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[–]yesofcoursenaturally 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

The protesters themselves seem quite clearly to have a racial view about all of this. It's not about mere police misconduct.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Which protesters? The ones they show on the news?

The livestreams I watched, people were very unified for the most part, of all races

[–]yesofcoursenaturally 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

The rallying cry for these protests is 'Black Lives Matter'. The posters they have, the chants they have, use that slogan. Every company offering support to the movement is explicitly talking about blacks.

It's not simple aracial police misconduct concerns.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

There's certainly people who are caught up in the BLM thing, sure, but to say "These protests are exclusively BLM protests" is just factually incorrect, yet that's what the media is doing

[–]yesofcoursenaturally 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

If there's a non-BLM aspect to it, it's absurdly miniscule in comparison.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Maybe it's smaller, maybe it's not, but I don't think it's "absurdly minuscule"

I watched the livestreams of the protests and the riots... 50% of people participating in both were white. I don't think all those 50% of white people are out there to support BLM solely, most are more interested in solving the general problem of justice reform for police misconduct

[–]yesofcoursenaturally 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I don't think all those 50% of white people are out there to support BLM solely,

Corporation after corporation - not exactly teeming with blacks at the top - is putting out statements that explicitly say 'Black Lives Matter'. The white people at these protests are using the same chant, saying 'I Can't Breathe', and are citing exclusively black victims of police brutality.

I have no idea how you can think a race-free critique of the police is playing a substantial role in any of this.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I have no idea why you think the media and corporations represent the will of the American public.

[–]yesofcoursenaturally 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You're the one who said '50% of the people were white', as if that means they aren't pushing a racial angle themselves. I'm pointing out how the considerable whiteness of all these other groups sure didn't divest them of a racial angle.

If all you have is bare appeal to logical possibility, alright. You don't have much.

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm arguing that not everyone belongs to BLM, that's why I mentioned they are white.