In the aftermath of the Dallas #BlackLivesMatter protest where several police officers lost their lives, Sally Kohn wants to make sure we don’t blame the movement …
More horrible news to wake up to. #Dallas police shootings are tragedy. Please don't blame movement that exists to OPPOSE VIOLENCE!
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) July 8, 2016
Even though the gunman reportedly said he wanted to kill white people, especially white cops …
The movement exists to oppose violence though, fascinating. Of course Sally didn’t ask that all gun owners not be blamed for Orlando and in fact did exactly what she’s asking others NOT to do when it comes to #BLM.
"When people say 'black lives matter,' it doesn't mean that blue lives don't matter" said President Obama and EVERYONE!!!!
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) July 8, 2016
Except Obama and Kohn and other supporters of the BLM movement have not been saying that.
Rise up! Refuse to be silent! Refuse to be complicit! Refuse to accept that injustice & inequality are inevitable!! https://t.co/PaItTE9IGI
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) July 8, 2016
Hrm. No one has said either are inevitable but by all means, keep pushing that narrative, Sally.
Meanwhile, House Republicans are considering PUNISHING Democrats for sit-in instead of, dunno, HOLDING A DAMN VOTE ON GUN CONTROL!!!!!
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) July 7, 2016
OH NOEZ. Republicans are bad for ‘punishing’ poor Democrats over gun control! ALL HOUSE REPUBLICANS, but hey, don’t blame a movement for the actions of a few, or something.
.@benshapiro how is it you can say gov’t is SO bad & broken EXCEPT when it comes to cops who you default defend every time black man killed?
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) July 7, 2016
Gotta blame all those cops, right Sally? Where is your support for blue lives, maybe we missed it?
Un-f*cking-believable, America! #PhilandoCastile should not just be the latest, but the LAST!!!!! #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/fbqtUJ2Q55
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) July 7, 2016
Wonder what she means here? Surely she’s not implying cops are just out there trying to kill black men, because she would NEVER blame a movement for the actions of a few.
Sadly like far too many others, Sally has blamed cops, the NRA and Republicans, lumping them together into her progressive agenda bucket. Meanwhile she asks us not to blame this movement …
https://twitter.com/MichelleHux/status/751277001944608768
Actually they asked for help identifying this man, who turned himself in peacefully and was released, peacefully. But hey, narrative.
https://twitter.com/clutchzilla_/status/751262379191644160
Those police officers did not deserve to get shot, but why are some of y'all mad now, but not when an innocent black life is taken? #Dallas
— melanin (@melaninist) July 8, 2016
She could have stopped after the word, ‘shot.’
The reality is we live in a country that has lost all respect for life, regardless of a movement, or rhetoric, or a people. We are divided and too many have forgotten that divided we fall.
Prayers for Dallas.
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