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MAGATS prove Blue Lives Matter was never really the issue... (Original Post) True Dough Jan 2021 OP
I was thinking that last Wednesday... regnaD kciN Jan 2021 #1
Rachel reported tonight another cop lost an eye Best_man23 Jan 2021 #2
Gosh, so many Twitter accounts out there!1 ------cough cough... UTUSN Jan 2021 #3
Was this one yours? True Dough Jan 2021 #4
Never! --------oh, on second thought, I take credit for inventing the "K&R" thingy, true! UTUSN Jan 2021 #5
They wanna be the cops themselves without the responsiblity LeftInTX Jan 2021 #6
Of course they aren't supporters of police BGBD Jan 2021 #7
Yeah, well that was always pretty obvious... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #8

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
1. I was thinking that last Wednesday...
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 11:34 PM
Jan 2021

...while watching MAGAts throw things at Capitol Police with one hand while waving “Blue Lives Matter” flags with the other.

The simple fact is that what “Blue Lives Matter” really means is “Non-White Lives DON’T.”

UTUSN

(70,740 posts)
5. Never! --------oh, on second thought, I take credit for inventing the "K&R" thingy, true!
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 12:33 AM
Jan 2021

I shouldn't have put it out there, now nobody else will use it. It came from noticing long ago that lots of Recs without accompanying Kicks or Replies that Kicked would let a thread sink like a rock despite being well regarded. Just a tidbit of history.

If a thread is informative, interesting, original, and not by a nut, it's worth a K&R.




LeftInTX

(25,555 posts)
6. They wanna be the cops themselves without the responsiblity
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 12:36 AM
Jan 2021

It is not unusual for some of these "back the blue" types to be convicted felons. They appear to have a fantasy of dominating people.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
7. Of course they aren't supporters of police
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 12:46 AM
Jan 2021

"Blue Lives Matter" was never anything but an opportunist way to attack the left. One that we helped along, honestly.

Right wing extremists have murdered hundreds if not thousands of police in this country over the years. They wanted to position themselves to get centrist "normie" voters on their side and making yourself the "law and order" party or the ones on the side of the police is a real nice way to do that. Of course the first time the cops get in the way of what they want they don't mind killing them.

Wounded Bear

(58,709 posts)
8. Yeah, well that was always pretty obvious...
Wed Jan 13, 2021, 12:47 AM
Jan 2021

to those of us paying attention. But it made a lot of RW assholes feel better, so I guess it was worth it.

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