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677 points saeedjabbar | 2 comments | 16 Jun 20 15:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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analyst74 ◴[16 Jun 20 21:47 UTC] No.23544647[source]▶
> the simple phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ is seen as a political dog whistle, rather than a desperate cry to bring attention to a dire situation that many people choose not to see.”

A little off-topic, but I notice a lot of the "All Lives Matter" people are mistaking the term "Black Lives Matter" as valuing black lives over others. I wonder if "Black Lives Matter Too" would convey its message better.

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remote_phone ◴[16 Jun 20 21:50 UTC] No.23544693[source]▶
50% of the US has below 100 IQ. There is literally nothing you can do if some people can’t understand the meaning that “Black Lives Matter” doesn’t mean “Only Black Lives Matter”. I think it’s a small but loud percentage of the people believe this.
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1. math_denial ◴[17 Jun 20 07:10 UTC] No.23548657[source]▶
More than a response this seems a rhetorical fallacy: "If they don't agree with me they're stupid". Maybe some of these people want to resolve racism but disliske the BLM methods? Are they stupid?
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2. remote_phone ◴[17 Jun 20 12:52 UTC] No.23550752[source]▶
There’s nothing to disagree with. It’s been explained that “Black Lives Matter” doesn’t mean “Only Black Lives Matter” ad nauseum. If you still choose to say “All Lives Matter” then you’re being purposefully stupid. And that’s well explained by the fact that there are 150 million people with below average intelligence in the US. Of those 150M, there tens of millions that are one standard deviation lower than average. This explains the overreaction to the name.