How To Compare #BlackLivesMatter to Actual Hate Groups

Maj John Bell I think this video is self explanatory. I can't dumb it down much further. Sometimes when we are too "stupid" to get something, it's because we aren't open to it or aren't trying hard enjoin to understand.

Maj John Bell I can't edit my post, but I meant enough not enjoin... My apologies. SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"

I believe that there is a real problem, resulting in real tragedies. Real deaths that are unjustified. I am NOT arguing that the police never use excessive force. I am NOT arguing that black men and women are never unjustifiably injured or killed by said excessive force. I am questioning whether or not Black Lives Matter's (BLM) practical application in the street is responsible. I have read the entire Black lives matter web page, several times. I have also seen the difference between the "theoretical" BLM of the web page; and the "practical application" conduct of protesters and the "angry rhetoric" of speakers at BLM events. There are two entirely different faces.

There is nothing to understand about the video's narrator. Every step he outlines is a sarcastic slap in the face, and you know it.

I will not engage in the false argument about "where is the rage and outcry against "black on black" crime, vs. unjustified black deaths at the hands of police?" To my mind, two separate issues; that both need addressing. Let's you and I stick to black deaths at the hands of police.

About 10% of the police officers in this nation are black. About 13% of the population is black. It would be better if those numbers better matched. However about 78% of the time that black officers apply deadly force it is applied against black men and women. Are those black officers serving the "racial animus" of their "white overlords"?, or is there a deeper more complex problem? (Please do not interpret those statistics as me "blaming the victim" for the crime. I don't.) I believe there is a real problem.

But bellicose chants of "Fry 'em like bacon", and demanding "dead cops now" isn't a responsible call to action. BLM is conducting a series of very public temper tantrums intended to intimidate people, for the express purpose of drawing media attention. One of the goals of terrorist actions.

I understand you are angry. I do not deny the validity of your anger. But the message of your video, and your response to me are both flippant. I'd rather engage with someone serious, who is about a serious dialogue and a serious solution. Let me know if you ever want to seriously explain why my opinion about the street level rhetoric of BLM is inaccurate.

Maj John Bell Too be honest, I'm more hurt than angry. I've already stated that "fry 'em like bacon" was not BLM and you don't want to hear it. You can call it temper tantrum, I call it wanting to be heard. You call us terrorist, I KNOW that we are a peaceful group. You say that we want to intimidate people, that's the KKK's job. You say that we want to draw the attention of the media, the media wants to put anything bad upon BLM and set a negative tone for BLM. I've attempted to have a serious conversation with you from my prospective and you refuse to see it and that is fine. Having said that, I will not use (not waste) another second of my life with a conversation with you.

I have solutions and are working. However, you do not agree with anything that I have stated and that is your GOD given right. At this point of my day I wish you strength, understanding, clarity and peace.

What the Most High has coming to us will not be pretty! We as a nation need to wake up!

Peace be upon you and yours.

SPC Jeff Payne Yes, Dr. King was a great man that wasn't allowed to live because he was too great for some.

What would you do if he were alive?

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm

That's a very good and sad way to understand it. Very true