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The phrase "all lives matter" was introduced specifically to counteract and silence "black lives matter". It does not literally mean that all lives matter - it means that black people need to shut up and take what they're given.

Much like "one people, one nation, one leader" does not advocate for unity but is, in fact, something Adolf Hitler frequently said.


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kindkang202410/01/2024

I understand that there were many cases where people said "all lives matter" with the purpose of trying to silence BLM voices, and I judge that as an evil will and condemn it. My point is that at least some people who say "all lives matter" don't have that kind of evil intent. To condemn all uses of "all lives matter" is also an evil here.

Reasoning symbolically, I do not see the conflicts here. All lives can't matter unless Black Lives Matter, can they? But We all should not focus on the symbols only; it's the will behind the symbol that matters most. We all should condemn the evil will behind all these symbols usage, not the original usage of these symbols.

The same applies to the advocacy AllLivesMatterWorld here, calling for peace, advocating kindness first, and fairness always and envisioned DUKI in action to build the world on blockchain, which should be totally decentralized, I only feel goodness and don’t see evil there. Enlighten me if you find there is evil in it.

Believe it or not, actually the AllLivesMatterWorld calling for peace was partly inspired by BLM and trying to join the voices there, and I have a thanks letter for that. But considering that harsh reality, I sincerely hope that we all should feel the will behind the advocacy to make a righteous judgment, not just associate it with some evil usages of symbols and believe we got it right. Because all symbols can be used by evil hidden in it, not just All Lives Matter but also Black Lives Matter.

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