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JHan

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22. Except BLM's issues are core issues pertaining to civil liberty...

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 07:14 PM

Jun 2017

It's not just 13% of the population:

As much as the movement is to highlight injustices against African Americans, since African Americans are most impacted, for years liberals of all stripes have wanted to make criminal justice reform a national priority - and the lack of reform impacts poor whites as well but that doesn't get much traction because there's a determination to criminalize black communities to the hilt:

We're talking civil forfeiture abuse, militarization of police , drug decriminalization, the spread of mandatory minimum sentencing - these things affect poor people of all shades.

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I really love how people who don't support blm [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 OP

I resisted the compulsion to roll my eyes in replies yesterday.. JHan Jun 2017 #1

Pride in MN Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #2

Concur. Fuck them and the horse they rode in on. lambchopp59 Jun 2017 #3

Black Lives Matter needs to be seen The Polack MSgt Jun 2017 #4

BLM has styled itself as an in your face advocacy group that often takes over events planned by karynnj Jun 2017 #5

No it's not possible for me to respect people who think their event was taken over La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #6

YOU are the one making it white/POC -- it was a gay pride parade karynnj Jun 2017 #8

I'm saying that to poc especially blacks and black gays La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #10

History time! Saviolo Jun 2017 #15

So much applause for this post La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #16

Thank you for the vote of confidence! Saviolo Jun 2017 #17

Second vote for this as an independent post irisblue Jun 2017 #18

Thanks! Saviolo Jun 2017 #19

AWESOME post EffieBlack Jun 2017 #23

Also you don't need to tell me what I need to accept La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #7

Interestingly defensive SECOND response to what was not an inflamatory post. karynnj Jun 2017 #9

You seem to indicate that I need to accept the bs excuses about where blm belong or not La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #11

Totally your right -- and the right of others to object to BLM's tactics karynnj Jun 2017 #12

I literally don't know what you mean by your statement La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #13

Well and nicely stated, KarynnJ and Lotusflower. Hortensis Jun 2017 #14

Except BLM's issues are core issues pertaining to civil liberty... JHan Jun 2017 #22

Hey Pri... sheshe2 Jun 2017 #20

In a ways, DU has just increased my support of black politicians and activist... SaschaHM Jun 2017 #21

while we always get those "good people that voted trump" crap JI7 Jun 2017 #24

Oh them? We have to try to understand where they are coming from . Trans of color or QBY.? lunasun Jun 2017 #25

Good, kind, nice racists. They should be precise with language La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2017 #26