so, it's actually not true that black lives matter as a whole has no specific beliefs - because it does. the issue is that some people don't read what the movement is about and do their own violent things under the mantra of black lives matter.
but the problem comes when people completely discredit the very real issue of institutionalized racism and police brutality -because- of those people who act wrongly under that mantra.
there are demonstrations/events/protests literally every single day in our country from people who call themselves members of BLM, and they are peaceful. the detractors point out the small percent of violent members to try to make it seem worse than it actually is.
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with all that said, your moment at end
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And also, if your goal is to change people's opinions (which should be the goal of every movement). Maybe try to find arguments/chants that havent been disproved by autopsy reports. (looking at you "hands up, dont shoot").
People who are predisposed to be against blm are just going to look at that and think all their other arguments are equally flawed. What does using easily countered arguments accomplish? ...unless your goal is actually to create a wider divide.
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srsly, blm's problem is exactly what you said. it's not a centralized group but they advertise themselves as such. They ask themselves to be watched and then fail to properly represent themselves while being watched.
the reason the group has no leader is because no single person/ideology can properly represent the entire group. blm takes advantage of the fact that it has no leader to make it attractive to as many differing views as possible. it's like schodingers cat, any part of the movement you want to criticize, you cant, but any part of the movement you want to complement, you can.
If you firmly believe in something enough that you want to take time out of your life to spread it's message, you should at least have some clear/concise mission statement that you follow. And no, "black lives matter" isnt enough
blm is an ideology without specific leaders - meaning that anyone can claim to be acting under the movement. of course, the people who do violence don't represent what the vast, vast majority of people involved with blm believe.
The kidnappers do not represent black lives matter. Only the good black lives matter activists represent black lives matter. Until they do something bad, then they do not represent black lives matter. But let me tell you, folks. If the white devil on the internet says something rude about black folk, he represents all white people. Am I right of am I right, my brethren.
On the whole agree that BLM is doing more harm than good for race relations in the US (and the UK now unfortunately where it has spread), but I would not voice my concern in such a combative manner
The US government considers BLM a terrorist organization. Until they get a leader that can reign in the extremist views it'll probably remain that way.
