Tag: alllivesmatter

I have been meaning to write a sort of “introduction to” #BlackLivesMatter, #AllLivesMatter, and #BlueLivesMatter for some time now. I think the reality of my blog audience at the moment is that you’re coming to me from the left; I’m not aware of a whole lot of cop readers right now (that’s why my posts have been mostly addressing civilians). So I’m going to make an assumption here: I’m going to assume you already have some familiarity with #BlackLivesMatter, and why that hashtag and the conversation around it are important. You probably find the responding #AllLivesMatter and #BlueLivesMatter a little more foreign, or possibly even offensive. So while this post will walk through all three statements, my end goal is to explain #BlueLivesMatter to people who don’t get it. Continue reading “#______LivesMatter”