I hate it when people lie. I pride myself on being an honest person, and when someone so blatantly lies to my face I feel a small piece of my soul crumble away. The world today is a liar’s paradise. Of all the lies one can tell there seems to be one that is very popular rising to the surface. That lie is that all lives matter. If all lives matter then where is the justice for the people of Syria? If all lives matter then why don’t we work towards ending poverty and hunger in our own country? If all lives matter then how is it a Christian Arab can be murdered in cold blood in America and no one will even cover it on the news. If all lives matter than why did Brock Turner only do 3 months in jail? If all lives matter then why is it that 22 veterans commit suicide each day because they cannot get the help they need.The fact of the matter is that in reality, in my reality, and in the reality of a lot of people, all lives do not matter. They haven’t mattered for a very long time. If you have never been faced with any form of injustice due to race, religion, or gender in your life then please count yourself lucky. But at the same time please don’t tell me that my life matters when you have only proven time and time again that it doesn’t. Harambe’s life matters more than mine. What does that tell you about society? This world we live in is broken. Our society, our government, our communities are all broken. I’m not saying one group is responsible for this, we all are. All of us, every single person in this world is responsible. Choosing hate over love is never the answer, and until this becomes the understood norm around the world then how can anyone believe that all lives matter?