“Give them an inch and they will take a mile” keeps coming to mind.
Black Lives Matter and other leftist groups have been appeased and allowed to get away with nearly anything they want for so long that they now believe they can demand anything and get it. So far, they have been right. The violence and chaos will continue until their degenerate lawlessness is nipped in the blossom (it is no longer a bud).
The official Twitter account of Black Lives Matter and the organization’s Chicago branch have announced that all Confederate groups, flags and statues “should be illegal” in the United States, reports The Daily Caller.
Government officials should look to Germany’s decision to outlaw “the Nazis, their symbols, salutes” and flags after World War II, the racial activist group says.
The Chicago chapter of Black Lives Matter issued two tweets on Monday afternoon related to Confederate symbolism.
After WWII, Germany outlawed the Nazis, their symbols, salutes & their flags. All confederate flags & statue, & groups should be illegal.
— BLMChicago (@BLMChi) August 14, 2017
The fact that the Confederate flag & statues permeate the south is evidence that white supremacy was never overthrown in the United States.
— BLMChicago (@BLMChi) August 14, 2017
The official Black Lives Matter Twitter account then retweeted the Chicago branch’s messages to all 252,000 of its followers.
Some 460 Twitter users have liked the Black Lives Matter tweet that calls for a ban on Confederate groups and symbolism similar to Germany’s ban on Nazi symbolism.
The smattering of replies mostly includes advocates for outlawing all Confederate groups and symbolism.
https://twitter.com/Patreeit/status/897479468062842880
Germany banned Nazi symbolism just after World War II ended.
The United States Civil War ended over 150 years ago.
The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 as a social media hashtag — #BlackLivesMatter — after a jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
The group gained national prominence during a days-long series of demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri after white police officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black male, on Aug. 9, 2014.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through Ferguson’s streets, chanting, “no justice, no peace” and “hands up, don’t shoot.”
In November 2014, incredibly intense violence broke out on the streets after the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office announced that Wilson would face no criminal charges for shooting and killing Brown.
Police had completely lost control of Ferguson about 90 minutes after the grand jury announcement. Looting was widespread. Cars, including police cars, were set on fire. Several buildings were set ablaze and severely damaged. (RELATED: Total Police Failure Brings Absolute Mayhem To Ferguson After Grand Jury Announcement)
Ferguson Getty Images /Aaron P. Bernstein
Several businesses in Ferguson — some of them black-owned — were completely destroyed during the riot.
Ferguson damage Getty Images/Scott Olson
