Black Lives Matter:
But only if you’re killed
by a white cop? © 2016
Part 1
Samuel K
theblacksilentmajority sm
The number one issue facing black America isn’t police shootings. But given the amount of outrage, protests and heated words aimed at the police, you, and visitors from Mars, would think police shootings were the number one issue.
In truth, the number one issue facing Blacks is black on black homicide. Just ask black residents in Chicago, Detroit, DC, Atlanta, etc, etc. Just the other day in Chicago, Dwayne Wade’s young relative was gunned down by a stray bullet as she pushed a baby stroller. In Detroit, in the same week, a young pregnant woman also was shot and killed.
Each one of those killings was as heinous as anything the police has done to a black person. But beyond family members, you won’t see much outrage or protests. You want see any “Black Lives Matter” protests.
Black Lives Matters supporters deserve much credit for shining a very bright light on what rogue police officers have been doing, mainly to African Americans. Their actions contributed to the use of body cameras and other police reforms. That is a very good thing, and the black community owes them much gratitude. But, with the lofty brand name, “Black Lives Matter,” the group is getting scrutinized more.
Much of that scrutiny focuses on how the group cherry picks which black lives matter. The black lives that seem to matter most to BLM supporters are the black lives taken by Whites or white police officers. But black lives taken by Blacks get short shrift and don’t seem to matter as much.
When you think about it, there’s something strange and twisted about the group’s preoccupation with black lives taken by white cops and the group’s scant attention to black lives taken by Blacks. Their chants, signs and protests may claim, “Black Lives Matter.” But their actions say something entirely different.
Truth is, there’s a reason why Black Lives Matter supporters focus disproportionately on what Whites and the police do to Blacks and so little to the black lives taken by other Blacks.
When any people, such as African Americans, have been subjected to ongoing racism for years, even centuries, a fair amount of psychological damage can take place. Racism has been a major factor in the lives of African Americans. It was a basis for slavery, reconstruction and ongoing discrimination. You’re talking about centuries of toxic exposure.
Given that kind of exposure to racism, it’s understandable that some Blacks would develop racism-related hangups.
The most obvious signs of psychological damage are when a people attempt to change their features, hair and complexion to resemble the very people who subjected them to racism. But there are other signs of psychological damage as well.
Enter Black Lives Matter supporters. Without realizing it, Black Lives Matter supporters are acting out an unhealthy, twisted fixation to racism.
Supporters may chant Black Lives Matter, but their actions, not their words, scream out that the only black lives they care about are black lives taken by a white person, particularly a white cop.
If a black person’s life has been taken by a black crook, that’s not on the radar of BLM supporters. They don’t those black lives worthy of protests. Those Blacks, who are killed by other Blacks, will remain anonymous no matter how heinous their killing may have been.
Ask yourself, when was the last time Black Lives Matter supporters protested a heinous killing of a black person by a black crook?
But only if you’re killed
by a white cop? © 2016
Part 1
Samuel K
theblacksilentmajority sm
The number one issue facing black America isn’t police shootings. But given the amount of outrage, protests and heated words aimed at the police, you, and visitors from Mars, would think police shootings were the number one issue.
In truth, the number one issue facing Blacks is black on black homicide. Just ask black residents in Chicago, Detroit, DC, Atlanta, etc, etc. Just the other day in Chicago, Dwayne Wade’s young relative was gunned down by a stray bullet as she pushed a baby stroller. In Detroit, in the same week, a young pregnant woman also was shot and killed.
Each one of those killings was as heinous as anything the police has done to a black person. But beyond family members, you won’t see much outrage or protests. You want see any “Black Lives Matter” protests.
Black Lives Matters supporters deserve much credit for shining a very bright light on what rogue police officers have been doing, mainly to African Americans. Their actions contributed to the use of body cameras and other police reforms. That is a very good thing, and the black community owes them much gratitude. But, with the lofty brand name, “Black Lives Matter,” the group is getting scrutinized more.
Much of that scrutiny focuses on how the group cherry picks which black lives matter. The black lives that seem to matter most to BLM supporters are the black lives taken by Whites or white police officers. But black lives taken by Blacks get short shrift and don’t seem to matter as much.
When you think about it, there’s something strange and twisted about the group’s preoccupation with black lives taken by white cops and the group’s scant attention to black lives taken by Blacks. Their chants, signs and protests may claim, “Black Lives Matter.” But their actions say something entirely different.
Truth is, there’s a reason why Black Lives Matter supporters focus disproportionately on what Whites and the police do to Blacks and so little to the black lives taken by other Blacks.
When any people, such as African Americans, have been subjected to ongoing racism for years, even centuries, a fair amount of psychological damage can take place. Racism has been a major factor in the lives of African Americans. It was a basis for slavery, reconstruction and ongoing discrimination. You’re talking about centuries of toxic exposure.
Given that kind of exposure to racism, it’s understandable that some Blacks would develop racism-related hangups.
The most obvious signs of psychological damage are when a people attempt to change their features, hair and complexion to resemble the very people who subjected them to racism. But there are other signs of psychological damage as well.
Enter Black Lives Matter supporters. Without realizing it, Black Lives Matter supporters are acting out an unhealthy, twisted fixation to racism.
Supporters may chant Black Lives Matter, but their actions, not their words, scream out that the only black lives they care about are black lives taken by a white person, particularly a white cop.
If a black person’s life has been taken by a black crook, that’s not on the radar of BLM supporters. They don’t those black lives worthy of protests. Those Blacks, who are killed by other Blacks, will remain anonymous no matter how heinous their killing may have been.
Ask yourself, when was the last time Black Lives Matter supporters protested a heinous killing of a black person by a black crook?