The protest of police brutally to blacks in America is spurred through subjugation from an individual deeply hurting proud black Americans. To see one of your own disgraced and seeing yourself in that person will draw any proud member of a race to action. Any other opposition to black lives matter or suggesting that all lives matter are hypocrite to their own race. The subjugation is a separate issue. The issue is black America vs police brutality.
People are proud of their race. It is healthy and gives purpose to be proud of your sports team, country, ethnicity and race. Disrespecting a proud race would draw the same anger as if a foreign nation were to destroy a part of America. The death of Floyd, Martin, Wilson, Crawford, and others are destroyed parts of black America. These truths, people are created equal and easier to see why the outcry for justice must be answered. Police in America will be rebuilt regardless of objectors.
A short sighted person would argue that all lives matter and police brutality doesn’t only affect black America. While this is true, it does not hold merit as a single proud race. Immigrant families separated and put in unsatisfactory situations deserve justice and could spur destruction but that community would need to form them selves as an individual. Like black America or police in America.
A black person in America is a part of a proud culture. Each individual has a right to be proud of their race. All cultures should respect each culture on this merit.
I don’t think I am especially proud of my race.
But I have been in situations where I have felt disrespected because I am white or, perhaps, because I am American— cruel stares from other bus passengers, being the target of rocks thrown by children, for example. On the other hand I have enjoyed I undeserved respect (and more), just for having blue eyes.
The Black Lives Matter movement is not about racial pride. It’s about systemic injustice and abuse by police.
That’s definetly true it is about systemic injustice and police brutality. The movement itself is formed by racial pride.
The idea of cultural pride was a major theme in the book, The Lessons of History by Will Durant. The idea goes back 1000s of years. I think it’s just as relevant today.