Black Lives Matter Is NOT About Police Brutality
Channel: Logan Liberty
Date: 07/08/2020

Let’s move on to Black Lives Matter. Do you think black lives matter? Have you heard that question before? The proponents of Black Lives Matter are either deceptive or ignorant of the causes they support. They will pretend like Black Lives matter is a phrase, many will pretend it’s about police brutality. 
I can’t think of a more genius rhetorical phrase. Black Lives Matter perfectly encapsulates taking the concept of oppressor vs oppressed, as identified by Marx as being the root of modern society, and applying it to social issues.
Black Lives Matter, however, is not just a phrase. And the phrase is too amorphous to just be about police brutality. This is by design. 
Black Lives Matter is self-admittedly a “Global network” which “builds power to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe.”
And fair enough, nothing about that sounds sinister. But, it’s clear that Black Lives Matter is an organization. 
Let’s ask ourselves one fundamental question that is crucial to this entire discussion. Is Black Lives Matter about Police Brutality? 
According to the about page, the answer is no. The only thing you can say for certain is two things; the first thing you can claim is that it’s initial founding was inspired by police brutality, and that BLM does talk about police brutality. However, the BLM website and movement is far more encompassing. 
What does this mean exactly? Someone who tries to convince you that BLM is about police brutality is gaslighting you. Or they fundamentally do not understand the cause they purport to advocate. The phrase “Black Lives Matter” is far too amorphous and the website makes it crystal clear that BLM is an all encompassing movement. 


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