Quote:Would you tell someone who had breast cancer that their concerns are any less valid because "all cancers matter"? All lives matter is a very racist statement, in that it attempts to undermine and delegitimization the very valid criticism of the systematic oppression of all those in color. Read a book if you don't understand what I'm saying.

 

This is terrible logic.  If you want to draw awareness to a particular facet of breast cancer, you should be specific about the issue.  All cancers do matter. Does a person's breast cancer supersede another person's prostate cancer?   I don't think any sane person would suggest otherwise.  Regardless, it's hard to take you seriously when you include an ad hominem in your post. Let me see if I can put this another way.

 

Black Lives Matter is a message.  To understand what it is conveying to the populace, you only need to look at the anti-thesis of that statement, namely, black lives don't matter.  Very few people in this nation believe black lives don't matter.  So, to make that the predominant theme of your movement comes across as unnecessary and borderline offensive to a majority of people in this country.  There are much better ways to address the actual disadvantages faced by the black community and garner American sympathy, but, so far, those issues have been ignored.  In addition, BLM makes no attempt to differentiate between lawful and unlawful actions, which is ultimately hurting the black community (i.e. The Ferguson Effect).  

 

If you want to debate this, you are welcome to it, but there are plenty of facts to support this position.

 

That said, it is my personal opinion that Colin Kaepernick has a right to take that stand in the same way that Americans have a right to consider it inflammatory.  I don't believe that taking a stand against an entire country is the optimal way to address the issue.  The divisive tactics of progressives are not healing race relations in this country.

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