4 Officers Shot Dead By Snipers, 7 Wounded in Dallas Protest Against Police Violence

[paulpablo]

I don't know your position.

That's unfortunate and disappointing, because my position is what  Black Lives Matter is actually about.

I was responding to the cartoon and saying that black lives matter divides what could be an organised group protesting against police brutality into an organization that gives preferential treatment to victims based on racial characteristics rather than dealing with individual circumstances.

There is an obvious difference between "not being discriminated against" (which is what BLM is about) and receiving "preferential treatment" (which is not what BLM is about). Again, in order to argue against the BLM position, you're going to acknowledge the beliefs that are actually held by people who support BLM, and then if you wish to dispute the validity of the movement, provide evidence that black people aren't being discriminated against. Nobody is asking for victims to receive preferential treatment based on racial characteristics.

Black lives matter as an organization gives preferential treatment based on racial characteristics, that's all in the title.  I'm not talking about what they're asking for, it's what they're giving.                                         I wasn't talking about the validity of their position or if black people are discriminated against.  I'm arguing about the effectiveness of a group which focuses on and supports, one group of victims giving preferential treatment to them based on racial characteristics rather than focusing on the issues themselves which have an effect on people of every race.