I Believe Black Lives Matter

I shouldn’t be nervous or scared to post this but I am. I shouldn’t have to be nervous to share my opinion and neither should anyone else cause nobody deserves hate for saying this

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Budwick · 70-79, M

And no one deserves hate for responding;
All Lives Matter.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Budwick I'm sure you spend your time running through cancer wards going "THERE ARE OTHER DISEASES TOO"

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@Budwick all lives don't matter until black lives matter

SapphicHeart · F

@CountScrofula
This !

Fernie · F

@HannibalAteMeOut ALL lives matter all the time. Racists don't think so. If you don't say what you want to say because you are afraid of negative responses...that is a choice you make. Don't give up your power to faceless strangers. There will always be negative responses here and in real life. You need to grow the armor required to be online

Budwick · 70-79, M

@HannibalAteMeOut [quote]all lives don't matter until black lives matter[/quote]

Black lives are part of All lives.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@CountScrofula [quote]I'm sure you spend your time running through cancer wards going "THERE ARE OTHER DISEASES TOO"[/quote]

No, I'm in favor of treating all diseases and conditions.
Just cancer for you?

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Budwick No, but the idea is that when time and resources and energy is spent on treating a single disease, you don't actively attempt to undermine those efforts by trying to redirect the conversation.

So if someone says "Please donate money to help fight breast cancer" and you go "What about all the other diseases" you're not actually providing value. You're just being an unhelpful asshole who is attempting to undermine the efforts to fight cancer.

Everyone knows all lives matter. It is not worth mentioning.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@CountScrofula [quote]but the idea is that when time and resources and energy is spent on treating a single disease, you don't actively attempt to undermine those efforts by trying to redirect the conversation. [/quote]

We don't treat single diseases. We treat them all.
And, we sure as hell don't burn the hospital down.

[quote]Everyone knows all lives matter. It is not worth mentioning.[/quote]

It's worth mentioning when someone suggests that some lives may not matter as much by exclusion.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Budwick

> It's worth mentioning when someone suggests that some lives may not matter as much by exclusion.

Do you believe that when I say Black LIves Matter I am implying white lives don't matter?

Budwick · 70-79, M

@CountScrofula [quote]Do you believe that when I say Black LIves Matter I am implying white lives don't matter?[/quote]

Yes.

And thank you for seeking clarification.