Black Lives Do Matter

[ICU 812]

Do black lives matter? Of course they do. John Donne said it this way in 1624 . . .

"No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.

If a man carry treasure in bullion, or in a wedge of gold, and have none coined into currant Monies, his treasure will not defray him as he travells. Tribulation is Treasure in the nature of it, but it is not currant money in the use of it, except wee get nearer and nearer our home, Heaven, by it. Another man may be sicke too, and sick to death, and this affliction may lie in his bowels, as gold in a Mine, and be of no use to him ; but this bell, that tells me of his affliction, digs out, and applies that gold to mee if by this consideration of anothers danger, I take mine owne into contemplation, and so secure my selfe, by making my recourse to my God, who is our onely securitie.".

(Spelling and punctuation is original to John Dunne)

[HedonistForever]

Do all lives matter? Of course they do, you just can't say it in America these days, just ask Bernie Sanders.


The killing of George Floyd was murder. No matter how he ended up on the ground, whether resisting arrest or not, would not mitigate what happened.


The killing of David Dorn was murder. Who you ask? Precisely. I wonder in LeBron James has ever said his name out loud.

[gnadfly]

Originally Posted by ICU 812

Do black lives matter? Of course they do. John Donne said it this way in 1624 . . .

"No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.

If a man carry treasure in bullion, or in a wedge of gold, and have none coined into currant Monies, his treasure will not defray him as he travells. Tribulation is Treasure in the nature of it, but it is not currant money in the use of it, except wee get nearer and nearer our home, Heaven, by it. Another man may be sicke too, and sick to death, and this affliction may lie in his bowels, as gold in a Mine, and be of no use to him ; but this bell, that tells me of his affliction, digs out, and applies that gold to mee if by this consideration of anothers danger, I take mine owne into contemplation, and so secure my selfe, by making my recourse to my God, who is our onely securitie.".

(Spelling and punctuation is original to John Dunne)

You aren't going to convince the woke members of BLM, Anifa and the Democratic Socialist that you believe BLM by quoting an old white guy.

The isn't about empathy and whether your view has merit.

It's about control and power. The NFL didn't do all recent that virtue signalling because they believe it. They did it because they want the players and the municipalities to allow a 2020 season.

Many of those folks marching and throwing bricks would just as soon step on your neck until dead if they caught you wearing a MAGA hat.

Quoting Dr King won't be much help either.

[ICU 812]

" . . .judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character!"

That one?

[LexusLover]

So does ....The Market!

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/do...eek-2020-06-08

[winn dixie]

Blue lives matter!

[dilbert firestorm]

beet lives matter!