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loyalsister

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24. I agree

Reply to blackspade (Reply #16)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 09:37 PM

Aug 2015

The explicit goal is for Black lives to finally matter so much to the majority of all USAers that their well being and lives are important enough that people from all political stripes find these killings at the hands of police reprehensible.

It is smart and in the best interest of people of color for BLM to not affiliate too closely with the enemies of politicians who have the power to help make the needed changes.

It was a Reagan appointee who led the disability rights movement, and a republican president who signed the ADA. Serious activists know that in movements there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.

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Black Lives Matter rejects show of support from the DNC [View all] think Aug 2015 OP

The more I read about many of these "BLM" activists, the more I dislike them. Archae Aug 2015 #1

Yep DustyJoe Aug 2015 #3

Where did they state 'racial purity'? JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #6

retract DustyJoe Aug 2015 #9

No - that's fine JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #10

Yeah, much as I enjoy seeing the DNC get kicked in the ass tularetom Aug 2015 #4

Agree. 840high Aug 2015 #12

No, not at all. blackspade Aug 2015 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #2

I can respect that n/t JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #5

It's not hard to see where they are coming from shawn703 Aug 2015 #7

Right on. lsewpershad Aug 2015 #20

Good post AuntPatsy Aug 2015 #27

exactly loveandlight Aug 2015 #37

They are doing what they think they need to do to accomplish MuseRider Aug 2015 #8

The headline is a joke.They didn't "reject" anything,they sufrommich Aug 2015 #11

Good for them! The DNC's only objective is winning elections bread_and_roses Aug 2015 #13

*crickets* lib87 Aug 2015 #18

And the bottom line with BLM loyalsister Aug 2015 #25

The DNC *is* a "self-interested ... political machine." nt cyberswede Aug 2015 #14

I was OK with it up to this point: William Seger Aug 2015 #15

I see nothing wrong with that statement. blackspade Aug 2015 #16

I agree loyalsister Aug 2015 #24

These people are nuts.. they are self-defeating secondwind Aug 2015 #19

Recommend. nt Zorra Aug 2015 #21

I agree with this. m-lekktor Aug 2015 #22

Personally, I hate the smell of 1967 in the morning HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #23

A lot of stuff happened in 1967. Could you be a little more detailed? Scootaloo Aug 2015 #26

The Detroit riots HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #29

I fail to see the commonality between the Detroit riots and BLM stepping back from the DNC Scootaloo Aug 2015 #31

Sure it's the words in their statement, as posted above: HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #33

Hardly resembles a call to riot. Scootaloo Aug 2015 #34

I didn't say that, now did I? I said that I hoped they did it differently, -didn't I HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #36

They're right. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #28

Granted ... I haven't read the thread; but, I'm willing to bet ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #30

Looks like you lost a bet. Scootaloo Aug 2015 #32

Well ... it's there ... It's just implied and "dog whistlish" ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #38

Still sore, huh? Scootaloo Sep 2015 #39

Not sore; but still laughing ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #41

Cool n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #43

Whatever. Crack a history book sometime. Talk to someone cheapdate Aug 2015 #35

It sounds more like BLM activists want to form thier own little party romanic Sep 2015 #40

If that is the case, they likely want some power and authority to go with it... TipTok Sep 2015 #42