Posted on 05/25/2021 5:51:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. diplomats unfurled Black Lives Matter banners to commemorate the first anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched a public relations campaign to condemn racism at home and abroad.
“On the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, we remember that to be a credible force for human rights around the world, we must face the reality of racism at home,” Blinken wrote on Twitter, with an accompanying video. “By addressing our shortcomings openly and honestly, we live up to the values that we stand for worldwide.”
Some embassies posted banners displaying the logo while others promoted a video compilation of remarks from American officials and activists. The public campaign dovetails with a reported memo that gave diplomats “an authorization, not a requirement” to embrace the banners.
“As a general matter, we don’t comment on the authenticity or veracity of allegedly leaked documents,” a State Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
The new policy is a belated victory for American diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in South Korea, where officials were ordered to remove a Black Lives Matter banner last June.
“The United States remains concerned about the racial and ethnic injustices against people of color and other marginalized communities both domestically and abroad,” a State Department spokesperson told Foreign Policy, in confirming the approval of the banners. "We encourage our missions around the world to focus on eliminating systemic racism and its global impact.”
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A cop is eighteen times more likely to be murdered by a black man than a black man is to be murdered by a cop.
The US is going through very dangerous times
The great democrat world humiliation tour continues.
RLTW
On memorial day weekend of all things.
These pukes need to pay.
These fools are just giving the cop more ammunition for an appeal.
I sure hope he gets it.
and when people ignore it they’ll do something even worst
A little bit of levity here…
I saw a guy wearing the best t-shirt. It read:
LIVES
POLISH
MATTERS
Is everyone here tearing up as the flags go up?
Me neither.
Now will the sports teams solemnly take their hats off and sing the Black National Anthem when they see one?
So that's what the RATS meant by rejoining the world if they took over the White House—hating America like everyone else.
Biden State Department signals support for BLM flag to be flown at US embassies:
Report: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-state-department-blm-flag
The memo allows US diplomats to fly the Black Lives Matter flag outside of embassies!
State Department memo encourages diplomats to support BLM movement: rpt
National Review Online’s Deroy Murdock says the administration should focus on US issues instead of turning State Department into ‘PR arm of BLM’ on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’
The Department of State under President Biden issued guidance to all “Diplomatic and Consular posts” encouraging official displays of support for Black Lives Matter (BLM) on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder on May 25 and beyond, according to a new report.
According to a leaked memo from an anonymous State Department source, the department wrote that it “supports the use of the term ‘Black Lives Matter’ in messaging content” as well as in speeches and foreign diplomatic engagements on May 25 “and beyond.”
The memo allows U.S. diplomats to fly the Black Lives Matter flag outside of embassies. Fox News verified the authenticity of the memo first reported by Human Events, a conservative American political news and analysis newspaper and website.
Specifically, the memo acts as an “authorization” for agency higher-ups to “display the BLM flag on the external-facing flagpole to any Chiefs of Mission who determine such a display is appropriate in light of local conditions.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-state-department-blm-flag
Biden at whatever, celebrating the dead druggie, George Floyd!:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZbtAgRWAAEc-K-.jpg
Those BLM flags would look beautiful-—aflame.
Let me understand this? This a$$hole Blinkin is flying blm flags to fight racism? Blm in itself is a racist concept?
I am sickened by this virtue signaling anti-white racist bullshit.
If you can burn the American Flag under free speech can you burn the BLM flags under free speech?
We had a four year break with Trump, but now the slide continues with the "honoring" of St. Fentynal.
Burning Looting Mobs now have official government approval.
And, do not forget that at a minimum it is Marxist inspired.
Land of the free home of the brave and now in Karl Marx we trust.
Pray for guidance.
This isn’t about equal opportunity.
This is about getting free stuff.
It has to stop.
For 50 years I’ve gone out of my way to be pleasant and supportive to Americans of African Descent.
For 50 years I’ve heard the sad stories.
The ones who have really benefited from this are the politicians and their pals.
I want to hear stories of Americans of African Descent driving the drug dealers and gangs out of their neighborhoods.
I want to hear stories about our education system succeeding. No more cookie cutter solutions that only benefit the teachers and label the students.
We’ve had 50 years of Liberal failure.
It’s time to throw the Liberals out.
Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009 is when both parties abrogated the Constitution.
Obama is not a natural born citizen.
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