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The country is not an empty canvas onto which Americans can project their political ideas.</ref>

The country is not an empty canvas onto which Americans can project their political ideas.</ref>

===Controversies===

==Controversies==

People who value all human life advocated #alllivesmatter as a more appropriate slogan.  They argue that people should care about Trayvon Martin and other victims because they are human beings without regard to their race.  Many people believe that the social problems resulting in these deaths are too complex to discuss as hashtags and would prefer a more reasoned dialogue.<ref>Ann Coulter reported: "In 2008, the most recent year for which such data seems to have been collected, FBI surveys show that, out of 520,161 interracial violent crimes, blacks committed 429,444 of them against whites, while whites committed 90,717 of them against blacks.  In other words, blacks commit more than 80 percent of all interracial violent crime." (June 24, 2015). [http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2015-06-24.html "There's a reason we mostly hear about white 'micro-aggressions'"].  Ann Coulter website.</ref> During a 2015 televised [[Presidential debates 2016|Democratic candidate debate]], the moderator asked each candidate to pick either #blacklivesmatter or #alllivesmatter, with all the candidates picking #blacklivesmatter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-lives-matter-democratic-debate_us_561da706e4b050c6c4a35bb1|work=Huffington Post|title=The Future Democratic Presidential Nominee Thinks Black Lives Matter|date=October 14, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref>

People who value all human life advocated #alllivesmatter as a more appropriate slogan.  They argue that people should care about Trayvon Martin and other victims because they are human beings without regard to their race.  Many people believe that the social problems resulting in these deaths are too complex to discuss as hashtags and would prefer a more reasoned dialogue.<ref>Ann Coulter reported: "In 2008, the most recent year for which such data seems to have been collected, FBI surveys show that, out of 520,161 interracial violent crimes, blacks committed 429,444 of them against whites, while whites committed 90,717 of them against blacks.  In other words, blacks commit more than 80 percent of all interracial violent crime." (June 24, 2015). [http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2015-06-24.html "There's a reason we mostly hear about white 'micro-aggressions'"].  Ann Coulter website.</ref> During a 2015 televised [[Presidential debates 2016|Democratic candidate debate]], the moderator asked each candidate to pick either #blacklivesmatter or #alllivesmatter, with all the candidates picking #blacklivesmatter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-lives-matter-democratic-debate_us_561da706e4b050c6c4a35bb1|work=Huffington Post|title=The Future Democratic Presidential Nominee Thinks Black Lives Matter|date=October 14, 2016|accessdate=}}</ref>