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“More than 500 of us have traveled from Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, Portland, Tucson, Washington, D.C., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and other cities to support the people of Ferguson and help turn a local moment into a national movement,” wrote Akiba Solomon, a journalist at Colorlines, describing the event.
Colorlines is an online news site that focuses on race issues and is published by Race Forward, a group that received $200,000 from Mr. Soros’s foundation in 2011. Colorlines has published tirelessly on the activities in Ferguson and heavily promoted the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag and activities.
At the end of the #BlackLivesMatter march, organizers met with civil rights groups like the Organization for Black Struggle and Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment to strategize their operations moving forward, Ms. Solomon wrote. OBS and MORE are also funded by Mr. Soros."
If you remember the #Cutthecheck scandal that was MORE. A group that was paying people to protest but ultimately didn't meet its obligations. This was the 1st time many activists were exposed as "paid protesters." Before that, most would say they weren't receiving money.
Receiving money from Soros for protesting would've gotten these activists kicked from the movement.
Black Lives Matter failed to infiltrate the black community. What did happen though is that enough people woke up that something beautiful actually might emerge.
If that is the end result, I am happy with the start.
You seem upset at the internal workings and you very well may have a valid reason to be. I'm only interested in the end result.
If that is the end result, I am happy with the start.
You seem upset at the internal workings and you very well may have a valid reason to be. I'm only interested in the end result.
I'm not happy with the start because as a victim, the issues are still issues. Also I've seen some of the best leaders be sabotaged, slandered, etc. That's a life. That's why this all started.
I think there's a moral foundation among those who remain that keeps everyone going. If people hadn't fought back against BLM there wouldn't be a movement today. The "culture" of that non-profit was/is toxic. Their leadership is toxic (hence why there culture is toxic). If you were ever involved, it would matter what happens to you and the cause.
Those who were active in "the movement" were being sabotaged by the Democrats. We knew because we were doing the work and creating plans/strategies.
When Shaun King and Deray McKesson became public surrogates for the DNC that demographic tuned out. Those who were really focused on police corruption didn't vote for Hillary because of her mass incarceration past and her arrogance when the issue was re-addressed.
DNC lost out big time and is still trying to recover.
Edit: ON that note, also think about what was going on with social media (Twitter in particular). If you remember them talking about "the polls being off" it could have been because the social media execs were manipulating the platforms (which they did do. And in favor of BLM and the DNC which was backing Hillary).
Must read thread on Deray McKesson, the DNC surrogate who came into Ferguson and helped orchestrate the co-opt. He's now working with Tom Perez, head of the DNC.
This is from the guy who started things in Ferguson. The one mentioned in the article earlier. Him and the guy in the photo throwing the tear gas canister are both dead now. The girl he mentioned was the girl shot during the protests at the very beginning.
This is a great thread for those who identify as Democrats. Or people who want to know the truth
Those who were active in "the movement" were being sabotaged by the Democrats. We knew because we were doing the work and creating plans/strategies.
When Shaun King and Deray McKesson became public surrogates for the DNC that demographic tuned out. Those who were really focused on police corruption didn't vote for Hillary because of her mass incarceration past and her arrogance when the issue was re-addressed.
DNC lost out big time and is still trying to recover.
Edit: ON that note, also think about what was going on with social media (Twitter in particular). If you remember them talking about "the polls being off" it could have been because the social media execs were manipulating the platforms (which they did do. And in favor of BLM and the DNC which was backing Hillary).
Middle America saw the media and elected officials paying too much attention to manufactured issues and they revolted.
Middle America saw the media and elected officials paying too much attention to manufactured issues and they revolted.
Not sure exactly all that your referencing, but will just add that the Police corruption issue was VERY real. Worse than people though. Problem is, not all victims are black. Hence BLM not serving all victims.
We don't need bias in criminal investigations. What we need is justice, and a fair system imo.
Some of my worst police corruption stories come at the hands of black cops.
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