Posted on 03/14/2023 9:38:22 AM PDT by PoliticallyShort
Most Americans have moved on from the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM)-driven ransacking of some 200 American cities, which resulted in as much as $2 billion in property damage and at least 25 deaths. But that time must be remembered for more than rioting and destruction. The BLM pressure campaigns, harassment, and moral blackmail also amounted to possibly the most lucrative shakedown of corporate America in its history.
Today the Claremont Institute's Center for the American Way of Life published the most comprehensive database to date tracking corporate contributions and pledges to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes from 2020 to the present. Companies and corporations pledged or contributed an astonishing $82.9 billion to the BLM movement and related causes. This includes more than $123 million to the BLM parent organizations directly. These figures, while shocking, likely underrepresent the true magnitude of the shakedown as some companies failed to make known their contributions, and many BLM organizations remain unknown.
As a point of reference, $82.9 billion is more than the GDP of 46 African countries. In 2022, the Ford Motor Company's profits were $23 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at dc.claremont.org ...
BLM protection racket that would make old time mafioso’s proud.
Hey- let’s fund reparations from the BLM coffers!
Should have been nipped in the bud.
The amounts (if they followed through) are staggering.
Obama got his 10% cut off the top by creating the BLM from the Oval Office
They’ve been repaired.
The Black Looters Movement was just another money-making scam from the Afro-Mafia. A Thief Enterprise.
Mansions for stupid black thugs don't come cheap... and vile liberal white guilt is almost bottomless... Fools. Filthy liberal fools.
I thought BLM had found their funding base, back in 2020.
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Target, and a bunch of Mom & Pops, they looted.
Now they are looking for a handout?
Have they talked to Joe 81millionvotes Biden? Another entitlement of a billion or so a year will never be noticed in his new budget.
BLM aka Bring Lotsa Money
The BLM Staff must need more new million dollar homes to complete their collection to hedge a crashing economy.
Amazon $169,550,000.00
They did this at the bidding of the Democratic party — which is kinda weird since the Demos are the party of slavery. BLM websites went on line right after DJTrump entered the race. They were blatantly commie trash — just like Antifa.
Tons of money Flushed
Next, include all the government funding of ‘COVID’ and ‘Infrastructure’ relief to BLM-and Dem-allied organizations?
How about Obama-era ‘consent decree’ political donations?
Long term boycotts do work and teaches lessons.
bkmk
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