{"id":136853,"date":"2021-02-16T08:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=136853"},"modified":"2021-02-16T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:58:42","slug":"prageru-a-fathers-questions-for-black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-a-fathers-questions-for-black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"PragerU: A Father\u2019s Questions For Black Lives Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprageru-a-fathers-questions-for-black-lives-matter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=136853&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PragerU-BLM-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/video\/a-fathers-questions-for-black-lives-matter\/\">video from PragerU<\/a>, Dan Collins, a self-described \u201ctypical, Main Street American\u201d with a large, multiracial family, asks the organization behind the Black Lives Matter movement some difficult questions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m the proud father of thirteen children,\u201d Collins explains (video below). \u201cEight are white and five, adopted, are black.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy family is my greatest joy, and my life is dedicated to their well-being and happiness,\u201d Collins emphasizes. However, amid the current racial unrest, Collins states, he \u201cgenuinely doesn\u2019t know how best to support my black children through this tumultuous and painful period in our history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSome say I should get involved with the Black Lives Matter movement, while others say I should avoid it at all costs,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cTo help me figure this out, I have some questions for the Black Lives Matter Global Network.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Before posing these questions, Collins provides some additional context, including a<\/span>&nbsp;peaceful BLM demonstration in his hometown of La Mesa, California, which <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\/news\/local-news\/police-time-line-shows-when-la-mesa-protest-turned-violent\/\">turned violent<\/a> as protesters began rioting, looting, and setting fires.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe next day, I took my 14-year-old black son downtown to help with the clean-up,\u201d Collins recalls. \u201cAs we walked past the charred remains of Chase Bank, I noticed the letters \u2018BLM\u2019 graffitied onto a wall amid the rubble. It was unsettling \u2014 as if Black Lives Matter was claiming credit for the bank\u2019s destruction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to believe that,\u201d Collins admits. \u201cJust as any parent who has adopted and biological children, I love them all the same. Obviously, I never want to see any of them wrongly accused, mistreated, or targeted because of their skin color.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Father\u2019s Questions for Black Lives Matter | 5 Minute Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Aq3y3bzMBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>Collins explains the source of his conflict and confusion. While he would \u201chappily support any peaceful movement that helps to secure racial justice and equality,\u201d he also recognizes the \u201cneed for law and order,\u201d without which \u201cno community can survive, let alone thrive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With this in mind, Collins asks the question, \u201cIs it possible for my family to support the Black Lives Matter movement while also supporting the police?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span>After searching the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation website for answers, Collins came away with more questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He asks how Black Lives Matter hopes to actually achieve their <a href=\"https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/\">mission<\/a> \u201cto eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on black communities by the state and vigilantes.\u201d He also asks for their definition of \u201cwhite supremacy,\u201d of \u201clocal power,\u201d and what they mean by \u201cstate\u201d and \u201cvigilantes.\u201d&nbsp; Finally, he asks how the movement proposes to \u201cintervene in violence inflicted on black communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHonestly,\u201d Collins says, \u201cI can\u2019t tell whether you intend to pursue your mission through peaceful or violent methods.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Collins also highlights Black Lives Matter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/24\/blm-removes-website-language-blasting-nuclear-family-structure\/\">description<\/a> of \u201cthe Western-prescribed nuclear family structure\u201d they hope to \u201cdisrupt.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cThat language has been quietly removed,\u201d Collins notes. \u201cDoes that mean that you no longer hold that view? Or was it just the expedient thing to do?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After reaching out to his local Black Lives Matter chapter, as well as its regional and national headquarters, he received no response.&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cSo,\u201d Collins explains, \u201cI began doing my own research.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This resulted in discovering an interview with one of the movement\u2019s founders, Patrice Cullers, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kCghDx5qN4s&amp;feature=youtu.be\">declared<\/a>, \u201cWe are trained Marxists,\u201d who are \u201csuper-versed on ideological theories.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhich theories are those?\u201d Collins asks. \u201cIs Black Lives Matter a Marxist-inspired organization? Marx advocated for the \u2018forcible overthrow\u2019 of our civilization. Is that what BLM wants also?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cDo you believe in and support the Constitution? Do you honor the flag, or do you view it as a symbol of oppression? Do you believe that people should be primarily judged by the content of their character or the color of their skin? Do you support or condemn destruction of personal and private property of others? Do you believe in the defacing and destruction of statues, monuments, and other public property? Do you believe that police departments need to be reformed, or to be defunded, or to be eliminated altogether?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am one of countless Americans who want answers,\u201d Collins states. \u201cBut I can\u2019t seem to get any.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Collins points out that the Black Lives Matter organization has <a href=\"https:\/\/abc6onyourside.com\/news\/nation-world\/as-black-lives-matter-donations-surge-some-want-to-know-where-the-money-goes\">raised<\/a> millions of dollars, but that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/moguldom.com\/323339\/10-6b-was-given-to-black-lives-matter-causes-where-did-the-money-go\/\">no one seems to know<\/a>\u201d what is being done with that money, or even whether they are \u201cusing the money in some way to help black communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSpeaking as a father and as a typical American,\u201d Collins then addresses the movement directly.&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cI humbly propose that you use some of that money to help black people who have been harmed by the destruction that has accompanied BLM protests. I\u2019m thinking of the many black business owners whose shops were destroyed by riots in your name. I\u2019m thinking of the family of David Dorn, the black retired police captain who was shot and killed while trying to protect a friend\u2019s pawn shop from looters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWith all my heart, I believe that black lives matter,\u201d says Collins.&nbsp;<\/span><span>\u201cI would like to support Black Lives Matter, the organization, in an effort to support my black children. But it\u2019s hard to do so if I don\u2019t know your beliefs and goals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>PragerU is the world\u2019s leading educational nonprofit focused on changing minds through the creative use of digital media. 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