I guess like ARA I’ve got ‘ skin in the game ‘ so this is my two pennyworth . I’ll start first with this excellent post copied off one of the Millwall threads about their players taking the knee :
“ ...........The media love to portray Millwall as a racist club, but as you well know this is a complete falsehood. Even in the seventies, when racism was commonplace on terraces around the country, the National Front had no joy recruiting at Millwall. Our fans made their views very clear to the NF in their own unique way!
Your proposed actions today, however, will give the media an excuse to slander the club once again because your 'virtue signalling' will not take place in an empty stadium, but in front of the fans whom you are insulting. I use this word deliberately. You don't seem to realize the BLM is a political organization from head to toe. It wants to 'defund the police' and 'abolish capitalism'. Even 'taking the knee' is a political statement. It predates the Floyd killing and started off as a sign of disrespect to the U.S. National Anthem.
The whole BLM movement is insulting to many because it seeks to destroy our country's values. I don't mean nationalism or jingoism but the values that unite people across the political spectrum. A belief in the rule of law, free speech, respect for others and the social justice that many of our forebears had to fight for in the trade union movement.
Your excuse for supporting this movement is an insult to our intelligence and an overtly political statement. It's particularly damaging at this time when so many fans are suffering financial hardship that you couldn't even begin to understand. By supporting BLM you are not healing divisions but creating them. I fear that your actions will cause not just a division between players and fans but a gulf of betrayal that will never be bridged.
If you want to campaign against discrimination then please do so, but supporting BLM is the wrong way to do it. We all value the work you've done in supporting the Millwall Community Scheme. This is a true anti-discriminatory initiative that brings people of all races together. Football in general, and Millwall in particular, has been a great healer of divisions in the past. Please don't put all this at risk by engaging in hollow political gestures.”
Back to me now !!
I abhor the BLM movement in the same way I abhor the NF , the BNP and Corbyn’s Labour Party . All are extreme political movements that spread hate , division and racism . The BLM movement has put back race relations in this country by 30 years plus .
I fully support the admirable anti racist movements like “ Kick it Out “ and “ Show Racism the Red Card “ Over the years these organisations/ charities have made a difference and through their work, football grounds are far more inclusive . In my experience Ewood is now up there with the best .
The BLM movement needs to be outed for what it is . An extreme and divisive left wing political movement . I’ll leave Tom Goodenough to fill in the blanks
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www....what-black-lives-matter-really-stands-for/amp
