The group Black Lives Matter is calling for a ban on Confederate flags and groups in the U.S. following the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to tweets shared initially by the group’s Chicago chapter and then by the group’s main account, Black Lives Matter wants to see the U.S. adopt a policy toward Confederate flags similar to Germany’s ban on Nazi symbols. “The fact that the Confederate flag & statues permeate the south is evidence that white
supremacy was never overthrown in the United States,” the group said in a series of tweets. “After WWII, Germany outlawed the Nazis, their symbols, salutes & their flags. All confederate flags & statue, & groups should be illegal,” Black Lives Matter said. “The KKK & all other white supremacist groups should be illegal for the same reason Germany made them illegal—for crimes against humanity. The murder of Heather Heyer reveals white supremacists value no life, even white life. We must end white supremacy in the United States,” it added. READ MORE
I couldn’t care less about confederate statues but since when does the opinion of BLM overrule the opinion of the majority in a supposed democratic society? Tearing down government property in violent protests (aka riots) without public consent is criminal behavior, period.
13 All of you must obey the government rulers. Everyone who rules was given the power to rule by God. And all those who rule now were given that power by God. 2 So anyone who is against the government is really against something God has commanded. Those who are against the government bring punishment on themselves. 3 People who do right don’t have to fear the rulers. But those who do wrong must fear them. Do you want to be free from fearing them? Then do only what is right, and they will praise you.
4 Rulers are God’s servants to help you. But if you do wrong, you have reason to be afraid. They have the power to punish, and they will use it. They are God’s servants to punish those who do wrong. 5 So you must obey the government, not just because you might be punished, but because you know it is the right thing to do. Romans 13 1-5
Black lives matter is a domestic terrorist organization and should be listed as such