#blacklivesmatter vs. #alllivesmatter
Unless you’re living under a rock, you have no doubt been reading and hearing the arguments of #blacklivesmatter vs. #alllivesmatter. You’ve also, if paying attention, noticed that the #alllivesmatter rebuttal is coming from just one place… white people. Some of my recent posts have gotten comments saying how “everyone is enraged”, however, it’s just not true. While more and more people are responding to the horrific murders, not everyone is enraged. If everyone was truly enraged, there wouldn’t be a #blacklivesmatter movement. If you’re like me, you may not have had much, if any, interest in history. I didn’t really get interested in history until the past few years. Let me give you a few facts that may help… From the beginning of America’s known existence, white people have not done a good job. We “discovered” America and instead of making any attempts to peacefully coexist with the Native Americans who already lived here, we murdered, raped, and stole anyone and anything to g