So yeah , we must just be experiencing completely different societies . What you describe is nearly the opposite of what I have observed , both socially and in the media . BLM has received nearly ubiquitous and often completely uncritical support in my community , and in nearly all presentations in the media that I have seen with the one exception being Fox News , but . duh . I obviously don ' t deny the history you are speaking about , it just seems as though you are hamfistedly attempting to wedge that into a modern context where it is no longer directly applicable . You just compared favorable treatment of the KKK to a contemporary protest as though they two were in any way even remotely related . Your suggestion that KKK rallies were favorably reported on in the 60 ' s is itself a bizarre bit of contemporary revisionism that borders on the comical . You seem to have bought a misleading modern narrative hook , line , and sinker . Obviously race is a factor in our society . It would actually be convenient if all societal problems could be seen through a single lens , as resulting from a single issue , as you seem to be committed to believing . That would make the problem much easier to solve . Unfortunately , society and culture are far more complex than that , and this specific issue can ' t be coherently described solely through that lens . And if you can ' t recognize that , you aren ' t merely unaware of this specific society you are attempting to discuss , you will find yourself unable to satisfactorily deal with ANY society you attempt to discuss .