Firstly, I would like to say that it is incorrect to try and pin it BLM, because it is impossible to say if the actions of 4 individuals can be pinned on a group that is extremely obscure and has no official membership or agenda.
Other than that, I'd like to ask my fellow leftists if the kidnapping, and all of the murders, hate crimes, etc, are a symptom of deeply rooted racism (reverse racism to those with weaker minds) in the black community.
If so, does this racism stem from economic frustration, or maltreatment from authority figures and the government?
I bring this up because I got into an argument with a friend, and he defended the kidnapping and torture, saying that it was karma for whites because of slavery. (Although this shouldn't matter, the friend was black.)
Just tell your friend that racism is wrong, no matter who does it to whom. You don't fight racism with even more racism, you fight it with solidarity.
Jayden Parker
No it isn't. However, there's no evidence of the link at this point as far is I know.
Henry Myers
But muh privilege :^)
Daniel Mitchell
Tell your friend that he deserves to die. Seriously.
Noah Martin
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Jace Turner
tru tbh famalam ngl
Zachary Nelson
They're a product of the trauma of living in a shit environment perpetuated by capitalism. Racism is there but it's not what spurs them to action, just what guides them when they decide they're going to do something.
Yes, and it also stems from people deliberately seeding racism by blaming white people instead of blaming capitalism. People do this either because they have come to believe it or because it's profitable to do so.
Spooky as fuck, but poor people are more likely to believe in shit like that because it makes the world feel less horrible. For someone to defend "retribution" like this they probably have serious pain of their own that they can't express in a healthier way. Once somebody gets to that point, they are unlikely to come back from it and may do something like that themselves.
Of course it matters. Idpol works because it appeals to your identity. If he wasn't black he'd be a lot less likely to defend this, independent of whether he'd ever experienced anything to make him feel he lived in a society that keeps him down. That's not to suggest this sort of thing is particular to black people; people from any identity are more likely to side with other people of that identity doing reprehensible shit than people of a different identity are.
Ethan Mitchell
But it can't solely be individual pain and suffering, because I see this sort of thought also coming from those in upper or middle classes, who have never experienced poverty and have been living a life of economic muh privilege.
