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Robin wrote:
On 17/12/2020 15:46, GB wrote:
On 17/12/2020 13:39, Fredxx wrote:

I think all lives matter equally, does that make me a racist?

Of course it doesn't, when taken literally.

However, the 'All lives matter' slogan has been adopted by racists, who
think that Blacks should accept their position at the bottom of the heap
without complaining. So, if you say "all lives matter", most people
interpret that as you meaning that black lives don't.

There's no question that innocent black people are far more likely to be
shot by police in the USA than innocent white people. Hence, whatever
you call it, the BLM movement has a good point to make.


I'd quite like to see the statistics showing that "innocent black people
are far more likely to be shot by police in the USA than innocent white
people" as it seems to me to raise some tricky issues - starting with
how to define "innocent".

Does it really matter if they are innocent or not? Being shot should be a
last resort.

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