Bush thinks #BLM is a "politically correct slogan"

[Cosmic Kitten]

Last edited Mon Jul 27, 2015, 09:48 AM - Edit history (1)

"We're so uptight and so politically correct now that we apologize for saying 'lives matter?'" asked Bush. "Life is precious. It's a gift from God. I frankly think that it's one of the most important values that we have. I know in the political context it's a slogan, I guess. Should he have apologized? No. If he believes that white lives matter, which I hope he does, then he shouldn't have apologized to a group that seemed to disagree with it. Gosh."

On the right, the booing of the phrase "all lives matter" has been read as proof that Democrats no longer value the lives of white people. Ben Shapiro, a writer and editor at Breitbart News, argued that the heckle proved that "whatever forwards the narrative of racial injustice against black Americans takes precedence; other lives, whether white, brown, or blue, take a back seat."

But #BlackLivesMatter protesters who occupied the Netroots presidential forum explained, from the stage, that they wanted to "center" a discussion on race. To them, "white lives matter" was not objectionable because whites did not deserve to live. It was objectionable because some people (though not O'Malley) intentionally used it to diminish their cause. A popular Reddit post by a member called GeekAesthete has gone viral, seen as one of best summaries of the argument.

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/07/jeb-bush-says-blacklivesmatter-just

Jeb Bush seems to be saying that #BLM
is telling "white" people to sit down and STFU!

[Cosmic Kitten]

1. K&R, because republicans are the enemy, not Democrats

Why are there HUNDREDS of reply's
and posts about how ignorant Democrats
are, yet not a peep or protest against the
REAL threat to civil rights?

[Iggo]

2. He's right. It is politically correct.

The politically incorrect version would be: Black Lives Matter Just As Much In This Racist Society As Your Privileged White Lives, No Matter How Much You Wish They Didn't.

That don't fit on the sign, though.

[Cosmic Kitten]

3. Mmm Hmm, I see what you did there ;~)

Yet NO outcry, protest, hashtag outrage
about the right-wing bigotry???


In what world is it acceptable to
attack and smear allies and then
ignore proven enemies who are
actively oppressing a community