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| Brooklyn protest suggests BLM is just about hate and rage | |
| 2021-04-23 | |
"We don’t want you here," one ringleader shouted from atop a table in the outdoor dining area, leading the mob in a call-and-response of "We don’t want your f—ing money! We don’t want your f—ing taqueria, owned by f—ing white men!" What’s the ideology here? It certainly has nothing to do with policing, the Chauvin verdict, nor even the supposed menace of "systemic racism." At best, it seems like crackpot black nationalism — and a deranged claim that the whole city belongs to the mob. Then again, sometimes it seemed like a straight holdup or at least a protection racket, as one woman switched her chant from "We don’t want your f—ing taqueria" to "Tip 30 percent!" — and the whole crowd then marched off down Vanderbilt Avenue chanting, "Tip 30 percent!" The eatery’s been open more than a decade, to rave reviews from at least some locals. Owner Daniel Nassar recently told ChowNow that his staff all relied on the "neighborhood staple" to survive during the pandemic: "There’s employees that need their paychecks on a weekly basis to support their families." But the protesters didn’t care: They saw a few white people and went lunatic. And this was just a less genteel version of the now-years-old phenomenon wherein BLMers barge into restaurants and lecture about racism, etc. The slogan "Black lives matter" is something Americans support. But the second-favorite phrase, "All cops are bastards," tells you this movement’s "ideals" quickly boil down to ignorant hatred. And actions of activists like that Brooklyn mob suggest that, for all too many of them, the whole thing is little more than an excuse for incoherent hate and rage. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The BLM founder has raised over $90 million, with which she has gone on a house-buying binge in 5 different upscale locales. "Dr." Ibram X. Kendi at Boston University has taken in tens of millions of dollars. He and the author of "White Fragility" rent themselves out as consultants for $20,000 for a half hour talk. Kaepernick has signed contracts totaling about $7 million. This has nothing to do with justice. This is a scam. Extortion, a shakedown |
| Posted by: Ebbomomp Snavise7826 2021-04-23 18:59 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-04-23 16:27 |
| #6 Waitaminnit! Are you just catching on what BLM is really about? I suggest you take your head out of the sand. Or whatever else you're using. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2021-04-23 13:28 |
| #5 Tip 30% and Buying Large Mansions suggest a bit more than just Hate & Rage. Nevermind Target's Blacks Only Owned Businesses aisle. Free advertising for the BLMBA and LeBron's Book Page Of The Month. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-04-23 12:24 |
| #4 past that point |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-04-23 12:05 |
| #3 I'm reaching the point where I think riot cops need these. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2021-04-23 11:02 |
| #2 Either we separate from these lunatics, or we separate them from the rest of us. But we can't live together in one nation under the same laws. |
| Posted by: Butch Munster8151 2021-04-23 09:53 |
| #1 Useful idiots for the Marxists. |
| Posted by: Knuckles Slererong5344 2021-04-23 05:52 |