Actually, screw what I just said, but just know unless you’re providing a factual rebuttal and not spewing bullshit I’m not replying to anyone who comments on this
But this isn’t my opinion this is what I learned. Thus please take it with a grain of salt cause it may not be 100% factual and it may not be what any of you guys learned. Just have an open mind ig.
Back in the civil rights movement we had 2 people (way way more amazing people are also involved but I’m just using these two as examples, because they’re completely different, yet very similar and as well known in the culture
MLKJ and Malcom X.
MLKJ was a peaceful protestor. And as a result things got changed. He was present in the building when that one act (or something) was signed. (Malcom X may have been as well but I think he was assasinated prior to this. Otherwise I’m sure he would have attended)
But Malcom X, while he was influential to the movement, got a lot done via preaching (which he later quit being apart of due to scandals and conspiracies he found out about involving his role model) but sadly some of his words, I believe, we’re Misunderstood… and thus those words helped form The Black Panthers.
While some sources say they’re more self defense (and they were. Don’t get me wrong they did good things! Provide safe transportation for school kids (both of color and white) and transport food to the needy) they were also involved in lots of illegal and violent activities. Which caused the government and the people to hesitate when it came to giving them more rights that they did Infact need.
And now, in modern day we have those two groups as well.
The peaceful Protestors… and the violent ones.
And, granted I’m not always looking at the news, due to modern thinking and social influences… the BLM stuff I see is all violent now a days.
Which isn’t stated in media as “they did it for a good cause” they say it along the lines of “…these violent acts…” and that won’t convince the people that it needs to convince.
I think more people need to do more peaceful protest. And I also think more people should be informed and should inform people about facts in these issues.
Also! As a final word! Lots of these problems are the medias fault.
You never hear about a white police officer killing a white criminal/suspect
You never hear about a colored police officer killing a white criminal/suspect.
Media only tells about the white on colored violence.
And that needs to stop