This act angered many, including those that support BLM. “Bernie Sanders had several weeks to address Black Lives Matter,” Johnson said, and went on to also say that she wasn't interested in talk as much as she was in “concrete platforms, concrete policies.” When this was pointed out to Marissa Johnson, one of the two protesters, during an MSNBC interview, Johnson said she did not regret the stage takeover. Sanders later characterized their actions as “unfortunate,” going on to say that he had planned on addressing the issues of Black Lives but was denied the opportunity. In a somewhat recent example of bold power plays, two BLM activists took over the stage at a Bernie Sanders rally in Seattle. The group is becoming notorious for hijacking political rallies, replacing the expected crowd of cheerleaders with those who ask real questions and expect real answers. Because of this, BLM is forcing politicians to propose real plans to address racial injustice in America as opposed to the usual mindless and insincere pandering done at rallies and NAACP events. Black lives may not matter, but the black vote does. Political influence is gained by two means: money and noise (Sorry, Obama). It is indignant towards people pointing out the ripples in the pond created by the rock that is racism, rather than recognizing that things begin and end with the pebble.īlack Lives Matter is necessary and effective for many of the same reasons that some think that Black Lives Matter is ultimately doomed to fail.Ĭhange in America comes through political influence. The nation refuses to fully correct the issue of police brutality and discrimination against people of color. What happens when a nation's defective policies result in catastrophic damage to a community? In the case of America, the answer is the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.

Pretty much everyone can agree that this was the right thing for Samsung to do and that it would have been a dick move for Samsung to have instead said, 'We fixed the part - stop complaining and clean up the mess.'

The good folks at Samsung were kind enough to fix the manufacturer's defect, as well as cut a check for all damages that resulted from said flood. Last week a defective part on the washer in my unit broke, flooding my bathroom, the downstairs neighbor's unit and her garage. To get the other side, click here to read, ' Why Black Lives Matter is Ineffective.' Point/Counter-Point: This article is part of a Op-Ed debate, and has another article to express an opposite opinion.

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