A BLM group leader in Utah has declared over the holiday weekend that anyone flying the American flag is a racist because the flag is a “symbol of hatred”:
NY POST – A Black Lives Matter chapter in Utah has called the American flag “a symbol of hatred” — one only used by dumb racists.
“When we Black Americans see this flag we know the person flying it is not safe to be around,” Black Lives Matter Utah wrote in a July Fourth post alongside an image of the Stars and Stripes.
“When we see this flag we know the person flying it is a racist. When we see this flag we know that the person flying it lives in a different America than we do.
“When we see this flag, we question your intelligence. We know to avoid you. It is a symbol of hatred,” wrote the chapter, which founder Lex Scott says is not part of the national BLM organization.
The rant continued in the comments section and a follow-up post, where the group asked “why every racist wears that flag and flies that flag?”
“Because it is a symbol of hate … This country has created genocide under that flag,” the group said.
“We will not pledge allegiance to that flag. We will not stand for the National anthem. We will not respect a piece of cloth that you respect more than Black lives,” the group wrote.
The post quickly sparked outrage — even among the group’s own members, BLM Utah admitted.
“One member was genuinely hurt. ‘You are alienating people, please take it back,’” the group wrote in comments.
The groups claimed it also “received death threats” — closing down the comments section and vowing to donate $3 for every negative comment toward helping re-elect progressive “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
I know this BLM chapter claims they aren’t associated with the national group, but I guarantee they would find plenty of people who would join them in this obviously preposterous re-writing of history.
Why do so many people fleeing oppression around the world want to come to America if what these idiot BLMers in Utah say is true? In fact, a better question is why are so many Africans flocking here, in the millions per year, if the American flag is a symbol of hate against African Americans? Because the truth is it’s not and these American-hating morons just want to stoke more controversy and raise more money for their favorite candidates like AOC – which needs no explanation.