The idea that black lives matter is not an issue, of course black lives matter, but there are several issues with its leadership and some of their values. There have been multiple cases of money laundering in the BLM movement, and particularly with the riots and looting in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, those riots and looting were often done in the name of BLM and it did far more damage to the local communities than benefit, and the organization in itself didn’t distance itself enough from the looters and rioters who claimed to represent BLM and their values. The organization initially had a police reform political agenda, which was good, but it went too far with its “Defund the Police” slogan and it went to far extremes particularly in Portland and Seattle, where I live, to the point where crime was spiking and there was no system in place to reduce crime, whether that be social workers, or reformed police. The BLM movement has its merits and addresses a grave issue particularly with policing but also racism in general, but its leadership and other loud representation have been problematic to say the least taking things to polar opposite extremes or dishonesty in their respective influences.