2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: #BlackLivesMatter but 15 Minutes of Fame Seekers Shouldn't: The Sanders/O'Malley Shoutdown NN15 [View all]LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)These Young 15 Minutes of Instant Cable TV and News Blog Fame Seekers are not above the board -- not to be criticized.
In fact, when they show (as they did) utter and complete disrespect (which they did) towards two announced Democratic Candidates for the Democratic Nomination (that they had no problem doing), one of whom is a sitting U.S. Senator fighting against Income Inequality issues that directly leads to Racial Inequality (and that is so true) -- then YES the Criticism is Justified (and it rightfully is).
Here's the question or suggestion. Maybe these Pop-Up 15 minutes of fame seekers need to learn a little about history and in particular the #CivilRightsMovement history -- to learn disrespecting those that are willing to listen and are on your side -- gets one nowhere long-term but IGNORED.
The Civil Rights Movement did not do this, instead its leaders used strategic points of agreement with those seeing parts but not all of the struggle -- to move along the #TOTALMESSAGE.
If this melee in Phoenix is what the #BlackLivesMatter movement now represents, many African-Americans we know will want no part of it. Lucky for #BlackLivesMatter -- we recognize the game these 15 minutes of Fame Seekers are playing -- and are Ready, Willing and Able to #CallItOut for what it is.