Bay Ridge Organizers Hurt the BLM Movement
Many white people want to help the Black Lives Matter movement. Most have good intentions, but often people are pushing their own political agendas. Many people who attended did so for the right reasons, but they didn’t know that organizers had a different plan for this rally.
One of the things black people have asked white people to do is to listen. On Saturday, organizers in our area weren’t happy that there was a low turnout of support for the Black Lives Matter s rally in Dyker Heights. They went online and used #Antifa to invite them to today’s event. Yes, I saw you.
Antifa changes an event quickly because they are there for their own agenda. Organizers wrote that the KKK had organized the rally for the police, so naturally Antifa was mad. (No one likes the KKK except the KKK).
Here they are kicking the police:
Happening now in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. People are kicking the cops, but the cops are not allowed to respond due to Bill Deblasio’s order. pic.twitter.com/ViqmCT4aPk
— Joel Fischer (@JFNYC1) July 13, 2020
We’ve seen many other BLM protests in this area – all of them were peaceful. Why? Because the organizers were there for the right reason and made sure that was clear to everyone. In Manhattan when there was looting, black people went out of their way to remind people to be peaceful.
Calling for people to come and be violent in our community, means you don’t care. It’s as dangerous as white supremacists. Many people who attended didn’t care about Black Lives because they were here to fight the KKK and the police.
Bay Ridge is a community with a lot of families. People should feel comfortable to bring their child to a rally, but now they can’t because violence is the objective.
Where were the organizers when those they invited were acting out? Where were the organizers when protesters started throwing eggs? Probably laughing because this is a joke to them.
Picture shared by Marko K.
At the end of the day, who was left with the invited guests? The police.
Today’s rally didn’t help advance BLM. No change was made in policy or in creating a more equitable city. Before “organizing” think about if you are helping black children. This movement isn’t about you and people have worked too hard for setbacks like this.
Hugs,
marlene
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