How reckless White allies could lead to the reelection of Trump

[Nevilledog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/10/hey-white-people-thanks-weve-got-this/


From abolition to the present, enlightened Whites have often been willing allies to the Black freedom struggle, sometimes to great effect. But recent events suggest the partnership might have run its course, with two potentially devastating consequences: the Black Lives Matter movement failing, at least for now, to achieve its potential, and the reelection of President Trump.

If White people truly want to be effective allies to the freedom struggle, they need to quickly move away from center stage. Otherwise a generational opportunity could be lost over well-intentioned but misguided “help” from antifa activists, walls of moms and practitioners of naked yoga.

The murder of George Floyd in May appears to have reinvigorated the on-and-off relationship between the Black community and its White allies. Indeed, in the wake of the blue-on-Black violence that took place in Minneapolis, public support for Black Lives Matter has increased dramatically. The share of Americans holding favorable views of the movement — 54 percent — is now 15 points higher than it was four years ago, with much of that gain coming in recent months.

That bump in support is welcome and important, but it won’t necessarily endure. Violence and vandalism at what have been billed as BLM protests — much of it carried out by Whites — could affect perceptions of the movement. There is a risk that the social-justice message will get drowned out by the chaos, with Trump benefiting in two ways.

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1. Are violence and vandalism being carried out by well-intentioned but misguided white allies?

I don't know, I suppose maybe some of them they are exactly that, but surely quite a lot of them are malevolent saboteurs.

In any case, I agree that we need to support blm any way we can. We do need to keep the violence and vandalism down. But also, we need to keep the media focus on the actual grievances and on police behavior.

The focus on minor violence and vandalism on the part of protesters (and probably provocateurs) instead of police behavior is basically the same old crap they did the Colin kaepernick -- they made the story all about how he protested instead of listening to what he was trying to say. As if kneeling during the national anthem was somehow more horrific than government agents killing civilians.

[GulfCoast66]

2. Anarchists are not our allies. Never have been, never will be. They hate the Democratic Party

As much as the republicans. Maybe more.

[StarfishSaver]

3. K & R