As I understand it the BLM movement arose in the US originally because of the disproportionate killing of black people by US police forces. It never suggested that other lives didn't matter, just that some elements of US justice weren't valuing black lives as much as others? Again, my understanding is that the white supremacists and far right organisations have created a reaction to that, and, at the same time, other groups have associated themselves with BLM to use the movement for their own purposes. I suspect, as US military leaders say, monuments like the Cenotagh have become collateral damage by agitators just using the BLM protests to demonstrate against the establishment? Not saying that's right, just a fact of life, and given the cancellation of the next BLM protest in London it seems those organising the BLM movement aren't happy about it. Happy to be corrected if someone has evidence to the contrary.
Michael Ixer ● 2341d