Josh Mahler is politically insane. I am politically diverse. There is a difference....in this case a very huge one.
https://www.politicallyinsane.us/
Discussions on social media, such as Getbig, easily become disjointed and fragmented. This may be because it is harder for most people to convey their beliefs without visual and audio aids. In any case, what folks say is frequently misconstrued to mean something different than it was intended to.
Originally, I think we were discussing the BLM movement and I said something like, I do not agree with them. More accurately, I don't support some of the things the folks involved in the movement are trying to do, such as defund the police. Also, I've never supported violence and destruction of property, which I have stated repeatedly. I do support people's right to peacefully protest about an issue, whether I agree with their position or not. For example, putting up a BLM lawn sign is a peaceful demonstration. In concept, I believe black lives do matter....no more or less so than other people's lives regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. A more accurate statement is that I believe all lives matter.
If this seems politically insane to you that's fine with me. Many people on the far right and on the far left seem politically insane to me. QAnon is one example of something I think is politically insane. People who would prefer we do away with the law are politically insane, IMO.
There isn't a gray area with BLM for you to chose affiliation with...politically diverse is code for politically naive. You are the very privileged, oppressive enemy - fooled into voting against your own interest.
They are marxist founded group - so obviously they are against capitalism and private ownership of anything like any other socialist/communist...anti-police is the lesser of the negative things they self identify as...they are anti-western civilization and anti-family unit.
Do you know these things or not? Do you understand the reason they destroy private property is that at the base of their belief system it is not yours?https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/blm-removes-website-language-blasting-nuclear-family-structure/BLACK LIVES MATTER……. What We Believe
https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/Four years ago, what is now known as the Black Lives Matter Global Network began to organize.
It started out as a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission was to build local
power and to intervene when violence was inflicted on Black communities by the state and
vigilantes. In the years since, we’ve committed to struggling together and to imagining and
creating a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and
political power to thrive.
Black Lives Matter began as a call to action in response to state-sanctioned violence and antiBlack racism. Our intention from the very beginning was to connect Black people from all over
the world who have a shared desire for justice to act together in their communities. The impetus
for that commitment was, and still is, the rampant and deliberate violence inflicted on us by the
state. Enraged by the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, George
Zimmerman, and inspired by the 31-day takeover of the Florida State Capitol by POWER U and
the Dream Defenders, we took to the streets. A year later, we set out together on the Black Lives
Matter Freedom Ride to Ferguson, in search of justice for Mike Brown and all of those who have
been torn apart by state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. Forever changed, we
returned home and began building the infrastructure for the Black Lives Matter Global Network,
which, even in its infancy, has become a political home for many.
Ferguson helped to catalyze a movement to which we’ve all helped give life. Organizers who call
this network home have ousted anti-Black politicians, won critical legislation to benefit Black
lives, and changed the terms of the debate on Blackness around the world. Through movement
and relationship building, we have also helped catalyze other movements and shifted culture
with an eye toward the dangerous impacts of anti-Blackness.
These are the results of our collective efforts.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network is as powerful as it is because of our membership, our
partners, our supporters, our staff, and you. Our continued commitment to liberation for all
Black people means we are continuing the work of our ancestors and fighting for our collective
freedom because it is our duty.
Every day, we recommit to healing ourselves and each other, and to co-creating alongside
comrades, allies, and family a culture where each person feels seen, heard, and supported.
We acknowledge, respect, and celebrate differences and commonalities.
We work vigorously for freedom and justice for Black people and, by extension, all people.We intentionally build and nurture a beloved community that is bonded together through a
beautiful struggle that is restorative, not depleting. We are unapologetically Black in our
positioning. In affirming that Black Lives Matter, we need not qualify our position. To love and
desire freedom and justice for ourselves is a prerequisite for wanting the same for others.
We see ourselves as part of the global Black family, and we are aware of the different ways we
are impacted or privileged as Black people who exist in different parts of the world.
We are guided by the fact that all Black lives matter, regardless of actual or perceived sexual
identity, gender identity, gender expression, economic status, ability, disability, religious beliefs
or disbeliefs, immigration status, or location.
We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead.
We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black
trans folk, especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by
trans-antagonistic violence.
We build a space that affirms Black women and is free from sexism, misogyny, and environments
in which men are centered.
We practice empathy. We engage comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with
their contexts.
We make our spaces family-friendly and enable parents to fully participate with their children.
We dismantle the patriarchal practice that requires mothers to work “double shifts” so that they
can mother in private even as they participate in public justice work.
We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each
other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our
children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.
We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing
ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the
world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).
We cultivate an intergenerational and communal network free from ageism. We believe that all
people, regardless of age, show up with the capacity to lead and learn.
We embody and practice justice, liberation, and peace in our engagements with one another
