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Lulu KC

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28. The Movement for Black Lives?

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 10:10 AM

Aug 2016

I am not familiar with this "umbrella organization," which is actually the one that included this in its platform according to the article. One of its many members is BLM.

This doesn't sound like BLM itself to me and I believe it would harm them to take this stand.

This article from The Atlantic helped make some sense of it: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/movement-black-lives-platform/494309/

Still very complicated.

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In Platform, Black Lives Matter Accuses Israel Of ‘Genocide,’ Backs BDS [View all] Purveyor Aug 2016 OP

Genocide and Reparations Democat Aug 2016 #1

Too many progressive movements canetoad Aug 2016 #2

yep. Sounds like some orthodoxy is taking over BLM uhnope Aug 2016 #9

What's to take over? TipTok Aug 2016 #30

I've longed thought BLM to be bought and paid for by someone. romanic Aug 2016 #37

And the right will seize on this to use Justice Aug 2016 #11

Hillary is pro-Israel Democat Aug 2016 #12

Very counterproductive to their cause Beakybird Aug 2016 #3

Anti Israel is not anti semetic. Lunabell Aug 2016 #4

Complicated issue Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #45

Agreed Sgent Aug 2016 #5

You don't seem to understand who doesn't recognize whom. cpwm17 Aug 2016 #6

Agree with your entire post leftynyc Aug 2016 #8

Complete agreement here. There just is no comparison. JudyM Aug 2016 #25

Telesur LOL uhnope Aug 2016 #7

This is not helpful to BLM at all IMO Justice Aug 2016 #10

Wow GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #13

Huh. Buncha folks don't like what black folks are doing. What a change. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #14

Well, a bunch of folks dont like them doing stupid shit. Or anyone else. 7962 Aug 2016 #15

What if you said "Huh. Buncha folks don't like what white folks are doing" Democat Aug 2016 #19

Suggesting criticism of a black group is automatically racist, is itself racist. Apparently the JudyM Aug 2016 #26

No, not at all. The people in this country have always looked out for the best jtuck004 Aug 2016 #31

test 3 2 1, test 9980 snooper2 Aug 2016 #32

BLM starting to adopt laundry listism in its policy demands geek tragedy Aug 2016 #16

Perfectly stated. And perfectly on-point. 7962 Aug 2016 #18

Free Mumia Democat Aug 2016 #27

If Israel was really committing "genocide", there would be no Palestinians 7962 Aug 2016 #17

Right, because there are no more Native Americans... Odin2005 Aug 2016 #20

Right, and how many Native Americans routinely attack the rest of us? 7962 Aug 2016 #21

"assimilated into society" is a nice way of saying "had their cultures destroyed". Odin2005 Aug 2016 #22

Except that their culture hasnt been "destroyed" 7962 Aug 2016 #23

They did in the 19th Century and before that treestar Aug 2016 #29

No its not. And its been over a century since any happened. 7962 Aug 2016 #40

I'd humbly suggest that BLM stay out of the Middle East can of worms and focus on... Nitram Aug 2016 #24

The Movement for Black Lives? Lulu KC Aug 2016 #28

So much concern in this thread awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #33

What is their policy on Northern Ireland and Tibet? Throd Aug 2016 #34

You need to ask them... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #42

Political leaders cannot support a group calling Israel genocidal Democat Aug 2016 #36

I see your point... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #43

We can agree or disagree on Israel Democat Aug 2016 #44

Oh BLM has finally crossed that line. romanic Aug 2016 #35

As soon as I saw "Answer Coalition" providing the signs, I knew this was next. 7962 Aug 2016 #41

Their message is becoming diluted. Oneironaut Aug 2016 #39