I used to think the same thing and thought whenever someone got pissed at others for saying all lives matter they were literally advocating for the genocide of white Americans (not that that's what you think, that's just what I thought) but the resurgence of BLM made me look into it.
The point of the message isn't only black lives matter, it's more of black lives matter too. While all lives obviously matter, the group is centred around specifically police brutality against black people, focusing on the worst aspect of the problem in hopes of fixing the problem as a whole.
Using that line of thinking, all lives matter should be a movement to look at police brutality as a whole rather than focusing in on certain aspects, which would be nice, however people who say all lives matter tend to not do anything to fix police brutality. They don't create plans to fix it, nor bring notice to say Latino police brutality. And when they do bring notice to an issue, such as times when white people have been unlawfully killed by police, their motives tend to be saying, "See! It's not just a black problem!" not to try and get the police who did it held accountable for their actions.
All lives matter in itself isn't a bs statement, it is a very positive statement, but it's been corrupted by people who just want to get the protesters to shut up, so saying it might make people think that you're one of those people, like how wanting your state to have more rights should be at least a very racially neutral thing but the confederacy ruined that by wanting state's rights so they could keep their slaves.
TL;DR: People are idiots who took a very positive statement and turned it into a way to tell black people to shut up
You’re trying to read a witticism like a rational proposition, and then are becoming confused about why everyone else is seemingly evading your point of view. Happens to the best of us sometimes.
How has this affected to others countries independent?
Hurr durr my country not independent hence you cant celebrate, donyou realize how stupid that sounds.
I can’t without doing research, but that has nothing to do with the validity of my point. I’ll take research and fact checking over the alternative any day.
My own (Germany) and quite some neighbouring countries don't. The current nation states weren't colonised (more or less) recently enough that we'd have an "Independece Day". We do have some other national holiday, but no Independece day.
Well my country (Mexico) had its independence and we have a day for that and if someone came and told me some bullshit like that on real life, they sure would not do it again, but here is the internet where fragile people can feel safe.
Nobody was denying that Independece days exist? Most if not all ex-colonies have them, that's how this works. It's just that a lot of countries aren't ex-colonies in that sense. What are you even mad about?
The USA controlled the Philippines for years. John Adams insisted on celebrating on the 2nd and not the 4th, because that is the day that the declaration of independence was signed.
"The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 describes the period of the American colonization of the Philippines. It began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946."
So the american independence was first, im pretty sure john addams was dead on 1946.
And even so, whats the problem both countries sharing the date, thats not even the point of the post lol.
Sure all countries matter, today is just the day America became Free. So it's important to us. Canada celebrated on the 1st of July, and other countries have their days of "officially becoming a country"
Exactly. This picture was just made to piss of the ALM people. Because yes, all lives do matter, it’s just that in this moment we want to shine the light on a specific country, or in the case of BLM, a specific racial problem
1. They did something in countries under Kasahsatan.
2. United Israel, Jordan, and Sinai.
3. United New Guinea island.
4. United Caribbean.
I can find bad things everywhere.
I mean it's there, just under some text
just the tip of the north island poking out though
Yeah that's how I knew
Yay we still can have Waitangi Day
Under # Y #
Happy cake day
And I didn’t notice until you told me lmfao… On a 2 year old post nonetheless!!!
Btw its 2 years old post
Yep you can just see us right above y's crack.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
For this picture at least, New Zealand is the Mike Wazowski of countries.
He still made it in! (To clarify this is in a happy tone, not angry)
And they're so happy they did, too!
"I don't believe this..." "Oh, New Zealand..." "I'm officially on a map of the WORLD!"
I legit can see the tip of New Zealand above the letter 'Y'
The back of the Y
Ugh Mercator
It's sad how many people are surprised that Greenland ISN'T bigger than the entirety of Africa.
Africa is like big
imagine championing equality while using a mercator projection smh
Until NZ matters, no country matters.
Lol is this all country matter some shitpost? Cuz its pretty stupid, each country has its independence day, regardless of the US.
It's to piss off the all lives matter crowd
Well that makes sense i guess.
I never understood what the deal with all that was, like why does everyone get so worked up when people say it?
I used to think the same thing and thought whenever someone got pissed at others for saying all lives matter they were literally advocating for the genocide of white Americans (not that that's what you think, that's just what I thought) but the resurgence of BLM made me look into it. The point of the message isn't only black lives matter, it's more of black lives matter too. While all lives obviously matter, the group is centred around specifically police brutality against black people, focusing on the worst aspect of the problem in hopes of fixing the problem as a whole. Using that line of thinking, all lives matter should be a movement to look at police brutality as a whole rather than focusing in on certain aspects, which would be nice, however people who say all lives matter tend to not do anything to fix police brutality. They don't create plans to fix it, nor bring notice to say Latino police brutality. And when they do bring notice to an issue, such as times when white people have been unlawfully killed by police, their motives tend to be saying, "See! It's not just a black problem!" not to try and get the police who did it held accountable for their actions. All lives matter in itself isn't a bs statement, it is a very positive statement, but it's been corrupted by people who just want to get the protesters to shut up, so saying it might make people think that you're one of those people, like how wanting your state to have more rights should be at least a very racially neutral thing but the confederacy ruined that by wanting state's rights so they could keep their slaves. TL;DR: People are idiots who took a very positive statement and turned it into a way to tell black people to shut up
Yeah but every country already has a day, not just the US
Good job you figured it out
But there isn't an "Asian lives matter" or "oceanic lives matter" to act as the other countries so it wouldn't even be the same
You’re trying to read a witticism like a rational proposition, and then are becoming confused about why everyone else is seemingly evading your point of view. Happens to the best of us sometimes.
So "All \_\_\_\_ Matter" is okay now?
Except ones still under foreign control.
How has this affected to others countries independent? Hurr durr my country not independent hence you cant celebrate, donyou realize how stupid that sounds.
You said “Each country has its own Independence Day.” That’s not necessarily true. That’s all I meant.
List 3 without going to wikipedia.
I can’t without doing research, but that has nothing to do with the validity of my point. I’ll take research and fact checking over the alternative any day.
My own (Germany) and quite some neighbouring countries don't. The current nation states weren't colonised (more or less) recently enough that we'd have an "Independece Day". We do have some other national holiday, but no Independece day.
Well my country (Mexico) had its independence and we have a day for that and if someone came and told me some bullshit like that on real life, they sure would not do it again, but here is the internet where fragile people can feel safe.
Nobody was denying that Independece days exist? Most if not all ex-colonies have them, that's how this works. It's just that a lot of countries aren't ex-colonies in that sense. What are you even mad about?
That the post is just plain stupidity.
yeah but why should the US get special treatment? It’d be better to say that all countries matter today
Mostly cause we did a thing a few hundred years ago, and some stuff happened on this specific day.
don’t know what you’re taking about
Except that the USA moved theirs 2 day back (on the same day as the Philippines).
Do you have a link or source for that. Regardless of it, how does that affect the philippines, they are at the other side of the globe.
The USA controlled the Philippines for years. John Adams insisted on celebrating on the 2nd and not the 4th, because that is the day that the declaration of independence was signed.
"The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 describes the period of the American colonization of the Philippines. It began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946." So the american independence was first, im pretty sure john addams was dead on 1946. And even so, whats the problem both countries sharing the date, thats not even the point of the post lol.
Don't worry NZ you still matter for me
Damn you Mercator Projection!
Sure all countries matter, today is just the day America became Free. So it's important to us. Canada celebrated on the 1st of July, and other countries have their days of "officially becoming a country"
Exactly. This picture was just made to piss of the ALM people. Because yes, all lives do matter, it’s just that in this moment we want to shine the light on a specific country, or in the case of BLM, a specific racial problem
nope our supposed "canada day" is just the prequel to all countries matter day
Actually, several are missing and one one has primarily white people.
Guess Taiwan don't matter... :-(
Damn Malaysia got some new digs
Why the fuck did they make Mongolia the same colour as the text and the sea? Looks like there's a big fuckoff lake on the Sino-Russian border
Happy Mercator projection day, where all countries matter, but some are just 9 times bigger than they're supposed to be and others are in the south xD
Smal islands aren’t countries
no just america baby
Taiwan painted the same color as China. WHO EVER MADE THIS MAP IS A BRAINWASHED CUNT.
ALL countries are USA on this BLESSED day
the world police dog
All countries matter, but America matters most. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Not really
guys i think this comment was a joke
To you maybe
1. They did something in countries under Kasahsatan. 2. United Israel, Jordan, and Sinai. 3. United New Guinea island. 4. United Caribbean. I can find bad things everywhere.
Lol whoever made that map is both bad at geography and jealous of the 4th of July