"We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention," stated Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton.
"The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country. We must continue to elevate discussions and actually listen to one another in an effort to heal our community and country."
Do you really think any city would allow such a painting of "All Lives Matter" or "Blue Lives Matter," much less "White Lives Matter" on a city street? And if that were to happen, would citizens who paint over it be charged with vandalism, not to mention civil rights violations? How is this equal treatment?
Here we have Mayor Bill de Blasio painting a Black Lives Matter "Mural" in Manhattan right in front of Trump tower.
Under this standard, shouldn't he paint a mural of Jewish Lives Matter in front of City Hall? And given that the statistics show that Jews are attacked much more often, and increasingly so, than black people, shouldn't he be condemning the rabid anti-Semitism and racism of the very group he sanctifies as the paragon of civil rights?
Just who are these people now being celebrated with public property and by the most high-profile politicians? The head of the Black Lives Mater chapter in Toronto once wrote on Facebook that white people are "Subhuman" and have "Genetic defects." How is that different from David Duke?
In reality, the only lives that should be singled out in a color-coded message by the governments of this country are the lives represented by the red, white, and blue - which is all of us.
"The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country. We must continue to elevate discussions and actually listen to one another in an effort to heal our community and country."
Do you really think any city would allow such a painting of "All Lives Matter" or "Blue Lives Matter," much less "White Lives Matter" on a city street? And if that were to happen, would citizens who paint over it be charged with vandalism, not to mention civil rights violations? How is this equal treatment?
Here we have Mayor Bill de Blasio painting a Black Lives Matter "Mural" in Manhattan right in front of Trump tower.
Under this standard, shouldn't he paint a mural of Jewish Lives Matter in front of City Hall? And given that the statistics show that Jews are attacked much more often, and increasingly so, than black people, shouldn't he be condemning the rabid anti-Semitism and racism of the very group he sanctifies as the paragon of civil rights?
Just who are these people now being celebrated with public property and by the most high-profile politicians? The head of the Black Lives Mater chapter in Toronto once wrote on Facebook that white people are "Subhuman" and have "Genetic defects." How is that different from David Duke?
In reality, the only lives that should be singled out in a color-coded message by the governments of this country are the lives represented by the red, white, and blue - which is all of us.
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