I am glad you have stopped trying to tell me what i think, that is at least a start to a decent discussion.
I would suggest that your appraisal of the BLM protest being 'totally counter productive' is extreme to say the least. Protests are about finding balance, if they don't disrupt people at...
You think a post on a Brighton message board (that you have taken out of context) has devalued an american slogan? With such a mix of hysterical hyperbole and plumped up self importance you should write to Rupert Murdoch and get a job at one of his rags.
Your point is only valid if you know how I view protests that i have been disrupted by. You don't, so it is the usual ignorant claptrap based on poor logic and reasoning from you.
Yes it was a bit lazy, although I wasn't grouping a range of diverse cultures into one. I was specifically trying to (and failing) to define the members of this board who broadly all fit into a white and Anglo Saxon group. I concede i should maybe have taken a little more time on this part of my...
I said us white people didn't have the same experiences that black people have and continue to have. That is not to say that we have not experienced anything at all. We just have not had the same experiences as those people who have chosen to create this group. Therefore it is not up to us to...
All of these things could and have been argued to be the results of a history of racism and disadvantage. The argument is compelling if you care to have a look into it (I have no doubt you won't and this is another one of those things you 'just don't believe' and that is your choice).
Ultimately none of us white people can understand the reasons that people feel the need to create groups like this because we simply do not have the same experiences that black people have had and continue to have. I see nothing wrong with discussing it at all but for us to have a crack at...
So what we really need is a group called 'poor lives matter' that way we can look at ways to address the factors that influence people of all races that live in poverty. To me this is a start, if groups like these can have a positive influence on people's lives then I don't see a problem with it.