Posted on 10/04/2022 3:03:39 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Kanye West is “not alone” in his skepticism at the Black Lives Matter movement, a leading black professor has said.
The rapper’s views are reflected by African American communities across the country despite the “harm” his actions may cause, political scientist Tatishe M. Nteta warned.
While the 45-year-old singer is not upholding the beliefs traditionally held by black people across the US, there will be people within communities who agree with him, he added. […]
Nteta said he is “very skeptical” BLM will ever reach the highs it did in 2020 — but Kanye’s controversial shirt and comments has thrown the idea back into the forefront of public opinion.
A poll by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found support for the movement’s goals had decreased from 48 percent to 31 percent in May, and there has been a steady decline for the last two years — including among black people in the US. …
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It was a top-down political scam, fronted by Obama and especially his AG - Eric Holder and the DOJ
Its a version of Nazi Brownshirts - get your people out on the street, claiming their grievances and demands for redress. Push through central government policies and power-grabs in the name of “calming the situation” and “justice.”
Coming to this conclusion now, years later after cities have burned is pretty weak soup.
You can’t fool all of the people all of the time!
Thanks, Kanye!
It would be nice to hear this from blacks on TV, internet and at work and in the stores.
He’s close enough to alone.
The voting machines in Atlanta are still sore from 2020 and some have monkeypox.
You must admit it was embarrassing.
I’m certain that EVERYONE understood BLM to be a scam. But very few were willing to endure the social bullying to say it out loud.
As usual, BLM is a corrupt organization.
"It would be nice to hear this from blacks on TV, internet and at work and in the stores."
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