I don't want to derail the thread and get into a whole discussion about this, but since the subject has already been brought up...
I find the whole thing of Black Lives Matter to be wrong. I mean, of course black lives matter. All lives matter! This terminology is placing the focus all wrong. Latino lives, Asian lives, yes, even Caucasian lives, they all matter. It seems to me that all what is being achieved here by the people behind this "movement", or whatever it is, is that black people are being singled out and distinguished from people who aren't black. In a way, it is actually promoting separation, instead of integration. Black people are doing this to themselves, or perhaps for themselves. Maybe they just like playing the underdog role and they can't handle the fact that they've lost that role over the past couple of decades. Or maybe they're afraid of the change that's already happened. People generally don't like change. They've gotten so used to fighting the fight that they don't realize the fight was over long ago, or rather they choose not to realize it, so they can keep on doing what they know to do best. Maybe they're afraid of losing their identity. They've identified with their part in the struggle so much that they have a group of people who view them a certain way and they have to maintain a certain image to the others so as not to lose the standing they enjoy. Whatever the reason is people, let it go. Just let it go! The fight is over. The goal has already been achieved. All of us are winners because of it.
