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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
5. Still having problems separating the literal from the sentiment, eh?
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 06:55 PM
Jul 2020

I get it... the baptist church I attended years and years ago did the same thing too.

Ironically, they evolved from that.

Good luck!

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
7. Consistently applicable.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 06:59 PM
Jul 2020

Another irony... you hold others to a standard of sniping.

A higher standard than you hold yourself to.

Irony, indeed.

Stay strong! :

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
9. I'm afraid I am much more blunt.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 09:08 PM
Jul 2020

The point is that black lives don't matter and have never mattered and we all damned well know it.

It doesn't make me any friends but I can usually get away while they reboot.

I've long since lost patience with people who don't think.

radius777

(3,624 posts)
10. 'All lives won't matter until black lives matter..'
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 09:13 PM
Jul 2020

is the preferred rejoinder.

the All Lives Matter people are your typical morons like Tucker Carlson etc who love to pretend white privilege doesn't exist...

oasis

(49,152 posts)
11. "All lives are precious in the eyes of God" I said to a Trumper who
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 09:31 PM
Jul 2020

was holding up an "All Lives Matter", handmade sign. I went on to explain to the guy that he should'nt be dismissive of the "Black Lives Matter" message, but view it as he would a SOS distress signal. I actually believe I reached the guy on that point.

Steven Maurer

(455 posts)
13. I say... "If people who say 'All Lives Matter" believed that..."
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 09:44 PM
Jul 2020

"...we wouldn't have to say Black Lives Matter."

 

Trek4Eva

(22 posts)
18. I like that. I'm going to use it in addition to my standard refrain of ..well I ain't talking
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:58 PM
Jul 2020

about ALL lives I'm talking about Black Lives and DO THEY MATTER?

Pricks just come back again with well all lives matter and then I can whip out this all gods business line.

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