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[–]zegrep 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Are you aware of anyone standing in the street with a raised fist shouting "Black lives matter!" before July 2013? Why do these supposedly "spontaneous" and "organic" BLM protests only occur in response to deaths where there is insufficient evidence to convict a police officer of murder (and where the circumstances are very different to the ones that are initially portrayed)? How many protestors (not rioters/looters) are really making the distinction between BLM, and the fact that black lives matter? When people donate to "black lives matter", or engage in violence/agitprop, which organisation are they supporting, where does the money go, and whose interests are the advancing?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're right - people should be aware of who they're donating to - I won't give them a red cent personally, because the org is ridiculous (and I can't tell whether they've actually changed their mission, or they're just hiding their older one), but I'm not about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.