Why when I read or hear "blue lives matter"

[SHRED]

I think "racist authoritarian"?

[elocs]

1. I'm waiting for somebody to specify exactly which lives don't matter. n/t

[Kolesar]

2. "Pummel the darkies with no consequence"

Extrajudicial punishment
A reign of terror

[rownesheck]

3. because

that's what it means. Also, they can shove those blue and white American flags up their asses.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. I think it's hilarious that they always tell black people what to name their organizations.

Always.


New organization of black folks springs up...white people right there to tell them the name is all wrong.

Every. Single. Time.

[Iggo]

6. Black people are quite aware of what they're going through.

Took me longer than it should have to understand that.

EDIT: The above is a heavily edited version of the rant I had ready to go. Came to my sense and whittled it down. But I apparently edited out the context, which was: "As I got older, I had to learn to resist telling black people how I think they could make their lives better."

[Cracklin Charlie]

10. I just think it makes folks look small and cowardly...

When they try to co-opt some group’s message as their own. It comes off as weakness, to me; be they black, white, green, purple, or orange.

I know they do it in an attempt to de-legitimize the group in question; but, it always has the opposite effect on me. It makes me want to find out more about the organized communities, for example, Black Lives Matter, Occupy, Parkland students, Standing Rock protestors, etc.

[Dawson Leery]

5. Exactly what it means.

They can take those improper black and blue flags and wipe the floor with them.

[Iggo]

7. Because nobody really thinks "blue lives" don't matter.

A whole shit-ton of people think that black lives don't matter.

[ProudLib72]

8. I think blue snowflakes melting under pressure they signed up for

[MicaelS]

9. So if you think they're that way...

Why don't you sign up and try to change the system from within? (note no sarcasm smilie).

People on the Left who denigrate LEOs never cease to amaze me. They bitch endlessly, but would never dirty themselves, their soul, their karma, or risk their lives by actually getting down into the trenches and becoming a LEO. Just like pacifists who would never dirty themselves, their soul, their karma, or risk their lives, but would not hesitate to call 911.

Their lives DO matter because they do a dirty job most people (including myself) shrink from doing. Do some of them fuck up? Certainly, and the ones who do should be held accountable. But stating all LEOs are racist authoritarians, is like saying all Muslims are terrorists.

[SHRED]

12. Show me where I made a blanket judgement

About all LEOs.

[Iggo]

13. Nobody said that. (n/t)

[Mariana]

16. Since no one stated all LEO's are racist authoritarians

why would you even make that analogy?

[Nevernose]

11. I post it constantly on Twitter

Any time some RW nut job starts ranting about the “corrupt FBI” trying to bring down “our president.” Then I call them Cop Haters and probably members of BLM.

It’s not even that funny, but for some reason I find it hilarious.

[Iggo]

14. Oh, man. I been missing out. That IS hilarious!

[SHRED]

15. What's the response?

LOL

[Nevernose]

17. Usually it's incoherent

Or about how I’m an unamerican communist, or weird diatribes, or silence.

My personal favorite and frequent response? “Well, it’s not ALL cops that are bad.” It’s so ironic on so many levels.

[SHRED]

18. LOL

[Iggo]

21. Um...

[JI7]

19. But you never hear it when it's cases of white people killing cops

You only hear it when black people are protesting against abuses against them.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. When someone says or posts 'Blue Lives Matter' to BLM, kick back by then saying 'All Lives Matter!'

My son showed me that, it makes the Blue Lives Matter guys go nuts, because ALM is another white pushback.