#28
No Democrat told protesters to go to Target. Trump told the crowd to "go to the Capitol."
SunSeeker
Feb 2021
#20
The GQP in Congress and tried to paint Ilhan Omar with the same brush as Marge TrailorTrash Green
ChubbyStar
Feb 2021
#24
there's no comparison -- it's disgusting in the extreme to compare the two things
LymphocyteLover
Feb 2021
#29
Only because there was violence and destruction in some BLM protests, especially night ones.
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#43
The know that many white people think black bodies are inherently dangerous
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#44
The problem Starfish is that REICH Wing infiltrated BLM protests and/or their counter protests...
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#50
Random acts of violence were the exception to BLM's mission and message and very rare
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#53
FACTS people DIED around BLM Protests..... did BLM Protestors DO the killing? Have to dig deeper
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#45
Portland BLM protest turned violent. tRumpies came in caravans and got shot down.
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#47
They ALREADY hold BLM accountable - JUST SAYING, they should hold all REICH WING accountable too.
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#48
The kGOP are lying about who said violence should be incited, they keep saying it was democrats
uponit7771
Feb 2021
#52
Someone with ties to Antifa killed a Pro-tRump supporter in Portland. So it isn't 100% spotless
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#59
ANTIFA isn't a national organization and that non entity has nothing to do with BLM. Hey Tigress, ..
uponit7771
Feb 2021
#62
ALL I wanted was a clear verbal statement from BLM saying that the VIOLENCE was not their mission.
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#66
Dems and social orgs like BLM denounced the violence day one, it's not their job to
uponit7771
Feb 2021
#67
BLM didn't have to be sorry there's no proof they're connected to any of the violence on the other..
uponit7771
Feb 2021
#58
Murder is a worse violence. But BLM DESTROYED Whole Blocks in Minneapolis. Buildings can be rebuilt.
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#60
You know how WE kept asking tRump to DENOUNCE the VIOLENCE? We should do the same.
TigressDem
Feb 2021
#63