(06-23-2020 03:28 PM)Owl1998 Wrote:  

(06-23-2020 03:18 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-23-2020 03:08 PM)Owl1998 Wrote:  

(06-23-2020 02:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-23-2020 01:54 PM)Owl1998 Wrote:  Bingo.

Not gonna write a dissertation here but I’m fairly certain the prominent group that’s publicly called for the murder of cops would be BLM. Anyone who supports BLM and champions their cause without acknowledging the fact that they’ve literally called for murder of police is not a serious person.

Left wing policies and pandering to radical left wing idiots like Antifa and BLM are absolutely to blame for the destruction of our country.

That’s a damn fact and it doesn’t care about your liberal, bleeding heart feelings.

Are you talking about the actual organization of BLM? Or are you talking about individuals themselves?

I don't remember the public call for murdering cops, but a lot of things are flying around. Can you provide some more info/a link to that? It would significantly change my opinion of that organization if they were publicly advocating murder.

There’s a distinction between random people saying “Black Lives Matter” and the organization that calls themselves “BLM”.

Of course black live matter. Nobody disagrees with that. But the organization of BLM is a destructive, divisive group led by trained Marxists (their words, not mine)

And yes, the chant “we want dead cops....when do we want them? Now!” has taken place at multiple “rallies.”

Ok, so it is protesters you're talking about, not the BLM organization. Thanks for the confirmation.

So do you support the protesters who chant for the murder of police or the organization that founded itself under the guidance of a trained Marxist with the goal of destroying the fabric of American life?

Which horrific group do you support?

I support neither. I support good people who want to express their 1st Amendment right to protest peacefully. Unfortunately for them, their cause has been hijacked by BLM, Antifa, and street thugs. Not sure how any intelligent human being can see it any other way....but here we are...

This is left wing radicalism at its core and the media LOVES it.

George Orwell wrote an interesting book about this very thing a few years back regarding the erasure of history....I suggest re-reading it.

I just posted to Tanq - I don't see why Marxism is being brought up in relation to the claim that the organization of BLM explicitly advocated for murdering police officers.

I don't support protesters who advocate murdering innocent police officers. I'm not going to argue the strawmans that you seem very passionate about with regards to Marxism and the fabric of the American way of life, as it is very clear your mind is made up in this area and you're looking to preach your values and disdain for a political segment of the US. I've wasted far too much time in the Quad already doing the same, and I'm pretty much over it.

I was more interested in discussing the impact that this is having on Rice and what actions are actually being demanded, and whether they have value, have been advocated for by others, work elsewhere, etc. I don't have a deep understanding of these issues, and was interested in learning a bit more about them.