Thread by @dilfhunterdabi, okay I am going to be serious here and I might get [...]

okay I am going to be serious here and I might get dragged for this but

Black lives matter and what is happening with police violence is disgusting and abhorrent. But Columbo is right when they say it's an American issue. It is. Police brutality against minorities, ESPECIALLY https://twitter.com/leviphilics/status/1385602929449594880

https://twitter.com/leviphilics/status/1385602929449594880

Black people, is something that is the result of America's anti-Black sociopolitical history. America is built on the explotation of Black people and the anti-Blackness and police brutality seen is central to that. It is an American issue.

Why should a non-American have to be keenly aware of and keep up to date with issues of race and injustice happening in America? I'm American, I keep up to date with what's happening in the states. If you told me to name the

current sociopolitical issues of Iraq I wouldn't be able to do it because I'm not Iraqi.

Non-Americans are not obligated to be keenly educated about American issues of justice. I can guarantee you that there is probably an issue that is happening in THEIR country that they are

keenly educated about because that is where they live.

Expecting everyone to know every injustice and horrible thing happening in the world is ridiculous. Quick, someone tell me the health problems in Fallujah and the current sociopolitical turmoil happening in Bangladesh.

Unless you have some connection to Bangladesh you probably don't know. If you've grown up in Oregon all your life and you're half Italian, half Irish and you don't know what is happening in Bangladesh that's not a moral failure. That is literally just you not knowing the ins

and outs of a sociopolitical issue in a country you have little to no connection to.

I want to restate that this is not me saying BLM or the police brutality and white supremacy problem in America is insignificant. It is extremely significant. It is at the core of America's

social climate. But there's no shortage of injustice and to organize and seek equity in the places we occupy and live in makes sense.

I live in America, being aware of BLM is important because it is a central issue related to everything around me and it's something happening

every day and I can actually do something about it.

I am aware of Bangladesh's sociopolitical issues as well because while I do not live there, I have family there. I am somewhat aware of the UK's political issues because I also have someone who lives there that is important

to me. I have no clue what the current sociopolitical climate of Belgium is. I don't know what the sociopolitical climate of Suriname is. I don’t know what the sociopolitical climate of Tuvalu is. I don’t know what the sociopolitical climate of Laos is, or Kazakhstan, or Georgia

or Cameroon, Romania, Costa Rica, Monaco etc because there are 195 countries in the world and each of them has injustice and I am only one human being.

You cannot expect non-Americans to automatically know everything about the social issues in America and it is not fair, nor

does it make sense to expect non-Americans to prioritize American sociopolitical issues over issues in their home country. There's not much someone in Nepal can do to dismantle white supremacy in America. You can't physically protest, vote/demand change, start breaking down those

systems in your own communities, etc. Besides raising awareness there is not much someone can do.

America is not the most important country in the world and the social issues that are occurring are not automatically more important than anything else in the world. Anti-Blackness

and police brutality is probably the most important issue in America today. If you are American, you should know what's going on. But unless you know what is happening in every country in the world, you can’t expect non-Americans to be well educated about what's happening here.

There are approximately 7,427,924,723 non-Americans on this planet. Each of them has different relationships with America, whether they used to live there, or if they literally don't pay attention to anything they do. There's a multitude of reasons a non-American might be aware

of American issues. But there are 7,427,924,723 people on this planet and none of them have the exact same circumstances and thus might not have reasons to be aware.

The United States of America is not the most important country in the world, even if we like to pretend it is.

....yes. because it is their home country. where they live. that is why they are tweeting about it. because they live there.

so many of the qrts on that garbage thread are incredible in their lack of self awareness

Knew I was gonna get dragged for this

No, Anti-Blackness and police brutality aren't exclusive to America and yes, they are world wide issues but the specifics are unique to America which is exactly what I said

I'm tired y'all

So some people posted some articles in response or whatnot and I wanted to share some that were similar (some of the originals were restricted to subscribers only)
https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-16/blm-tokyo-tackles-japan-s-own-issues-anti-black-racism

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/world/asia/japan-racism-black-lives-matter.html

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/27/reflecting-prejudice-japan-light-black-lives-matter-protests#

https://www.tokyoreview.net/2020/08/blm-japan-bringing-global-movements-home/

BLM Tokyo tackles Japan’s own issues with anti-Black racism

The activist group organized the largest-ever march against racial discrimination in the city's history. But a backlash soon formed as online commenters argued that the issue is uniquely American

https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-16/blm-tokyo-tackles-japan-s-own-issues-anti-black-racism

The articles are specific to Japan but they do a pretty good job explaining/demonstrating my point in terms of international awareness of American based events/movements and how the messages associated are globally relevant but exist differently cause of society differences

They're all a really great read so I'd check them out, they gives more specific examples how this stuff plays out outside of America and give some perspective. This is one more general to Asia and this is about Sri Lanka.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/George-Floyd-protests-inspire-campaigns-against-racism-across-Asia

http://www.hi.lk/main_slider/What-does-the-BLM-Movement-mean-for-Sri-Lanka/47-5885

George Floyd protests inspire campaigns against racism across Asia

US police killing spotlights oppression of Papuans and Duterte's anti-drug war

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/George-Floyd-protests-inspire-campaigns-against-racism-across-Asia

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