President Obama has announced his support of the Black Live Matter movement. Since it is Obama, he also made a speech about how wonderful the nation's police are before announcing his support for the BLM movement. No matter how you slice it, though, Obama is now on record as supporting the movement.
Think about that. It would be one thing were the protests aimed simply at the idea that black lives matter. Of course they do, and more than 99% of Americans would agree with that idea. The problem, however, is that the BLM movement takes great offense at the idea that all lives matter. Somehow, they see a statement affirming the worth of all people as an attack on African Americans. And for those who say that the lives of the police matter, BLM has particular hatred. And it is this movement that Obama is now supporting.
The statistics are clear; the murder rate for blacks is much higher than the comparable rate for whites, Hispanics or Asian-Americans. The problem with these statistics for BLM is that they also show that nearly all the blacks who are killed are murdered by other blacks. The rate of murder by blacks is much higher than it is for whites, Asian-Americans or Hispanics. There is no valid way to blame the police for these disparities.
Obama ought not be supporting this group.
Think about that. It would be one thing were the protests aimed simply at the idea that black lives matter. Of course they do, and more than 99% of Americans would agree with that idea. The problem, however, is that the BLM movement takes great offense at the idea that all lives matter. Somehow, they see a statement affirming the worth of all people as an attack on African Americans. And for those who say that the lives of the police matter, BLM has particular hatred. And it is this movement that Obama is now supporting.
The statistics are clear; the murder rate for blacks is much higher than the comparable rate for whites, Hispanics or Asian-Americans. The problem with these statistics for BLM is that they also show that nearly all the blacks who are killed are murdered by other blacks. The rate of murder by blacks is much higher than it is for whites, Asian-Americans or Hispanics. There is no valid way to blame the police for these disparities.
Obama ought not be supporting this group.
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