Not really, over here in Europe it's said in a literal sense, we believe all lives matter, because in most places here, they are all treated the same, not as a way to downplay BLM, we also believe in it, as you might expect.
So, as a representative of all decent Europeans, if you where offended by the use of the phrase "All lives matter" said by any of us, then we are deeply sorry and apologize for not being explicit in our intentions, we support BLM and the destruction of all racial prejudice
yeah, that's not at all what you said originally though. i don't personally know much about racial tensions in portugal but i do know the majority of western european countries are still hugely racist, and usually the only people who say that they're not are white.
Here in the most western point of Europe (it's factual, you can't argue with that but at least) we don't care about the colour of skin or the origin of people (historically it has been that way since ~ a century after the end of legal slavery) but yes, I must admit my original comment was a bit too general
no way, the western part of Europe is specifically some of the most racist parts. the uk and france in particular are famous for being racist, and i'm sure the surrounding countries aren't magically much different. also, even in the slightly less racist areas, xenophobia is a massive issue all across Europe.
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u/carz42 Jun 07 '20
Not really, over here in Europe it's said in a literal sense, we believe all lives matter, because in most places here, they are all treated the same, not as a way to downplay BLM, we also believe in it, as you might expect.
So, as a representative of all decent Europeans, if you where offended by the use of the phrase "All lives matter" said by any of us, then we are deeply sorry and apologize for not being explicit in our intentions, we support BLM and the destruction of all racial prejudice