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Why do any of those things have to be negatively affected for black lives

to matter? Is it because the left wants to regulate outcomes rather than opportunity? If negatively affecting those things is required, perhaps they could start with negatively affecting their own. Maybe some of those whitey profs could give up their tenure to make way for a black professor. Give up their Congressional seats to a black primary challenger. Stroke a check from their own funds for reparations, affordable housing, shrinking the wealth gap, etc., rather than demand they be forcibly taken from everyone.

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Posted: 07/15/2020 at 1:28PM

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Isn't saying "Black Lives Matter" similar to "Don't Kill Puppies"? -- DexterLake 07/15/2020 12:51PM

That's the point. They are asking why Black Lives Don't Matter to some. -- Blah 07/15/2020 1:57PM

So, I assume White Lives Matter is bad juju. ** -- Hoogle.com 07/15/2020 2:47PM

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Looks like someone needs to look at the violent crime stats. -- Hokieesith 07/15/2020 3:19PM

If it were crime driven the BLM should be protesting in black neighborhoods ** -- PalmyraHoo 07/15/2020 5:34PM

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May I introduce you to JMHoo? ** -- Plano Hoo 07/15/2020 1:42PM

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Curious, if you are able to say it out loud. As a stand alone? -- Shenhoo 07/15/2020 1:40PM

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Exactly that. ** -- NJHoo 07/15/2020 1:37PM

RepubliKKKunts kills puppies and Drumpf eats brown babies, though?!?!? ** -- ResistHoo 07/15/2020 1:09PM

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If it can't swim, it's bound to drissown ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:19PM

My fervent hope.... :D ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/15/2020 1:35PM

Soooo wrong. But yeah, I laughed. ** -- Hoodafan 07/15/2020 1:09PM

Do you know Newman? ** -- 81_Hokie 07/15/2020 1:09PM

It's not about Black lives mattering, of course they do. It's about calling -- Hoodafan 07/15/2020 1:08PM

Normally one has to go to a KKK, or trump, rally to hear such insight. ** -- 111Balz 07/15/2020 1:46PM

Why would you say that? And please show your work. ** -- Hoodafan 07/15/2020 1:54PM

I'm betting you've joined in on a "no terroni" chant at a soccer match or -- WahooRQ 07/15/2020 2:36PM

That’s the kind of opinion of the BLM movement that I would expect to find -- 111Balz 07/15/2020 2:14PM

Why would you say that? And please show your work this time. ** -- Hoodafan 07/15/2020 2:58PM

That's not quite it -- Hoodeac 07/15/2020 1:20PM

Why do any of those things have to be negatively affected for black lives -- Hoodafan 07/15/2020 1:28PM

Let them into their gated communities. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:32PM

The owner of the WNBA Atlanta Dream is being called a racist. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:17PM

If you agree, why so much angst? Maybe put some of that energy -- HoosWillWin 07/15/2020 1:08PM

Nah ** -- Hoo TV 07/15/2020 4:32PM

Why didn't Obama solve this in his 8 years in the President's House? ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:16PM

Sorry, but that's kind of naive. It isn't about flipping a switch. Also -- HoosWillWin 07/15/2020 1:32PM

I think you are the one that is naive. So I guess that impasses us. LOL ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:35PM

Possibly because there is nothing to solve. ** -- Hokieesith 07/15/2020 1:16PM

Baker Mayfield apologized for being silent on Systemic Racism in this -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:18PM

Can you describe the systematic racism problem? -- Hokieesith 07/15/2020 1:10PM

I typically don't respond to you, since you are one -- HoosWillWin 07/15/2020 1:18PM

I scanned the first few and didn't see proof -- Hokieesith 07/15/2020 1:24PM

LOL! The very first one shows black and hispanic labor rates going up -- Hoodafan 07/15/2020 1:36PM

I think that is a fair view, and to @jdubforwahoowa question -- VaTechie 07/15/2020 1:53PM

Is that systemic racism or truth in hiring procedures? ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:21PM

Show your work ** -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:16PM

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Save the whales? ** -- HAZER 07/15/2020 1:25PM

A response of "All sea creatures matter" would be pretty absurd response -- WahooRQ 07/15/2020 2:59PM

Definitely some truth to that. ** -- HAZER 07/15/2020 3:17PM

Here is the issue, though. -- HAZER 07/15/2020 4:54PM

Somebody forgot to sent the memo to Jaws. -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:31PM

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Pretty impressive though speculation was whale was not completely -- jdubforwahoowa 07/15/2020 1:43PM

Went for the artery in the tail, let it bleed out, then drowned it. Dayum! ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/15/2020 1:46PM

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Anyone? I think we’ve learned that there’s a sizable contingent of alt -- TomGlansAski 07/15/2020 1:19PM

That’s news to US Congressman Matt Gaetz -- WahooMatt05 07/15/2020 12:53PM

I'd rather have a two-day argument with my wife, including silent treatment -- southdenverhoo 07/15/2020 1:46PM

He'd better be careful condemning the Confederacy like that. ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 07/15/2020 1:10PM

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