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Related: About this forum"'Praying for Houston' - but All Cities Matter...see how dumb that sounds?"
"'Praying for Houston' - but All Cities Matter...see how dumb that sounds?"
Copied off a friend's FB page. I though it somewhat relevant.
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"'Praying for Houston' - but All Cities Matter...see how dumb that sounds?" (Original Post)
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
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delisen
(6,564 posts)1. Enlightening analogy
MyOwnPeace
(17,280 posts)2. Really?
NO way the Pugs would get it!
(...but I think it's fantastic! )
rogue emissary
(3,218 posts)3. When even Newsweek notices hypocrisy.
http://www.newsweek.com/people-are-using-houston-talk-about-why-all-lives-matter-dumb-perspective-and-656442
PEOPLE ARE USING HOUSTON TO CRITICIZE 'ALL LIVES MATTER'
PEOPLE ARE USING HOUSTON TO CRITICIZE 'ALL LIVES MATTER'
Hurricane Harvey has sparked a conversation about "All lives matter" on social media in relation to what's happened in Houston.
If you're not familiar with the phrase "All lives matter," it emerged in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. In the ongoing discussion regarding Hurricane Harvey and Houston, people are now using the phrase "All cities matter" on social media to illustrate what they feel is the empty and counterintuitive perspective of "All lives matter" supporters.
If you're not familiar with the phrase "All lives matter," it emerged in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. In the ongoing discussion regarding Hurricane Harvey and Houston, people are now using the phrase "All cities matter" on social media to illustrate what they feel is the empty and counterintuitive perspective of "All lives matter" supporters.