durangodawood
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People dont want to hear this.It means a peaceful society can only occur when there is justice. For me, when I chant it, I’m saying don’t expect me to just go along with this injustice. I’m going to keep protesting and marching and chanting and fighting, because I’m not going to let the people in power think that everything is Ok when it’s not. I’m not going to pretend that we have peace when black people do not have peace. I’m not going to pretend that we have peace because a certain class of people is insulated from the suffering that poverty and racism and the criminal justice system causes. There is no peace until we all have peace. There is no peace until black lives matter as much as white lives.
The fact that the chant comes from MLK, one of the greatest architects of non-violent protest, should be enough to tell you that the chant is not intended as a threat of violence. Since you know it comes from him, why are you questioning it’s intent?
They prefer the violence so they dont have to think about the actual issues people are upset over. They will even invent it, like BLM starting forest fires or whatever.
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