Hillary Clinton Says Black Lives Matter More Than Others
Brian Anderson
July 20, 2015
Over the weekend democratic doofus Martin O’Malley got in trouble for telling a group of black people that “all lives matter” and was forced to make a pathetic apology. Hillary Clinton has also been forced to make a similar concession after she said that all lives matter in a black church last month. In an effort to get out in front of this shameless pandering, Hillary wanted to make sure that everyone understands she thinks black lives are more important than other lives.
Clinton did a FaceBook Q&A today. While she avoided questions about her e-mail scandal, her conflict of interest fundraising practices, and Benghazi, she did take some “hardball” questions on Karaoke, pantsuits, and putting on make-up. Eventually, she feilded a question about the #blacklivesmatter movement and her answer was a doozy:
Q: You chose not to speak at Netroots Nation this weekend, two of your Democratic primary rivals did — both were interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters, who asked: “As the leader of this nation, will you advance a racial justice agenda that will dismantle — not reform, not make progress — but will begin to dismantle structural racism in the United States?”
How would you have answered?
Hillary: Black lives matter. Everyone in this country should stand firmly behind that. We need to acknowledge some hard truths about race and justice in this country, and one of those hard truths is that that racial inequality is not merely a symptom of economic inequality. Black people across America still experience racism every day. Since this campaign started, I’ve been talking about the work we must do to address the systemic inequities that persist in education, in economic opportunity, in our justice system. But we have to do more than talk – we have to take action. For example – we should make sure every police department in the US has body cameras. We should provide alternatives to incarceration for low-level offenders. We should invest in early childhood education for every child. We should fight for voting rights and universal voter registration. You will continue to hear me talking about these issues throughout this campaign and pushing for real solutions.
Why can’t we stand firmly behind the idea that all lives matter? With that statement, Hillary is saying that black lives are somehow more important than the lives of other races. I couldn’t help but to notice that Clinton is white. Does she believe her life is less important than some black criminal that resists arrest and attacks a police officer? Is she so desperate for votes that she thinks her life is not worth that of violent black thugs that loot and burn their own neighborhoods?
The thing about equality is that everyone must be treated equally, otherwise it’s called something else. For Hillary to say that black lives are more important is her asserting that blacks need to be treated differently than people of other races. No matter how well meaning that may be, and I have my doubts about her motivation, that’s still racism.
It’s pretty sickening to see the 2106 democratic presidential candidates step all over each other to see who can prove their subservience to blacks the most. It also doesn’t make any sense. Blacks generally don’t vote and when they do, it’s for democrats. Hillary, or whoever becomes the democratic nominee, already has the black vote sewn up.
What will be really interesting to see is when eventually Hillary has to turn her attention to white voters and explain why she thinks their lives don’t matter very much.
