My problem with Black Lives Matter isn’t the proposition that Black Lives Matter. They most certainly do.
It’s that members of that organization are pretty open about the fact that they believe ONLY Black Lives Matter. Or at least they matter much more than those of any other race.
That philosophy frankly is just half a step from Hitler’s.
And judging from the carnage in Chicago every weekend they aren’t even sincere about THAT.
They don’t target their attention on racist policies old and new from Planned Parenthood designed to reduce the black population.
They don’t target their attention on black on black violence.
James Brown said that real black power was when he went from shining shoes outside of a radio station to eventually OWNING that station. Get out there and work and put money in the community. He saw no positive result in black people rioting in their neighborhoods destroying businesses and causing violence.
The militant Black Panthers called him a sell out.
Not to get into a BIG thing about BLM, there are a few areas that people should think about:
1. There is a HUGE difference between the original message of BLM and the “organization.” The organization is a front for the DNC. When monies are donated to the organization, they are funneled into DNC “causes.” Almost none of that money gets to any frontline project helping black youth or “at risk” persons.
2. The concept behind the message of BLM is not that black lives matter MORE than anyone else. They matter “as much” as anyone else.
The movement is about more than black men getting killed by police. It is about black people being singled out when there is no obvious reason for it. Now, you might think that is not true—and I understand that.
My eyes were opened after talking to several black MDs about their experiences. These are men who are highly educated and who earn more than most people. And they are still getting hassled for being in the “rich” part of town, in “fancy cars”, and for watching kids play sports—their kids—at the white schools.
These men sat and told me stories, one after another, that made my skin crawl.
They were not asking for “more rights” or “better treatment.” They were asking for the same treatment and the same rights.
Of course, the BLM movement on TV—the anger and the riots—are not nearly as articulate as these men were. And admittedly, the black movements always use the worst branding and slogans—which are designed to incite and anger.
But when you take a few minutes to listen to what they say, and how they live their lives after reaching the “American Dream” you might have a better understanding.
I’m not a BLM shirt wearing white guy. I am not condoning violence or tearing anything down. I admit to moving out of my home town because the violence and schools pretty much destroyed the place of my childhood experience. That would be considered white flight. I am not ashamed of that.
But, when this crap is happening in my high net worth community to people who have more than “played the game” to get here—I think that is not fair.
All politics are local.