Should the US provide reparations for slavery and Jim Crow?

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158. Wow, that guy was missing the point of BLM.

BLM does give a crap about gang violence and other issues, but they know they can't get justice until the organs of justice are functioning. Sadly, the police are killing African Americans at an alarming rate and the rest of the country yawns about it. Hence "Black Lives Matter" They do matter. In every BLM conversation I've had with BLM people there has been a palpable frustration at all this and they make it very clear that police violence is the tip of the iceberg they're trying to move.

The "all lives matter" counter protest to BLM is blatantly racist. Its a "sit down and shut up" statement robbing an oppressed group of their voice. It is vile and disgusting and when I hear it, I shut it down. Whites tend to listen up better when one of their own speaks up, as I've done in the past and continue to do today.

You are right, it is fine to shine on something specific. I'm just trying to point out that on the left we can and do get caught up in specific causes and forget to look at the big picture. I'm sorry if I triggered a bad ALM memory, that was not my intention. My intention was to speak of injustice in general and be inclusive in our battle for justice.

We should all be allies in this. I hope for a time when these various groups and communities join together and fight for justice. I think its happening right now, but slowly. As I look at pictures and videos of protests I'm seeing a more and more mixed group. Race, religion and gender are becoming meaningless and that's a good thing. Every day brings us closer to Dr. King's Dream.