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It addresses the fact that you are blatantly lying. I have no idea about Jordan's underlying politics about Israel. I just know the observable facts about his moderation, that the replacement source he recommended for this story has been up for 3 hours, and the second-to-top post is something you are insisting is impossible. And you don't really care, you're just insisting that there are five lights vigorously and repeatedly. You are lying on purpose. Why?
Listen here, you little shit. He literally interviewed for an article and said he opposed BLM because they were an inconvenience to him. And I don't give a shit what he's saying now to throw off people, I've seen him say zio shit on more than one occasion, and you don't just suddenly give up being a right-wing twatwaffle.
Jordan Lund is a vile, racist, zionist piece of shit, and anyone who defends or supports him is sitting at the table with him and accepts those labels for themselves.
No, I oppose BLM for two reasons:
The protests where I live serve no purpose as everyone here agrees with them. They're preaching to the choir to make themselves feel better instead of taking the protests where it might actually matter.
They only care when the Black Life in question is taken by a white cop. 9 year old girl killed in a gang crossfire? BLM is fucking silent. Either BLM or they don't. Be honest about it.
Hear about Kaylah Love? No, of course not, because BLM doesn't give two shits about Kaylah Love.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kaylah-love-death-loved-ones-hold-vigil-honor-16-year-old-girl-killed-east-garfield-park-chicago-police-investigating/16074414/
This is a frankly bizarre take. BLM is a protest aimed at the government (specifically the police apparatus). They already investigate gang criminality (your link specifically mentions that the Chicago PD is investigating). So as far as BLM is concerned, that's the appropriate response and the government is doing its job? What is there to protest here, it's not like gangs are going to go "oh shit look BLM is protesting, better stop all our criminal activities". You should feel sympathetic to them not protesting this, because the protest would be heard by people who already agree and by people who don't care (see your own "preaching to the choir"-argument).
BLM protests disproportionate police action usually aimed at black people, because it's not how they think the government should act, nor do they react appropriately afterwards. That's their pretty singular purpose.
Your argument boils down to a strange combination of whataboutism and a strange attempt at gatekeeping "standing up for the civil rights of minorities", which I'm not sure if I've ever seen someone else attempt tbh.