05-29-2020, 10:30 PM
(05-29-2020, 10:16 PM)Nately120 Wrote: It depends on the context. The fact that all lives matter was coined in response to black lives matter (as far as I know) could be seen as a means to divert attention from that cause.
Like I said, if someone is upset on Memorial Day because they know someone who died in combat I wouldn't say to them "All lives matter" because it makes it sound like you are saying that their specific mention or issue isn't, for lack of a better term, special.
I think the point is we need to stop focusing on race and focus more on the problem. In this case police brutality. Whether if the poor victim was asian, Hispanic, black, white or any mix at all shouldn't matter. That also goes for the police officers involved. The issue is when you start a slogan for any individual group that started mainly because they feel oppressed by another group it's going to ruffle some feathers. I respect your opinion about our veterans. I'm thankful for their sacrifices everyday, but there are many races in our military so I think to say what you did is completely taking it out of context.
With that said, because of those veterans as of now we still live in a free nation so your entitled to speak your mind and I respect you for that.
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7
