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https://ksltv.com/438597/black-lives-matter-utah/
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/ne...8-d4b442f60113
And I have witnessed it with the local leaders here. Do I think there are NO people in BLM that would do (or DO do) violence? Of course not. But then there are Republicans who will do violence, and Christians who will do violence, and Democrats who will do violence. I do not discard an entire movement/group because some bad people claim allegiance and pervert the invent.
There are also a significant number of instances where peaceful protested were disrupted by far-right activists who injected themselves into the protests specifically to foment violence.
Originally posted by Cow Poke
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I have to admit, I often find it uncomfortable working with these very angry black (mostly young) people. As a white man, I can only begin to imagine what they are experiencing and feeling. My whiteness is a invisible thing to me. I don't spend much time each day aware of my whiteness. But these people are reminded of their blackness every day of their lives, usually multiple times and usually in negative ways. As I listen to them, I gain some shadow of a perspective on what "white privilege" is all about, and how I truly soak in it daily with little awareness of that fact.
And yes, I had the audacity to use a "trigger word" that will likely invoke a reaction from the usual quarters here. But the phenomenon of white privilege is real. It is not absolute - it is not a fixed thing for every person. But I have seen too many instances and heard of too many others to dismiss it as a reality. These young people want nothing more than a world in which they can engage on a level playing field with everyone else. That does not exist today - not in the U.S. This "greatest nation on earth" still has a long way to go before it sees and engages all of its citizens equally.
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