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MrMickeysMom

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6. Results of your Jury

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 06:02 PM

Feb 2016

Looks like you have to be careful when expressing your opinion, even if it breaks no rule.

On Fri Feb 26, 2016, 02:58 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

All Lives Matter
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7642864

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

GOP wedge issue

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Feb 26, 2016, 03:00 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Okay. I get it. It's not what BLM is about, but this should be a discussion with the poster to explain why this sentiment can be offensive in context, but not alert worthy IMHO.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Poster being an a**.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Stupid can't be hidden just because it's stupid.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: stupid. someone needs a little education.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Who said it was a GOP wedge issue? The person who alerted did. Doesn't sound like a rule to me. It sounds like an opinion.

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Saying 'All Lives Matter' is the new wedge issue. Now that the confederate flag is gone [View all] applegrove Feb 2016 OP

Let's start with our own. demmiblue Feb 2016 #1

I agree on that point. applegrove Feb 2016 #2

I've had to explain this multiple times to relations on Facebook. gcomeau Feb 2016 #3

I've never hit like or share on any of those posts... Wounded Bear Feb 2016 #43

All Lives Matter NobodyHere Feb 2016 #4

and the results are in! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #5

Thank you for posting this NobodyHere Feb 2016 #15

just so you know.. yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #17

So why do you think "All Lives Matter" is hideworthy? NobodyHere Feb 2016 #18

Yes. yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #25

"Any other interpretation is wrong." oberliner Feb 2016 #27

THAN READ THIS... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #30

Another article by a "snarky young white man who thinks he knows everything" oberliner Feb 2016 #31

Fine, THAN this guy is black, are you happy? yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #32

That's a good, thoughtful article - not wannabe clever white boy snark like those other two oberliner Feb 2016 #33

Results of your Jury MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #6

The problem with saying "All Lives Matter" is... RichGirl Feb 2016 #19

Actually NobodyHere Feb 2016 #20

Any argument against 'all lives matter' is ultimately going to end up looking dumb. Bonx Feb 2016 #21

In my opinion.... RichGirl Feb 2016 #38

co-opting the phrase "Black Lives Matter" lapfog_1 Feb 2016 #36

There are some white lives that don't seem to matter to folks oberliner Feb 2016 #28

That's like going to a cancer fundraiser... backscatter712 Feb 2016 #23

If the healthy person is homeless and starving NobodyHere Feb 2016 #24

No it's not oberliner Feb 2016 #29

Saying it is Denying the Victim. HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #34

Agreed, but I'm a little slow rock Feb 2016 #37

No. The wedge issue is "Blue Lives Matter" Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #8

Would you agree that the confederate flag as celebrated in the last 20 years was about keeping applegrove Feb 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #10

My worry is the All Lives Matter meme is spreading. Facebook CEO had to send a memo applegrove Feb 2016 #11

I love it when conservatives feign caring for others tenderfoot Feb 2016 #12

Maybe asking them about the death penalty would be a good comeback to 'but every life is important'. applegrove Feb 2016 #13

Agreed. You can't have all lives mattering until black lives matter just as much. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2016 #14

Yes. There is a movement in Canada called "Idle No More' of indigenous people. We applegrove Feb 2016 #16

I disagree NobodyHere Feb 2016 #22

The Problem with Saying ‘All Lives Matter’ yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #26

That has got to be one of the dumbest things I've ever read oberliner Feb 2016 #35

A better analogy MH1 Feb 2016 #39

That's a little better oberliner Feb 2016 #40

Thanks, by the way I should mention, I saw that somewhere on the Internet MH1 Feb 2016 #41

The confederate flag is not gone. I just saw one yesterday and it's still up in ms craigmatic Feb 2016 #42