The title of this post is the chant used by the Black Lives Matter contingent at the Minnesota State Fair this last weekend. "Pigs" of course refers to the police; "fry 'em" is slightly more obscure, although I doubt it means "give them a box of candy."
BLM used this chant hours after the report of the execution-style murder of a white Houston policeman, Darren Goforth, by a black man, Shannon Miles. Miles' motive is not clear; he and Goforth had not had any prior experience with each other that is known about.
The BLM spokesman, Rashad Turner, explained that the chant is nonviolent because -- ready now? -- those are only words.
Well, why not? When prize-winning NYT journalist Linda Greenhouse can proclaim that the country has adopted a death penalty "moratorium" while it is executing a killer an average of every twelve days or so, why would anyone think that words are supposed to mean anything?
But perhaps more troubling than the rigged solipsism is the fact the the BLM movement -- with all its potential for good -- seems increasingly rooted in hate.
Hat tip to PowerLine.
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