Is it racist to say "Blue Lives Matter" ?
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« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2021, 04:35:09 PM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.
Because not engaging with him and just calling out for being a lying coward is more productive lol
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« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2021, 04:39:13 PM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.
Because not engaging with him and just calling out for being a lying coward is more productive lol

Actually just seems more like a cheap and lazy way to get a bunch of recommendations.
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« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2021, 05:06:18 PM »

I don't think it's racist and there are instances in which it or a similar slogan is appropriate. However, it should not be used in response or as a retort to Black Lives Matter.
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« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2021, 05:08:11 PM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.
Because not engaging with him and just calling out for being a lying coward is more productive lol

Just don’t engage at all, yes
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« Reply #29 on: April 21, 2021, 05:10:46 PM »

It's not racist, but it's incredibly stupid.
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« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2021, 05:35:13 PM »

I don't personally have an intrinsic problem with it, but Black Lives Matter is the original phrase and if the people who invented this idea don't want it to be used for another purpose (which it seems they don't, especially Blue Lives Matter) then you would just avoid it out of respect. Come up with your own original slogan. To me it's kind of like a writer copying someone else's story without permission. Even if it's not plagiarism it makes you look bad.
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« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2021, 05:35:22 PM »

I don't think it's racist and there are instances in which it or a similar slogan is appropriate. However, it should not be used in response or as a retort to Black Lives Matter.
Assuming it’s even in that context even 20% of the time is naive. It’s awful. We need effective law enforcement and its as if you have to be racist to have it when you say it usually.
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« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2021, 05:50:17 PM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.

When people first started posting it, he didn't "revel in it."
He was all pissy and used shouting words in posts to us, telling/demanding that people stop, because he was getting a courtesy email via the Atlas system, that someone was quoting him (responding to him).
He was getting email, after email, after email.
Someone then blew-it, and told him he could turn-off this feature in his personal options page.
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« Reply #33 on: April 21, 2021, 06:08:14 PM »
« Edited: April 21, 2021, 06:13:36 PM by 215 till I die »

If not racist, it is certainly ignorant. Do people choose to be black? Do people choose to be cops? Whom exactly is the "thin blue line" supposed to be protecting us from?



When you have Michael Chitwood, the guy who literally coined the phrase "Not in My Town, Scumbag!" talking about criminal justice reform, that's when you know something needs to change with the culture.
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« Reply #34 on: April 21, 2021, 06:15:23 PM »

Yes because what the hell is "blue lives" anyways? When somebody commits an offense against a police officer, every lever of the law is used to bring that person to justice.


Are you sure about that now? A lot of Democrats now will support that perp.....
It was a mob of Republicans who beat, crushed, and pepper sprayed police officers not so long ago.

That is true, but the Republicans are trying to whitewash that, they are acting like if nothing happened. It is up to Democrats to advertise this in the 2022 midterms
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« Reply #35 on: April 21, 2021, 07:46:25 PM »

Pretty much everyone who says it and waves around that stupid thin blue line flag would watch the George Floyd video with popcorn. That speaks volumes.
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« Reply #36 on: April 22, 2021, 01:12:15 AM »

Its not racist, but its stupid since anybody who says it clearly does not understand what the slogan "black lives matters" means. I sentence anybody who says it to 1 semester of an English class reading and discussing literature and poetry.


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« Reply #37 on: April 22, 2021, 03:01:47 AM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.
Because not engaging with him and just calling out for being a lying coward is more productive lol

Actually just seems more like a cheap and lazy way to get a bunch of recommendations.

We take those.
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« Reply #38 on: April 22, 2021, 03:04:12 AM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.
Because not engaging with him and just calling out for being a lying coward is more productive lol

Actually just seems more like a cheap and lazy way to get a bunch of recommendations.

We take those.
What about credit cards?
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« Reply #39 on: April 22, 2021, 03:05:12 AM »

I am saying it right now: If either Ossoff or Warnock wins, I'll leave the forum for 1 solid year.

Why do people constantly post this? As I've said many times before, he's not going to pay attention to this, and never has.

He actually revels in it, but people don’t get it. Predictable, but unfortunate.
Because not engaging with him and just calling out for being a lying coward is more productive lol

Actually just seems more like a cheap and lazy way to get a bunch of recommendations.

We take those.
What about credit cards?

Credit card? You got it!
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« Reply #40 on: April 22, 2021, 07:03:54 AM »

I woulad ask the same question about phrase "White Lives Matter too..."))))
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« Reply #41 on: April 22, 2021, 07:21:42 AM »

Unless you're a cop or have relatives who are cops, that phrase is meant to antagonize the blacks.
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« Reply #42 on: April 22, 2021, 07:41:21 AM »

"Blues Lives Matter" is not inherently racist.

But to deny "Black Lives Matter" certainly is racist.

To not acknowledge that black lives matter, or to say "all lives matter" as a recourse when you hear about blm, is racist.  To support ideals in contrast to the Black Lives Matter movement is racist.

Further, the Blue Lives Matter movement participated in the January 6th terrorist attack and aligned themselves with racist groups in a direct attempt to overthrow the United States government.
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« Reply #43 on: April 22, 2021, 07:47:16 AM »
« Edited: April 22, 2021, 07:52:48 AM by The Daily Beagle »

"Blues Lives Matter" is not inherently racist.

But to deny "Black Lives Matter" certainly is racist.

To not acknowledge that black lives matter, or to say "all lives matter" as a recourse when you hear about blm, is racist.  To support ideals in contrast to the Black Lives Matter movement is racist.

Further, the Blue Lives Matter movement participated in the January 6th terrorist attack and aligned themselves with racist groups in a direct attempt to overthrow the United States government.

Anything trying to contrast or distract from credible and actionable racism is racism. Sorry if this makes me sound like a SJW, a socialist, a racist myself(a lot of people are getting insanely good at “he who smelt it dealt it”), or whatever but as Americans, we have very compelling and selfish reasons for dealing with this. There are those here that are circling us like vultures over the issue. You know who they are here.
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« Reply #44 on: April 22, 2021, 08:49:41 AM »

BLM is a Corporate wing of the D party, their protests were stopped during Election season and they don't tell you about Breyona family received 7M and Floyd Family received 27M, they act like we're not in a Pandemic by standing on vehicles

Let's all remember the height of Floyd protests happened during Covid peak in July 2020 when youth and everyone weren't just protesting Floyd also lockdowns

Where are all these Protests now, Jackson and LeBron are quiet now since Floyd family received that settlement money
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« Reply #45 on: April 22, 2021, 10:17:22 AM »

As a PoC, absolutely not.

Note: Personally, I don't say or utilize the slogans Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, or All Lives Matter.
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