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Why Our Democracy Depends On 'Black Lives Matter'

We must unite as if our children's future depended on it!

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Why Our Democracy Depends On 'Black Lives Matter'
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I would like to talk about the Black Lives Matter Movement. I really don't like attaching myself to this because I don't quite know who is behind it. The government sets things up to push their agenda. If you have doubts, go look up Cointelpro, but I digress, people tend to get upset with this movement because they feel that their saying only black lives matter and no one else's do and that's simply not true. What they're saying is, hasn't this country done enough to the black people?

Like slavery, pumping crack into our neighborhoods, being profiled as a criminal by police just because the way we look and injustice being done in your judicial systems. For example, people getting stiffer penalties than others and most of all police not being held accountable when they unjustly take a life of a brown person. So what they are saying is stop acting like white privilege doesn't exist when in fact it truly does and it's not hidden if anyone would bother to take a minuet and look.

I just want to say that if we can acknowledge that it does exist and come together and fight united, we could have true justice and equality. I would also like to say that it is a bit disturbing that in 2016 we have to say that any lives matter. Am I the only one that has a problem with this or have noticed that there has been a actual war on the poor of this country?

Mankind has lost it's way to dirty hearted politicians and world leaders. We have put too much trust in these crooked cowards, and we are paying the price. Now I ask this question, will you make an effort to look at this world through others eyes or will you continue to be misled by this wicked system along with it's mainstream media indoctrination? I, for one, am sick of them, their lies, and broken promises.

We, the people, must make changes because these so called leaders are comfortable with the way things are right now.

Let us wake up and unite as if our children's future depends on it, which it does. My friends, I for one want no parts in the future they're trying to build.

Peace and Love to you all. All power to the people!

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