Protesting, and the power of the media.

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I don't think it's all media to be honest people are selective and protesting against china is not as fashionable and cool has following the good ole US of A, if black lives really matter then the british black community should be out in their masses over gun / knife murder over the last ten years.

The masses don't tend to protest at crimes within society, they protest at crimes committed by the state, by those who's duty it is to protect them and uphold their interests. It's why you see mass outcry about people in power breaking lockdown rules but civilian individuals are not usually shamed.

To write a sentence along the lines of "if black lives really matter then it should be proven to me by XXXX" is pretty shameful to be honest. Black lives do matter, your whattaboutery at its worst doesn't change that.

[Croesy Blue]

The masses don't tend to protest at crimes within society, they protest at crimes committed by the state, by those who's duty it is to protect them and uphold their interests. It's why you see mass outcry about people in power breaking lockdown rules but civilian individuals are not usually shamed.

To write a sentence along the lines of "if black lives really matter then it should be proven to me by XXXX" is pretty shameful to be honest. Black lives do matter, your whattaboutery at its worst doesn't change that.

I agree that last line comes across as pretty disingenuous at best.

[Whisperer]

The masses don't tend to protest at crimes within society, they protest at crimes committed by the state, by those who's duty it is to protect them and uphold their interests. It's why you see mass outcry about people in power breaking lockdown rules but civilian individuals are not usually shamed.

To write a sentence along the lines of "if black lives really matter then it should be proven to me by XXXX" is pretty shameful to be honest. Black lives do matter, your whattaboutery at its worst doesn't change that.

I didn't come up with the black lives matter slogan that's not down to me, the point I was trying to make was why protest in the UK right now for George Floyd when we have a couple of black lives every week being stabbed and killed.
Also we're in a global pandemic of the likes we have never seen, so right now more than ever life matters, the last thing we need is thousands turning up and grouping together, it's a little contradictory.

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I didn't come up with the black lives matter slogan that's not down to me, the point I was trying to make was why protest in the UK right now for George Floyd when we have a couple of black lives every week being stabbed and killed.
Also we're in a global pandemic of the likes we have never seen, so right now more than ever life matters, the last thing we need is thousands turning up and grouping together, it's a little contradictory.

The question I think you need to ask yourself is when you see a group of people protesting because they're clearly angry and upset about something, why your reaction is to think of "what about, what about" reasons why they shouldn't, rather than thinking about why they are.