[manachar]

An additional and worthwhile addition: Black Lives Matter.

The movement was never ONLY Black Lives Matter, or Cops Lives Don't Matter, or any of the other ways various opponents have decided to interpret the name to justify ignoring the societal criticisms of the protests.

Truth is, words are tough, and the more complex and nuanced a topic gets to be, the more a pity simple phrase or title become impossible to be accurate. Additionally, being provocative has its uses, especially in the early awareness stages of a movement.

[mbg721]

It wasn't ever about words, it was about how the media behind the movement wanted to spin it. Even the most conservative American agrees that abuses like civil asset forfeiture need to stop. It was anger being spun into an empty promise, yet again, from a party whose entire history is misery and subjugation.

[txsoftwaredev]

It was never about black lives either. If it was then they would care about the black on black violence in Chicago, for example. BLM is a marxist, anti American, anti nuclear family organization. It was all clearly and openly stated on their website.