Quote:But the radical message is all you hear.

Because it's all that's put out there. I don't live in an area that has a BLM group. I live in a very small town that is (sadly) very conservative and not open minded to much of anything that isn't their cup of tea. Had I lived in the ghetto of Jacksonville now as opposed to 9 years ago then I'm sure I would have a very different perspective. As it is the country as a whole only sees what the media puts out and none of it is encouraging. 

 

As I said before, I agree with the original message of BLM but the group will not see legitimacy as a group or organization unless/until it has a platform with serious local and state officials or pastors who are about the message and not about what it can do for them (i.e. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton who only show up when it benefits them.) And until it has this, the general public will continue to see them as domestic terrorists, cop haters/killers, etc. 

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