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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Well you have plenty of people who aren’t familiar with the “number of other causes” that BLM is involved with who still say “all lives matter” or “what about white lives” or “blue lives matter” in response, so to say it’s without controversy is fairly ignorant. Sure, most socially liberal people soundly agree with the concept, but there are plenty that don’t, or it wouldn’t be a conversation, would it?
What are the “number of causes” BLM advocates for that are justifiably controversial?
And can you provide an example of criticism of the BLM organization being seen as criticism of the concept of black lives matter?
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I don't think there is anything controversial about saying "black lives matter". I haven't heard anyone saying "black lives don't matter". Have you? The concept that black lives matter seems to be universally accepted.
My point is that naming it the way they did, by co-opting a benign and uncontroversial statement, and then tacking on a number of policy demands is controversial. If they were more honest, they probably should have called themselves: Marxists-Against-Police-Brutality-Involving-Black-People. It would have been more accurate....
Still, BLM engages in a number of controversial topics which have broad social implications. You may or may not agree with their position, and a debate is worthy, but I would still call them controversial: defund the police and reparations being but two examples.
Their tactics of social disruption are controversial: blocking people from going to work, etc. Or blocking Pride parades like in 2016.
No, supporting BLM is not the same as simply saying black lives matter. It's much more.