M Jenkins and Michael Thomas killed the Saints

rezburna · 09-29-2020, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Flipx99

You should be able to make a statement contrary to the beliefs of your teammates. I don't think anyone really believes that any such unwritten "rule" should apply - except for when it comes to BLM and/or BLM driven issues.

All the more reason to speak out against BLM. If people dont start standing up to that corrupt movement things will only get worse.

This idea that criticism of BLM is taboo needs to be called out at every opportunity.

Yeah, one will probably get called a racist, a white supremacist and/or a nazi. So what? Those magic words only have meaning if we let them.

Everything dealing with Black people isn’t BLM.

Flipx99 · 09-29-2020, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by rezburna

Everything dealing with Black people isn’t BLM.

Of course not.

But the issues relevant to the conversation we are having in this thread are absolutely being driven by the BLM movement.

rezburna · 09-29-2020, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Flipx99

Of course not.

But the issues relevant to the conversation we are having in this thread are absolutely being driven by the BLM movement.

The movement became an organization that most Black people are not affiliated with. My timeline is full of Black people giving various reasons why they don’t support BLM. You’ll find most believe it to be more of a LGBTQ Rights organization than a Black focused one. It’s replaced the NAACP as the go to reference for some reason.

Flipx99 · 09-29-2020, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by rezburna

The movement became an organization that most Black people are not affiliated with. My timeline is full of Black people giving various reasons why they don’t support BLM. You’ll find most believe it to be more of a LGBTQ Rights organization than a Black focused one. It’s replaced the NAACP as the go to reference for some reason.

I absolutely agree that BLM is not the rough equivalent of "all black people."

In fact, the people that I think BLM hurts the most are black people.

BLM had a huge headstart because of a name that no one can argue with. However, I think enough evidence is in that we can all look past the branding.

This is not really, IMO, about race.

We just have some very bad actors who are using existing racial issues because that is our nation's weakest spot.

They do not wish any of us well.

09-29-2020, 10:46 AM	#1
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,110	Re: M Jenkins and Michael Thomas killed the Saints Originally Posted by Flipx99 You should be able to make a statement contrary to the beliefs of your teammates. I don't think anyone really believes that any such unwritten "rule" should apply - except for when it comes to BLM and/or BLM driven issues. All the more reason to speak out against BLM. If people dont start standing up to that corrupt movement things will only get worse. This idea that criticism of BLM is taboo needs to be called out at every opportunity. Yeah, one will probably get called a racist, a white supremacist and/or a nazi. So what? Those magic words only have meaning if we let them. Everything dealing with Black people isn’t BLM. gosaints1 likes this.

09-29-2020, 11:05 AM	#2
Flipx99 100th Post Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 153	Re: M Jenkins and Michael Thomas killed the Saints Originally Posted by rezburna Everything dealing with Black people isn’t BLM. Of course not. But the issues relevant to the conversation we are having in this thread are absolutely being driven by the BLM movement.
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09-29-2020, 11:09 AM	#3
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,110	Re: M Jenkins and Michael Thomas killed the Saints Originally Posted by Flipx99 Of course not. But the issues relevant to the conversation we are having in this thread are absolutely being driven by the BLM movement. The movement became an organization that most Black people are not affiliated with. My timeline is full of Black people giving various reasons why they don’t support BLM. You’ll find most believe it to be more of a LGBTQ Rights organization than a Black focused one. It’s replaced the NAACP as the go to reference for some reason. MatthewT and shawnkytonk like this.

09-29-2020, 11:35 AM	#4
Flipx99 100th Post Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 153	Re: M Jenkins and Michael Thomas killed the Saints Originally Posted by rezburna The movement became an organization that most Black people are not affiliated with. My timeline is full of Black people giving various reasons why they don’t support BLM. You’ll find most believe it to be more of a LGBTQ Rights organization than a Black focused one. It’s replaced the NAACP as the go to reference for some reason. I absolutely agree that BLM is not the rough equivalent of "all black people." In fact, the people that I think BLM hurts the most are black people. BLM had a huge headstart because of a name that no one can argue with. However, I think enough evidence is in that we can all look past the branding. This is not really, IMO, about race. We just have some very bad actors who are using existing racial issues because that is our nation's weakest spot. They do not wish any of us well. iceshack149 likes this.
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