Of course, a thread about BLM and the KKK somehow derailed into a discussion about black people and homophobia.

So, back to topic.

People should check out the book Irregular Army. It's about how Donald Rumsfeld, in a desperate attempt to meet recruitment goals during the Iraq War, began to overlook white supremacist backgrounds of recruits. So, you have a legitimization of white supremacy that started at the very top, combined with the election of the first black president a few years later. And we wonder why groups like BLM are gaining steam. BLM isn't a radical idea. It's self defense.