The Progressives have painted themselves in a corner with the #BlackLivesMatter rhetoric.  I speak both of the sponsors like Soros, who have funded and supported the movement, and the true believers who are convinced that police are hunting down black males.  The problem is that the counter-slogan, “all lives matter,” makes perfect sense and strikes everyone but a fanatic as a reasonable position.  It is “inclusive,” and that is the primary virtue preached by the left these days, usually meaning accepting someone who is not qualified into a responsible role. One example of how not to persuade the public is supplied by a Canadian academic, Naila Keleta-Mae, whose scholarly specialty is described as “researches race, gender and performance.”  The good professor does not concede any goodwill or gray area to those who disagree with her: Let’s be clear, “all lives matter” is a false claim that can only be...(Read Full Post)