[systemvoltage]

I watched Police brutality videos on Github, someone put together a compendium of it.

We need a similar compendium of brutal protestors instigating violence and promoting things like this, too? No?

I feel like there is a lot of momentum behind BLM movement, I personally support the cause and social changes. But, I am getting an impression of hypocritical aspects of this momentum and not addressing problems when they arise. Saying anything against BLM in the bay area is like a social suicide, I would lose friends. I personally think that BLM is extremely disorganized and doesn't have good leadership to make the change happen. BLM is doesn't know diplomacy and strategy.

[alistairSH]

That's because BLM isn't a single organization. There doesn't appear to be leadership because there is no power structure or organization from which one could lead. It's literally grassroots.

As for diplomacy and strategy, we're talking about a subset of society that has been systematically failed by society for centuries. That they don't have diplomacy that meets the expectations of the powers-that-be should not be a surprise.

If a few bad apples discreet an entire social movement, shouldn't a few bad apples also discredit the entire law enforcement apparatus (and even the entire criminal justice system) in the US? Can't have it both ways, at least not while maintaining a logically consistent argument.

[magicalist]

> But, I am getting an impression of hypocritical aspects of this momentum and not addressing problems when they arise

The GP's article is terribly written and dripping with bias and it still has a large section covering other protestors stepping in, helping the man, and policing their own.

> We need a similar compendium of brutal protestors instigating violence and promoting things like this, too? No?

A basic internet search would yield this for you.

> I personally think that BLM is extremely disorganized and doesn't have good leadership to make the change happen.

The sibling comment already covered this, but if you find yourself thinking about things like this, it could help to do some research. Searching for "BLM leadership" to figure out who you think won't be effective at making a change will yield sources like [1] and help give better background on what is actually going on here.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter#Structure_a...