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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I am confused. Is it not possible that someone thinks their own kids will be better off going to school with mostly high SES kids, yet still object to violence against young black men by the police? [b]Isn't BLM a statement of support for the basic idea that black people should not be shot by representatives of the state[/b], rather than a sign of agreement with all political positions held by african americans? [/quote]

Really?  So you're basically saying that anyone that doesn't support BLM believes that innocent people SHOULD be shot by state reps?  You need to read up on the issue before taking a position.  No one thinks innocent people should just be randomly shot and everyone thinks it's horrible.  That's not the issue. [/quote]

To be honest, I don't get the people who object to the BLM slogan.   They either seem to think that the police never shoot genuinely innocent people, or that efforts to reduce police violence have greater costs in crime than benefits, or they do not think police are biased against blacks.  Whatever. Its not up to me to explain why someone would not support the essential policy goal of BLM. What I do know is that the consistent regular emphasis of BLM has been about reducing police violence against minorities. Whether tweeting, organizing rallies, or whatever.  Now there may be some BLM "leaders" or websites with a broader agenda, but I do not think one has to sign on to any other agenda in order to want to express the sentiment that black lives matter.  If one believes that there is a problem with police racism AND that there are too many shootings of and harassment of blacks by police (IE not "random") and that policies need to be implemented to address that, then I think you can support BLM, whatever your feelings about intersectionality, reparations, foreign policy, or charter schools. [/quote]

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