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I was a civil rights activist in the 1960s. But it’s hard for me to get behind Black Lives Matter
By ocean-kat on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 5:08pm |The loving, nonviolent approach is what wins allies and mollifies enemies. But what we have seen come out of Black Lives Matter is rage and anger — justifiable emotions, but questionable strategy. For months, it seemed that BLM hadn’t thought beyond that raw emotion, hadn’t questioned where it would all lead. I and other elders openly worried that, without a clear strategy and well-defined goals, BLM could soon crash and burn out. Oprah Winfrey voiced that concern earlier this year, saying, “What I’m looking for is some kind of leadership to come out of this to say, ‘This is what we want. This is what has to change, and these are the steps that we need to take to make these changes, and this is what we’re willing to do to get it.'”
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Thanks for posting this. A thoughtful analysis by a woman I respect. Reynolds is correct that the faith-based movement was characterized by a hierarchical structure, albeit sexist. We will see if BLM can adapt.
In blogposts here at Dagblog, my pushback has mainly be due to arguments that BLM is a COINTELPRO operation or did irreparable harm. I haven't seen either. If after, posting their demands, and shifting the conversations of political candidates, BLM does actively encourage more violence, they will lose their ability to demand a presence in future discussions.
BLM is not faith-based. This is the future. Faith leads to hope and an ability to compromise. Passion alone can lead to hopelessness and a nothing to lose attitude that can be destructive. We shall see where BLM goes from here.
by rmrd0000 on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 6:56pm
I agree rmrd. It's likely there are a couple of people monitoring BLM from the inside but highly unlikely they're influencing the choices. I also don't think BLM has done enough to harm Sanders or any other candidate in any way.
I have a lot of respect for activists who are willing to take the risk and get out there on the street. I think we need to support them. Sure they will make mistakes. Even MLK wasn't perfect and if we picked the Civil Rights Movement apart on a daily basis we could easily identify mistakes. BLM seems to be responding to the criticisms, for example with their policy proposal paper. Hopefully they will continue to learn, and grow into a powerful movement
by ocean-kat on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 7:29pm
A representative of the Black Misleadership Class has spoken and the BLM godless Anarchists must pull up their pants and heed the wisdom of Oprah and Sharpton or the Church Ladies will never bestow their love on this young violent rabble.
The youth of BLM and those they represent are truly on their own and can expect little real support from neither their paternalistic Middle Class elders or White Liberals.
This is probably for the best because they need to develop an independent movement not one dependent on those who would use them and lead them to dilution and compromise.
by Peter (not verified) on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 9:19pm