Re: Black lives matter. 'Til all are one!
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:18 am
Some questions, which don't really need a response here but are worth asking yourselves and be as honest as you can about.
If all lives matter why does it offend some people when others say black lives matter?
Are black lives not lives too?
If all lives matter do you support universal healthcare?
If all lives matter do you oppose the death penalty?
Are there any contradictions here that need extra clarification or does all lives matter cover everyone?
Has the police responce to protests against police brutality calmed or enflamed tensions?
Has the president's responce calmed or enflamed tensoons?
What should the penalty be for murder?
What should the penalty be for using a forged $20 bill?
What should the penalty be for cops who murder?
Should the law apply the same to cops as it does citizens or differently?
Should the law apply the same to black people and white people?
Does it always?
Do black and white people receive the same sentences for the same crimes in the courts?
Were armed protesters against lockdown treated the same as unarmed protesters against police brutality?
Besides being armed what else was different about those protests?
What changes were achieved by previous peaceful protests?
What changes were achieved by previous non-peaceful protests?
Why did the cop who killed George Floyd not get arrested before there were protests?
Why did he get arrested after there were protests?
Was the American Revolution achieved by peaceful protest alone?
What brought slavery to an end in the United States?
Who got compensation when slavery ended, the slaves or slave owners?
Is property more important than lives?
Why are black people asking for equality not revenge?
Why don't they think they have equality now?
Is equality a bad thing?
Was the United States for or against fascism in world war 2?
Was fascism defeated peacefully or with violence in world war 2?
If you were a German in world war 2 what would you have done?
Are you for or against fascism now?
Has the KKK ever been recognised as a terrorist organisation?
Should they be?
How many people have the KKK killed?
How many people have antifa killed?
How many people have the police killed?
Who have you spoken out against more, antifa or the KKK?
Why does one bother you more than the other?
If terrorists use threats of violence to try and intimidate people into doing what they want, how does this differ from police methods?
If terrorists use threats of violence to try and intimidate people into doing what they want, how does this differ from Donald Trump's rhetoric?
How does the Chinese government refer to the Hong Kong protesters?
What percentage of mass shooters are white?
How many of them are called terrorists?
How many of them are called mentally ill?
Why did the woman in Central Park think she could threaten someone by saying that she'd call the cops, when she was in the wrong and on film?
Why did she change her tone when she made the call and point out that a black man was attacking her?
What did she think was going to be the likely outcome when the cops arrived?
Why did she think this?
Why do you know what she was thinking too?
Do you understand that thinking this shouldn't be normal?
Do you feel uncomfortable thinking about any of these questions?
Would your answers be any different if you had a different skin colour?
Would your answers be the same if you were reading them out loud to a room of people of the same skin colour as you?
Would they be the same if you were reading them out loud to a room of people of a different skin colour to you?
If they would be any different, why?
What do you think my skin colour is?
Would that matter?
Do you feel attacked by any of these questions?
If so, why?
If all lives matter why does it offend some people when others say black lives matter?
Are black lives not lives too?
If all lives matter do you support universal healthcare?
If all lives matter do you oppose the death penalty?
Are there any contradictions here that need extra clarification or does all lives matter cover everyone?
Has the police responce to protests against police brutality calmed or enflamed tensions?
Has the president's responce calmed or enflamed tensoons?
What should the penalty be for murder?
What should the penalty be for using a forged $20 bill?
What should the penalty be for cops who murder?
Should the law apply the same to cops as it does citizens or differently?
Should the law apply the same to black people and white people?
Does it always?
Do black and white people receive the same sentences for the same crimes in the courts?
Were armed protesters against lockdown treated the same as unarmed protesters against police brutality?
Besides being armed what else was different about those protests?
What changes were achieved by previous peaceful protests?
What changes were achieved by previous non-peaceful protests?
Why did the cop who killed George Floyd not get arrested before there were protests?
Why did he get arrested after there were protests?
Was the American Revolution achieved by peaceful protest alone?
What brought slavery to an end in the United States?
Who got compensation when slavery ended, the slaves or slave owners?
Is property more important than lives?
Why are black people asking for equality not revenge?
Why don't they think they have equality now?
Is equality a bad thing?
Was the United States for or against fascism in world war 2?
Was fascism defeated peacefully or with violence in world war 2?
If you were a German in world war 2 what would you have done?
Are you for or against fascism now?
Has the KKK ever been recognised as a terrorist organisation?
Should they be?
How many people have the KKK killed?
How many people have antifa killed?
How many people have the police killed?
Who have you spoken out against more, antifa or the KKK?
Why does one bother you more than the other?
If terrorists use threats of violence to try and intimidate people into doing what they want, how does this differ from police methods?
If terrorists use threats of violence to try and intimidate people into doing what they want, how does this differ from Donald Trump's rhetoric?
How does the Chinese government refer to the Hong Kong protesters?
What percentage of mass shooters are white?
How many of them are called terrorists?
How many of them are called mentally ill?
Why did the woman in Central Park think she could threaten someone by saying that she'd call the cops, when she was in the wrong and on film?
Why did she change her tone when she made the call and point out that a black man was attacking her?
What did she think was going to be the likely outcome when the cops arrived?
Why did she think this?
Why do you know what she was thinking too?
Do you understand that thinking this shouldn't be normal?
Do you feel uncomfortable thinking about any of these questions?
Would your answers be any different if you had a different skin colour?
Would your answers be the same if you were reading them out loud to a room of people of the same skin colour as you?
Would they be the same if you were reading them out loud to a room of people of a different skin colour to you?
If they would be any different, why?
What do you think my skin colour is?
Would that matter?
Do you feel attacked by any of these questions?
If so, why?