"For my 'All Lives Matter' Friends"

[StarfishSaver]

This pretty much explains it:

[Marcuse]

1. Simple arithmetic. All lives can't matter until Black lives matter.

[wryter2000]

2. Like that

[zentrum]

9. This

[Tommymac]

17. +1 Outstanding.

[jaxexpat]

33. Algebra actually, but yeah.

[malaise]

3. Beautifully done

Rec

[unblock]

4. i've moved passed that kind of response. problem is, they win if we even have that debate.

the debate should be over how to rethink policing so fewer people get shot. they're supposed to bring safety to the equation, not lethal force. yeah, we get it, sometimes they are going to have to use force and sometimes people are going to get shot or killed. but we should be doing everything we can to keep that to a minimum, and ensure that it happens only after all other reasonable alternatives have been exhausted. they're supposed to be the trained professionals at this.


if we even have a debate over what the right catchphrase to use is, or whether athletes should be allowed to kneel, or if during the national anthem is the right time to call attention to such things, and any of that, white supremacists win simply by shifting the focus of the debate to such trivial nonsense instead of finding a substantive solution.


so now, my response is to say don't change the subject. how are we going to make the police less lethal? how are we going to make police use of guns really a last resort after a series of alternatives instead of something they bring into every situation and are mentally and physically prepared to use in a split second? how are we going to make it so people aren't scared for their lives whenever they get pulled over for a routine, simple, minor traffic violation?

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Works For Me! (nt)

[mcar]

6. kick

[keithbvadu2]

7. Whatever negative the right thinks of 'Black Lives Matter' is also applicable to 'Blue Lives Matter'

Whatever negative the right thinks of 'Black Lives Matter' is also applicable to 'Blue Lives Matter'.

The only difference is the color.

[pandr32]

26. Yes, you rarely see the "all lives matter" response

[Grins]

8. My response to my friends on the Reich...

...who throw that crap at me has been:

“Yes. All lives matter. But not all lives are in danger, are they? When they are, get back to me.”

[Grokenstein]

19. "Black lives matter just as much as everyone else's."

Let's see 'em pull their "I'm not racist but" crap with that.

[Saviolo]

10. Since the venn diagram of "all lives matter" and "blue lives matter" is almost a circle:

This is a pretty useful graphic to use:

[rainin]

22. OMG. The lack of awareness here is dizzying.

[crickets]

11. Beautiful. nt

[BKDem]

12. I'm guessing this is too long and nuanced for your average racist asshole to comprehend.

[Karadeniz]

13. Amen! Those are just excuses to escape commitment.

[marble falls]

14. Good stuff!

[H2O Man]

15. Beautiful.

And powerful.

Thank you for this!

Recommended.

[certainot]

16. good one. and just to remind everyone, this 'all lives matter" bullshit

was probably said millions of times on the radio all over the country to get where it is today

and it is really absurd that the LA lakers broadcast sports on 2 limbaugh stations.... and are just one pro team ouit of many others as well as 87+ universities that support 100s of those raur llocal rw radio station.dio stations that follow limbaugh in saying "white lives matter", BLM is a "marxist communist terrorist organization", and kneeling athletes are unamerican. now that they're all kneeling they might have to lighten it up on the latter, but it still starts at your local rw radio station, often supported by your local sports teams

[Grokenstein]

18. I have actually seen the "what about OTHER kinds of cancer" argument.

Specifically "What about testicular cancer???"

No bonus points for guessing it was an MRA/incel pitching a fit about Breast Cancer Awareness, using the "Why isn't there a White History Month" template.

[Mariana]

27. Yeah, me too. "What about prostate cancer, huh???"

Just ask them how much money they've given to or raised for the Prostate Cancer Foundation or the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, or any similar groups. Ask them how much time they've spent promoting awareness of these conditions. If the answer is "none" they can fuck right off with their whining.

[Pacifist Patriot]

28. That analogy jumped out at me too.

Definitely seen that.

[BarbD]

20. Similar to the mother who helps her child that is most at risk.

This happens a lot in families. It's not that the other children are not loved.

[rainin]

21. I always add "When Jesus said 'Blessed are the poor', we didn't say 'No, Jesus

Blessed are ALL people'"

I didn't make that up, I heard it from a comedian.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[murielm99]

24. I've seen this before,

but it was great to see it again.

Thanks!

[soldierant]

34. This is what inspired me to make the graphic

[rainin]

35. OMG!!! I love this!! Thank you

[soldierant]

37. YVW, and feel free to spread it widely.

[rainin]

38. Thanks, I will!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

23. Best ever!...thank you

[SCantiGOP]

25. I had someone throw that line at me once

I said that All Lives couldn't matter if Black Lives didn't matter, since "black lives" was a subset of "all lives."

He just grinned and said that liberals had no right to use logic since they normally rejected it.

[Goodheart]

29. Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quixote1818]

30. Sometimes I wonder if they should make a slight change and call it 'Black Lives Should Matter'

Adding the 'should' would make it a lot harder for people to manipulate and twist around.

[StarfishSaver]

36. It's fine as it is

"Black Lives Should Matter" says something different than "Black Lives Matter."

But there's nothing wrong with people using whatever slogan they wish - there's no rule preventing anyone from saying "Black Lives Should Matter" if that's what they want to say.

[Doreen]

31. If "All lives matter" had included Black lives

this would not be a damn issue issue.

[ck4829]

32. K&R