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In reply to the discussion: ‘None of this looks good': Cenk Uygur rips #BlackLivesMatter protest against Sanders and O’Malley [View all]LWolf
(46,179 posts)I caught this from someone, sounded like Cullers, as a response to O'Malley's "all lives matter."
THAT I understand.
I don't disagree with Uygur about alienating potential allies, but I think that, sometimes, when we feel like we aren't being listened to, or heard, it's appropriate to stand up, to interrupt, and to force someone to hear you. If you are doing so to someone you have a respectful relationship with, the listener is more likely to hear, and to think about what he or she is hearing. I hope white America, has enough integrity to do so, and to quickly work past any shock or offense, and move back into the conversation. I hope those who are demanding our attention will move back into the conversation once they've got it.
I might think there was a better way to do this, but I understand it, and I think that any of us who do not support the clear racial injustices occurring in our country need to listen, need to hear, and need to respond, not with offense, but with support. If we are really allies, we listen and respond.