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   After President Drumpf posted that asinine tweet about NFL players kneeling, the internet went off.

   

   Just when I think I can't hate this dude any more, he ups his game. My good friend from high school made a Facebook post about why he supports the Black Lives Matter movement, and there was a distinct comment I saw that had me buggin'. It read:

"The only problem is that 'Black lives matter' has turned into another hate group. They are responsible for so much violence and anger. And if people actually were behind the original ideas of black lives matter, then why is black on black violence so much higher than white on black violence? If the black community as a whole doesn't believe black lives matter, then what is the point of the group? Which brings me back to the start, it is a hate group against white people and the police. It's a scapegoat for any and everyone to be hateful and violent to anyone that gets in their way."

   I sent it to Bestie and asked her to weigh in, and per usual, her response didn't let me down.

"So Black on Black crime is like fear propaganda. The term came about in the 80s when the civil rights era was winding down... It was used obviously as yet another reason to turn the tides of racism. 'Well why does it matter if Officer Jim kills Denzel if Jamal & Quincy kill each other just as much?'

1.) Jamal will be put in prison for his crime. Jamal will be put in prison for crossing the street.

2.) Crime is statistically segregated... Why? Because's Black folk live around Black folk, and white folk around white folk.

And then we can also ask: WHY are Black people killing each other at such high rates? The number one reason violence takes place in the Black community is money. Why are Black people so poor? People who mention Black on Black crime are closet racists and my position on that won't stray."