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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Here's why I think its stupid.
You break down walls by helping both sides gain an understanding of each other. To open the lines of communication. To get both sides to realize that both sides are made up of human beings.
You create suspicion, anger, resentment by exclusion on both sides.
By excluding the cops, its pretty clear that BLM and the LGBTO don't want to create an atmosphere of acceptance and understanding and communication.
Both sides are now basically going to continue to dehuminize each other.
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Sorry, but why do the police need to be invited into the parade in order to not suspicious and discriminatory against PoCs and the LGBTQ2S? I've not technically been invited into the parade and I'm quite capable of not acting in that manner. Secondly, have the various police organizations ever expressed remorse or contrition for their past actions against PoCs and the gay community? If someone came into my house, attacked the people I loved, and expressed very little sincere remorse about it, what reason would I or the people I love have to invite said person back? On what grounds would you expect us to feel safe and comfortable around this person?
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MLK probably would have been the exact opposite of BLM, he would have opposed the concepts of BLM which is to create anger and suspicion. He probably would have invited the cops in so that they could understand that they're dealing with people and not stereotypes.
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Yeah no. There's been a great deal of successful whitewashing of MLK's legacy but even this is a bit much.