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The [[Black Lives Matter]] Global Network (BLM) is a fundraising arm for the [[DNC]]<ref>https://www.cathinfo.com/catholic-living-in-the-modern-world/blm-direct-funding-arm-of-the-dnc/</ref> / [[Democratic Party]] and a ''Fifth Column'' organization that is a front for the promotion of social radicalism within the United States.  Initially, ''Black Lives Matter'' was a political slogan<ref>Isiah Holmes | The Fifth Column, Mass Protests, Riot Police, Surveillance Follow Clearing Of Castile Shooting, https://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2017/06/mass-protests-riot-police-surveillance-follow-clearing-of-castile-shooting/, June 21, 2017 </ref> or ''hashtag'' that became popular in response to a series of incidents involving what were believed to be an excessive use of force by police, resulting in the death of black lives.  The Black Lives Matter Global Network currently indicate on their website that they are "unapologetically Black in our positioning", are guided by the fact that all "Black lives matter" and that they have evolved to be "committed to struggling together and to imagining and creating a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and political power to thrive".<ref>Black Lives Matter, What We Believe, https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=4efa1a1f38636cfab85605b51fc98a6aa8e535e6-1592703737-0-AdouoL5kBjnLxUwcN1Z5SAernvjTwwn-k21O4wlQonf7or3eo5XeHlE0EcatSq5cq9N8enZI-nDoMJkQAsHa4Qq1Y2L8KVhvW7W7pK3_CxKf7Vulkxo4-4am5tBoLzqDyA79cTJnWCFkDfHnS0LRxDKy-eGFf5zL8S5SKgl6JFugijDK1y6GvwNJSGTwXE0hEDMpooolpGNY2KyZNWBl9fQ36a0SXgYU9CnOIgzW9lhcS3vsa4fBeJ25imDzG0bNrfxo8e375S-rx8Iv5BOH3keNqzmeMeXm_n2AvX-iTCz2PBNdP6TJOcNFsdedH64O56dSFdvNjnG-z-C3Z1-RGeJKxYz1LV2wfBvukJO_cmTo</ref>  The BLM website contains no mention of the affiliation to the DNC / Democratic Party or the Democratic Fifth Column.

The [[Black Lives Matter]] Global Network (BLM) is a fundraising arm for the [[DNC]]<ref>https://www.cathinfo.com/catholic-living-in-the-modern-world/blm-direct-funding-arm-of-the-dnc/</ref> / [[Democratic Party]] and a ''Fifth Column'' organization that is a front for the promotion of social radicalism within the United States.  Initially, ''Black Lives Matter'' was a political slogan<ref>Isiah Holmes | The Fifth Column, Mass Protests, Riot Police, Surveillance Follow Clearing Of Castile Shooting, https://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2017/06/mass-protests-riot-police-surveillance-follow-clearing-of-castile-shooting/, June 21, 2017 </ref> or ''hashtag'' that became popular in response to a series of incidents involving what were believed to be an excessive use of force by police, resulting in the death of black lives.  The Black Lives Matter Global Network currently indicate on their website that they are "unapologetically Black in our positioning", are guided by the fact that all "Black lives matter" and that they have evolved to be "committed to struggling together and to imagining and creating a world free of anti-Blackness, where every Black person has the social, economic, and political power to thrive".<ref>Black Lives Matter, What We Believe, https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=4efa1a1f38636cfab85605b51fc98a6aa8e535e6-1592703737-0-AdouoL5kBjnLxUwcN1Z5SAernvjTwwn-k21O4wlQonf7or3eo5XeHlE0EcatSq5cq9N8enZI-nDoMJkQAsHa4Qq1Y2L8KVhvW7W7pK3_CxKf7Vulkxo4-4am5tBoLzqDyA79cTJnWCFkDfHnS0LRxDKy-eGFf5zL8S5SKgl6JFugijDK1y6GvwNJSGTwXE0hEDMpooolpGNY2KyZNWBl9fQ36a0SXgYU9CnOIgzW9lhcS3vsa4fBeJ25imDzG0bNrfxo8e375S-rx8Iv5BOH3keNqzmeMeXm_n2AvX-iTCz2PBNdP6TJOcNFsdedH64O56dSFdvNjnG-z-C3Z1-RGeJKxYz1LV2wfBvukJO_cmTo</ref>  The BLM website contains no mention of the affiliation to the DNC / Democratic Party or the Democratic Fifth Column.

In May 2020, following the death of [[George Floyd]], BLM had started devolving into a group promoting the destruction of the United States and the cherished values of the [[Founding Fathers]] after allegedly being infiltrated by the radical elements of [[Antifa]].  BLM began promoting a campaign to #DefundThePolice, claiming they "demand acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police".<ref>Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice, https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=2fddc8eb8604d172b8a25564f0f382c9244f155d-1592699319-0-AV7-5_wIiWv_RXFNZnGZRLUXp9cxzAqUL8U2RlPOr8DLNUCN1UrfU5PSp590OTQvVvDBap7yAtdZ6rIBGOVkc-EZSKffqoAg6wTqehs61NeFa7HGQUXD9pl68vp5b5c_w9yrhQphSPNxGqLvYAoksJxkvi6YolyFWCfIUi9G9QtLC2-95XFXGifZ6jNDn8eeeqU-kCum1gpW06QL78nZzUWo2A538Oxf7w1S31jEx3574vwParY4v-H_xb9_qzkcAcGpY2XtJSPJ823zYRi_g-E3DVemhhrurwB8RDwMTsflwCyf6XfgihngrG2uoJ0IcPqKYBv4UpYaMzMf-H0LccEItmhu-ytXxAMaXxMfalBF, May 30, 2020</ref>

In May 2020, following the death of [[George Floyd]], BLM was exposed to be devolving into a group promoting the destruction of the United States and the cherished values of the [[Founding Fathers]] after allegedly being infiltrated by the radical elements of [[Antifa]].  BLM began promoting a campaign to #DefundThePolice, claiming they "demand acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police".<ref>Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice, https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=2fddc8eb8604d172b8a25564f0f382c9244f155d-1592699319-0-AV7-5_wIiWv_RXFNZnGZRLUXp9cxzAqUL8U2RlPOr8DLNUCN1UrfU5PSp590OTQvVvDBap7yAtdZ6rIBGOVkc-EZSKffqoAg6wTqehs61NeFa7HGQUXD9pl68vp5b5c_w9yrhQphSPNxGqLvYAoksJxkvi6YolyFWCfIUi9G9QtLC2-95XFXGifZ6jNDn8eeeqU-kCum1gpW06QL78nZzUWo2A538Oxf7w1S31jEx3574vwParY4v-H_xb9_qzkcAcGpY2XtJSPJ823zYRi_g-E3DVemhhrurwB8RDwMTsflwCyf6XfgihngrG2uoJ0IcPqKYBv4UpYaMzMf-H0LccEItmhu-ytXxAMaXxMfalBF, May 30, 2020</ref>

In June 2020, BLM continued in the ongoing targeting of historic monuments within the United States<ref>''the Federalist'', Vandals Are Destroying Monuments Because They’ve Been Taught To Hate America, https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/22/vandals-destroying-monuments-theyve-taught-hate-america/, August 22, 2017</ref> by vandalizing and/or destroying them.  Historic members of Americas past, that were previously immortalized in statue form and located in public spaces, were targeted during nightly gatherings of radicalized anarchists.  Often the letters "BLM" were spray painted on a statue's pedestal base or a statue would be decapitated or a statue would be totally removed from the pedestal, vandalized and then dragged away, all to the cheering and encouragement of those present.<ref>Tyler O'Neil | pjmedia,  The Violence Against This Civil War Monument Captures Just How Badly the George Floyd Riots Have Gone Wrong, https://pjmedia.com/culture/tyler-o-neil/2020/06/04/george-floyd-rioters-deface-civil-war-monument-celebrating-black-union-patriots-n495913, Jun 04, 2020</ref> An American staple, ''Popular Mechanics'', actually published an article entitled 'How to Topple a Statue Using Science' to explain how to "Bring that sucker down without anyone getting hurt" and encouraged more vandalism.<ref>James Stout | ''Popular Mechanics'' How to Topple a Statue Using Science, https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a32870657/remove-statue-science/, June 15, 2020</ref>

In June 2020, BLM continued in the ongoing targeting of historic monuments within the United States<ref>''the Federalist'', Vandals Are Destroying Monuments Because They’ve Been Taught To Hate America, https://thefederalist.com/2017/08/22/vandals-destroying-monuments-theyve-taught-hate-america/, August 22, 2017</ref> by vandalizing and/or destroying them.  Historic members of Americas past, that were previously immortalized in statue form and located in public spaces, were targeted during nightly gatherings of radicalized anarchists.  Often the letters "BLM" were spray painted on a statue's pedestal base or a statue would be decapitated or a statue would be totally removed from the pedestal, vandalized and then dragged away, all to the cheering and encouragement of those present.<ref>Tyler O'Neil | pjmedia,  The Violence Against This Civil War Monument Captures Just How Badly the George Floyd Riots Have Gone Wrong, https://pjmedia.com/culture/tyler-o-neil/2020/06/04/george-floyd-rioters-deface-civil-war-monument-celebrating-black-union-patriots-n495913, Jun 04, 2020</ref> An American staple, ''Popular Mechanics'', actually published an article entitled 'How to Topple a Statue Using Science' to explain how to "Bring that sucker down without anyone getting hurt" and encouraged more vandalism.<ref>James Stout | ''Popular Mechanics'' How to Topple a Statue Using Science, https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a32870657/remove-statue-science/, June 15, 2020</ref>