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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why aren't there any BLM signs in SE DC where blacks are getting killed everyday

Oh wait not politically correct

Actions speak louder than signs

How many of you have even been out to a vigil[/quote]White person here.  I live in SE DC.  I've attended two BLM marches.  Dh is actively involved with a national group formed to work just on these issues.  I had wondered about whether to put a sign in the window and whether, as white gentrifiers, it was pretentious of us to do that.  Then I thought - well, we are actively involved in these issues.  It seems silly not to.  So we did it.

BTW, a few of my black neighbors have been killed.  Never heard anyone say that that was okay.  I've attended 3 vigils for murder victims and at every one, people called on each other to live better and to stop hurting one another.

Pp, I'm so glad that you're concerned about black people getting killed every day in SE DC and you know that actions speak louder than signs.  Have I seen you at any of these vigils?  What groups are you working with in SE DC in an effort to keep our children safe?  I'd like to know what kinds of things are going on and since you care so much about black lives, you must have an idea.  [/quote]

The one thing I actually agree with BLM is that whites aren't part of the solution

Until the black community (in those areas) takes responsibility for themselves nothing will change

The solutions are easy people who actually give a damn about life and themselves and public policy that doesn't reward being an unproductive member of society

You might be the most obtuse person on DCUM and that is saying something.

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