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In reply to the discussion: Countering "All Lives Matter." This worked on one relative. [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)54. Quoting you in full...
Quoting you in full, so that I can add this post to my "DU Journal" (which will let me easily find it in the future). I'll probably need to quote you again (sadly) in the future... but with your words, I'll be better prepared.
In a discussion with a relative who is a Republican, he said, "All Lives Matter, Not just black lives." It's a common theme that people use to argue against the "Black Lives Matter" slogan.
I told him, and I paraphrase, "Yes, all lives do matter, but the lives of black people and other minorities have historically not mattered as much as white people's lives. As white people, we take it for granted that we will not be choked to death by a police officer. Black people, in particular, cannot take that for granted, because many black lives have been taken in that way by the police. So, when they say 'Black Lives Matter,' try to think of it as 'Black Lives Matter, Too" or 'Black Lives Matter as Much as White Lives and Your Life Matter.' That's what it means, and that has not been the case in the past and even today. It should be. So, that's why that slogan is being used."
My relative thought about that for a minute, and then agreed with me. Maybe that explanation can help others explain those words.
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I like "Jesus says 'Blessed are the poor'. Republicans say "No, Jesus, blessed are ALL people"
rainin
Jun 2020
#22
I read this post and it provided a sound justification against using "all lives matter".
debsy
Jun 2020
#23
Yup. An intential way to deflect. An easy psyop way to change the subject and inject discord.
erronis
Jun 2020
#36
If all lives matter, wear a mask in public indoor spaces, like stores. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2020
#30
I agree with that approach, I am just suspicious of their surface-level understanding.
maxsolomon
Jun 2020
#35
Good luck with that, for the knuckle-draggers. Gravity? Earth going around the Sun?
erronis
Jun 2020
#37
"All lives matter." Never has there been a more impassioned plea for nothing.
Beartracks
Jun 2020
#41