re: #163 Bass Reeves

Well now I’m confused, if you know the two organizations aren’t the same thing, nothing you wrote about the organization makes sense. MBL isn’t focused solely on the US, or solely on the goals of BLM, so it’s not exactly mission creep for BLM or the perils of a decentralized movement.

Really, nothing made sense to you? What an interestingly strong statement.

MBL is not BLM. It is a part of BLM. Clearer?

Anyhoo, do explain to me how accusing Israel of genocide serves black lives in the US (where the focus of the organization actually does lie) or globally. Do explain to me what “Black Lives Matter Network” is doing in the list of the participants (and endorsers). And maybe point out any of the BLM public faces who distanced themselves from this platform.

And I guess we can talk about reparations if you want, why loony? Is it a ‘stupid to go after because never gonna happen’ loony, or ‘the idea of paying for past harms is in itself comical’ loony?

Personal reparations for state actions are actually a must, but that’s of course not something what is usually meant by the idea (and not what this org means by the idea). So certainly, if a person themselves lived under the unconstitutional Jim Crow or slavery, they should be compensated, as a matter of law. Reparations to their children is already stretching it. And the farther in the generations tree we go, the more absurd it becomes. As much as the idea that someone should get free education just because of the color of their skin.