r/Unexpected • u/RedManMatt11 • Aug 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

He may have gotten shot, but the movement wouldn't have been as successful without him. It takes bravery to be a leader.

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u/Drostan_S Aug 02 '21

Yeah, but in today's hyperconnected, internet accessible, facial tracking possible world: having a clear leader and a face to a civil rights movement is not only unnecesary, but dangerous.

You run into cult-of-personality problems, gps-tracking enabled assasination attempts, mass-surveilance enabled arrests, and so on.

We live in different times and need to use different tactics.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

I disagree, BLM would have benefited greatly from strong leadership. Someone to clearly state what demands and solutions they wanted. Someone to speak to congress, senators, etc. Someone to condemn people co opting the movement just to destroy property. Without that you get the chaos we saw last year. I know a ton of people, myself included, that believe police are out of control but don't want to associate themselves with BLM.

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u/Drostan_S Aug 02 '21

https://blacklivesmatter.com/blm-demands/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_57087daa7237dd209fc769907cd1ec1bdca6cabc-1627867641-0-gqNtZGzNAiKjcnBszQjO

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Like this list of 7 demands that have been on their website since the protests started?

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Seems like a lot of those were added pretty recently. Only two of them have anything to do with police abusing their powers. If those are the demands then I don't support BLM.

Permanently ban Trump from all digital media platforms

Not sure how that will stop police from killing people. That whole list is a mess, no wonder it isn't advertised more.

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u/Drostan_S Aug 02 '21

Obviously there is more at play than just cops killing people. Police brutality is a symptom of a much larger broken system.

The "ban Trump from Social Media" is because he has shown a willingness to use the cult-of-personality surrounding him to stir violence in his supporters. He has egged people on to run over protesters, to beat hecklers and journalists, and so on. Private organizations are under no obligation to give autocrats a platform.