Also, you're copy-and-pasting from the troll handbook and once that becomes apparent, you become redundant. That approach worked a few years ago, where it could drag folks into spiralling arguments where they'd be trying to make a point and you'd already moved on.

But these days? Most people recognise this little game and the moment — the MOMENT — it happens, you're dismissed as the disingenuous troll you are.

@DerekLandy True but I'm sick of people saying that "white people need to change". No. Racists need to change. The American police need to change. I saw someone the other day say that "black people need to change because of knife crime and gang violence" which is just as vapid a statement.

@ThomasBarter None of this has got anything to do with the statement. “Black lives matter” does not mean “white people need to change”. If you want to be helpful, either agree or disagree with the statement, and then address the stuff you want to address on your own time.

@DerekLandy That's just not true statistically

@Braydox21 Just stop, okay? I’ve had enough of people trying to argue with the simple fact that black lives do actually matter. Next person who tries is getting blocked- and I’ve never blocked anyone.

@DerekLandy You controdicted yourself, if all lives matter and everyone believed it there wouldn't be the horrible atrocities black people face.

@n0strovia Very true!

@DerekLandy This comic often comes to mind

@DerekLandy Yes! Thank you! That's what's totally going on!

@thefederation56 If it is, in fact, the same statement using different words, then you agree that black lives matter. Yes?

@DerekLandy “Everyone accepts that all lives matter — but all lives are not subject to the same brutality as black lives regularly are” <— this, summed it perfectly

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@DerekLandy My G ✊🏾 thank you

@DerekLandy People that say “all lives matter” are why Reddit has a downvote button