Bigjay73
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For a long time I subscribed to that mantra. Not seeing or feeling racism, I felt that using the term BLM was dramatic and unnecessary. By saying all lives matter, my thought process was that I would stand shoulder to shoulder with any fellow humans regardless of skin color, religion, or sexual preference to protect them and their freedoms, it had nothing to do with standing up for police officers. After much thought and truly understanding that racism is alive and well, and a scourge to the nation, i now understand what BLM stands for and what their message is. I hope that most of the people who say "all lives matter" mean it in the same way I did.All lives matter
-Why are you saying all lives matter. Unpack it for yourself, what are you trying to convey specifically or achieve. Are you saying all lives matter, because you are concerned about your friends and/or family that are LEOS. Are you worried that the currently Mileu puts LEOs at risk? In your mind is the safety or LEOs mutually exclusive from the lives of black Americans? Do you need to pick one over the other? Are you saying it because black people or the discussion about inequity makes you uncomfortable and your trying to give yourself ammo to back away from the problem?
-If you really think All Lives Matter than under that umbrella don't you also agree that Black Lives matter, Latino lives matter, Native American lives matter, LEO lives matter, medical providers life matters. Assuming you aren't racist and actually think they all do, why not acknowledge that Black lives are currently not being shown to matter, that this is a problem, and that as part of your belief that all lives matter that black lives need attention.