Black Lives Matter
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@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
@victor-meldrew said in Black Lives Matter:
@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
This is meant to be an “independent “ piece of work in that it is independent from the PD itself and it hasn’t been given a pre-determination.
Well, an enquiry into the PD by BLM would also be independent from the PD itself. And we could be quite sure the outcome wouldn't be pre-determined....
Biden and the Democrats have invested into the BLM movement big-time, seeing big electoral advantage in doing so. As Biden said: "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black"
The idea of Biden setting up an enquiry which might not give the outcome he wants is about as credible as Trump setting up an enquiry into locker-room talk.
What I don't get is the shooting down of any attempt to make things better.
That pre-supposes Biden's aim is to make things better and is unique among politicians in not wanting to skew an enquiry for electoral advantage. Don't buy it.
Of course politicians do things that they thing may be a gain for them, that's how it works whether it be BLM or taxes or housing policies.
Yep. What Biden is probably doing with his "Independent" Inquiry. Remember, this is a bloke who hoped for a guilty verdict before the jury delivered and shrugs his shoulders when his Democrat colleagues threaten street protests if a jury doesn't give the right result.
Not even Trump had that much contempt for judicial process.
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@victor-meldrew said in Black Lives Matter:
@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
@victor-meldrew said in Black Lives Matter:
@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
This is meant to be an “independent “ piece of work in that it is independent from the PD itself and it hasn’t been given a pre-determination.
Well, an enquiry into the PD by BLM would also be independent from the PD itself. And we could be quite sure the outcome wouldn't be pre-determined....
Biden and the Democrats have invested into the BLM movement big-time, seeing big electoral advantage in doing so. As Biden said: "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black"
The idea of Biden setting up an enquiry which might not give the outcome he wants is about as credible as Trump setting up an enquiry into locker-room talk.
What I don't get is the shooting down of any attempt to make things better.
That pre-supposes Biden's aim is to make things better and is unique among politicians in not wanting to skew an enquiry for electoral advantage. Don't buy it.
Of course politicians do things that they thing may be a gain for them, that's how it works whether it be BLM or taxes or housing policies.
Yep. What Biden is probably doing with his "Independent" Inquiry. Remember, this is a bloke who hoped for a guilty verdict before the jury delivered and shrugs his shoulders when his Democrat colleagues threaten street protests if a jury doesn't give the right result.
Not even Trump had that much contempt for judicial process.
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@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
@victor-meldrew said in Black Lives Matter:
@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
@victor-meldrew said in Black Lives Matter:
@crucial said in Black Lives Matter:
This is meant to be an “independent “ piece of work in that it is independent from the PD itself and it hasn’t been given a pre-determination.
Well, an enquiry into the PD by BLM would also be independent from the PD itself. And we could be quite sure the outcome wouldn't be pre-determined....
Biden and the Democrats have invested into the BLM movement big-time, seeing big electoral advantage in doing so. As Biden said: "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black"
The idea of Biden setting up an enquiry which might not give the outcome he wants is about as credible as Trump setting up an enquiry into locker-room talk.
What I don't get is the shooting down of any attempt to make things better.
That pre-supposes Biden's aim is to make things better and is unique among politicians in not wanting to skew an enquiry for electoral advantage. Don't buy it.
Of course politicians do things that they thing may be a gain for them, that's how it works whether it be BLM or taxes or housing policies.
Yep. What Biden is probably doing with his "Independent" Inquiry. Remember, this is a bloke who hoped for a guilty verdict before the jury delivered and shrugs his shoulders when his Democrat colleagues threaten street protests if a jury doesn't give the right result.
Not even Trump had that much contempt for judicial process.
Oh dear...
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You really do have to admire these people's ability to get money out of people by pretending to be Marxist and virtuous, don't you?
A Black Lives Matter co-founder has resigned from her role as executive director amid controversy over her $3m property portfolio. Patrisse Cullors, who founded the racial justice movement in 2013, is a self-described “Marxist” but faced criticism after it was reported last month that she owns four properties, including a $1.4m house in Malibu and a ranch in Georgia. The 37-year-old says she was the victim of “right-wing attacks that tried to discredit my character,” and that her resignation had long been planned because she has a new book and television deal. “I don’t operate off of what the right thinks about me,” she added as she denied that finances had any relation to her resignation. BLM said she (Patrisse Cullors) had "received a total of $120,000 since the organisation's inception” following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. This was for duties such as serving as spokesperson and engaging in political education work.
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@victor-meldrew totally agree, what a spectacularly successful heist.
Stir up controversy, on a cycle coinciding with the election cycle, get courted by the most powerful politicians and corporations, frame the slogan using ambiguous yet undeniable wording, skim from the coffers, sign up the houses in your own name and then bail asap, leaving the plebs who donated while hearing the cheers of "job well done" as you ride off into the sunset of "financially secure for life".Oh, and no discernible improvement in black lives during the entire 8 years.
Brilliant!
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@siam said in Black Lives Matter:
@victor-meldrew totally agree, what a spectacularly successful heist.
Stir up controversy, on a cycle coinciding with the election cycle, get courted by the most powerful politicians and corporations, frame the slogan using ambiguous yet undeniable wording, skim from the coffers, sign up the houses in your own name and then bail asap, leaving the plebs who donated while hearing the cheers of "job well done" as you ride off into the sunset of "financially secure for life".Oh, and no discernible improvement in black lives during the entire 8 years.
Brilliant!
Don’t forget the recurring revenue of the book, which I’m sure will be added to the reading list of most college courses, and the obligatory Oprah Special
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Sacre Bleu or is that Blanc
https://twitter.com/i/topics/news/e-2048935924?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email
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@mikethesnow said in Black Lives Matter:
Sacre Bleu or is that Blanc
https://twitter.com/i/topics/news/e-2048935924?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email
Can only read the first couple of paras (paywall) so so if I'm missing context so be it. Seemingly sums up the madness.
I see Titania has added it to her list.
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Inevitable, I guess.
A white British influencer and singer has defended "identifying as Korean" after having what they have described as "racial transitional surgery".
Oli London, who also recently came out as non-binary and uses the pronouns they and them, released a video on YouTube explaining why they have undergone plastic surgery 18 times to look like BTS singer Park Ji-min, or Jimin.
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They/them/“their” decision.
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I find my self wondering whether this person has some deep seated mental issues or is just a completely narcissistic person, ignorant of the damage that is being they re doing to themselves.
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@Catogrande said in Black Lives Matter:
I find my self wondering whether this person has some deep seated mental issues or is just a completely narcissistic person, ignorant of the damage that is being they re doing to themselves.
Probably all three. Is there no one looking out for him?
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Well, bugger me. Never saw this one coming.
A co-founder of Black Lives Matter paid friends and family huge sums for services to the organisation but rejected suggestions that she had pocketed any of the $90 million in donations that poured into the charity. Patrisse Cullors paid a company owned by Damon Turner, the father of her child, almost $970,000 to “produce live events” and other “creative services”, according to BLM’s first filing of accounts since it was formed in 2017. Her brother, Paul Cullors, received more than $840,000 for providing security services, while she received $73,523 for a charter flight for BLM travel, which she took due to fears of catching Covid-19 and security threats.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Black Lives Matter:
Well, bugger me. Never saw this one coming.
A co-founder of Black Lives Matter paid friends and family huge sums for services to the organisation but rejected suggestions that she had pocketed any of the $90 million in donations that poured into the charity. Patrisse Cullors paid a company owned by Damon Turner, the father of her child, almost $970,000 to “produce live events” and other “creative services”, according to BLM’s first filing of accounts since it was formed in 2017. Her brother, Paul Cullors, received more than $840,000 for providing security services, while she received $73,523 for a charter flight for BLM travel, which she took due to fears of catching Covid-19 and security threats.
Bastards Leaching Money
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@Catogrande said in Black Lives Matter:
I find my self wondering whether this person has some deep seated mental issues or is just a completely narcissistic person, ignorant of the damage that is being they re doing to themselves.
@Victor-Meldrew @Catogrande I'm pretty sure he's a troll taking the piss out of the gender ID craze and crazies.
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@booboo said in Black Lives Matter:
@Catogrande said in Black Lives Matter:
I find my self wondering whether this person has some deep seated mental issues or is just a completely narcissistic person, ignorant of the damage that is being they re doing to themselves.
@Victor-Meldrew @Catogrande I'm pretty sure he's a troll taking the piss out of the gender ID craze and crazies.
Probably Godfrey Elfwick