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MADem

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15. It goes far beyond rights in the "civil" sphere. It has to do with equality of opportunity from

Reply to randys1 (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 10:28 PM

Dec 2015

the moment of one's birth. Equality of education. Equality of access to health care. Equality of safety in one's home.

Playing fields are still not level, and it's going to take more than courts to fix this. Institutions that serve the public, from schools to police to public works, libraries as well as private entities like groceries and banks and restaurants and department stores, everyone needs an attitude adjustment. And soon.

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Black Lives Matter is NOT a civil rights movement! [View all] randys1 Dec 2015 OP

Why not both? nt retrowire Dec 2015 #1

I think civil rights is a smaller category inside the broader category of human rights. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #2

ohhhhhh. Alright then. Either way, the more rights, the better. nt retrowire Dec 2015 #3

Why aren't both the same? FiveGoodMen Dec 2015 #4

That's what I thought. retrowire Dec 2015 #5

I think civil rights refers more to equal rights under the law. pnwmom Dec 2015 #6

Read the article JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #8

From my understanding, and I'm not an attorney, the two Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #13

Serously? Civil rights are human rights. Fearless Dec 2015 #7

"It's co-authored by one of the founders of BLM - Opal." thank you, Gen~ Cha Dec 2015 #9

Your welcome JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #10

Right. Cha Dec 2015 #11

K&R Love your posts Randys1. See we have a few of the usual suspects showing up. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #12

Thanks, and like others say, us white folks dont get to define others struggles or issues randys1 Dec 2015 #14

It goes far beyond rights in the "civil" sphere. It has to do with equality of opportunity from MADem Dec 2015 #15