# Is out-of-hand rejection of BLM conclusive evidence of unapologetic racism?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 5, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-out-of-hand-rejection-of-blm-conclusive-evidence-of-unapologetic-racism/950136 "2021-09-05T14:29:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-out-of-hand-rejection-of-blm-conclusive-evidence-of-unapologetic-racism/950136/45 "2021-09-06T13:39:53Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> there are far more people protesting against police misconduct than there are protesting for universal health care, the lack of which kills orders of magnitude more black people than police shootings do. So, it must mean something else than simply thinking we should do as much as possible to protect Black lives.

There is more than just the shootings and killing that is being protested against the police, it is the oppression and terrorism of entire neighborhoods.

You make the mistake of thinking that because people prioritize one thing at this time, that they don’t care about other things. The terrorism and oppression of minorities in their own homes and neighborhoods is something that does draw more crowds and attention, specifically because it is an action, not an inaction, by the state that harms people.

And there are marches and rallies for UHC, you just don’t see them in the news as much as they are not confronted as brutally by the police, so they are less exciting. They are not shown to you in the media that you choose to consume because they are not as visceral, not as able to give you something to be frightened of.

> [@Ludovic](#):
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> I haven’t heard anything from the media and Google gives me a couple tiny marches from a few years ago.

Are you saying that your google is broken?

> **[Medicare for All Rallies in 50 Cities Show Big Support for Universal Health Care](https://truthout.org/articles/medicare-for-all-rallies-in-50-cities-show-big-support-for-universal-health-care/)**
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> The common strategic thread for success is building a strong, popular social movement demanding health care for all.

So, 10 points for the attempt, but 0 points for the actual content of your little “gotcha” fallacious argument here.

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