I haven't posted regarding the Black Lives Matter campaign, demonstrationss or protests because I've felt that a lot of it is more so about people letting off steam because of the lockdown. I don't feel that everyone who is involved with the protests are genuine. I think a lot of people are angry but not because of their love for their brother or sister, but because they're frustrated over the lockdown and the difficulties its brought. Although I have to state that a lot of people who are protesting are genuine. They do care about black people getting treated unfairly. Police brutality is wrong. But can you imagine if this was the reaction every time an innocent person was mistreated or killed! That would be true people power, and the world would be an amazing place to live if all life was treated as sacred. ☆☆☆**
I will admit that I'm one of those people who would say 'Black lives matter', but I would add, 'All lives matter', and I've read people posting things calling people like me a racist and saying I don't understand the situation. There's a video of a Christian man saying, we shouldn't be saying all lives matter because that's obvious, if that was the case then we shouldn't be needing to say 'Black lives Matter' in the year 2020, but he feels we should be shouting out 'Black lives matter', because its that group of people who are suffering right now, and they need our support the most. I'd say to him, 'No, you're missing the point', and I'll explain why in the next paragraph. Additionally another man said, by saying 'All lives matter', instead of just 'Black lives matter', its the same as telling the fire department to hose down all the houses in a neighbourhood because one house was on fire, because all houses matter', he too is wrong and missing the point. You'd only hose down all the houses that were on fire, not all houses. Sometimes if houses are attached you do have to hose down the neighbours house too, to stop the fire from spreading. It's not just the black community who are suffering right now! Additionally a'll the people who say everyone who doesn't agree with their opinion is a racist and try to turn every issue into racism, they need to start understanding that they're doing more harm than good. They are not helping the cause at all, they're helping to create more hate and more racism!☆☆☆**
The hashtag shouldn't be #BLM but #ABLM (All Black Lives Matter). You cannot say black lives matter if you're homophobic or transphobic or anti any other group of people, because you cannot say black lives matter except for these certain groups. It's either all or none! We are not free from inequality or oppression or acts of brutality and hate until everyone is free from it. That's why I disagree with that Christian man and why I feel its important to say, #ABLM / All Black Lives Matter. And that's because 'All Lives Matter. ☆☆☆**
It shouldn't matter what colour you are, all life is precious whether you're black and live in the USA, or if you live in Yemen, Syria, Hong Kong, Palestine, Israel or Mexico. All Lives matter. We can only end inequality, oppression and brutality by caring for each other more, by valuing each other more, by loving each other more, that's what humanity is about. We are capable of so much love, kindness and good, but we can only do this if we value all human life. All Black Lives Matter, and All Lives Matter.
