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crimycarny

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71. Yes--during 2016 there seemed a similar hijack of the BLM movement to split Democrats
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:01 PM
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Your post reminded me of the BLM movement during the Clinton campaign in 2016. It always felt to me that there was an outside attempt to hijack and weaponize the BLM movement and divide Democrats.

I think outside actors take legitimate causes people care about, and attempt to twist them into weapons to use against whoever these outside actors want to weaken. Democrats keep taking the bait, and it's frustrating as h*ll.

As for DU posts, I'm always suspicious of those that tend to be overly toxic to anyone who disagrees with their viewpoint. It definitely seems an attempt to cause anger and division, and I block those DUers.

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