Well, pfr, the statement itself, taken in isolation from the current context, is a good one. All lives matter. Yes, they do. If someone had said that to me two weeks ago I'd have thought it was a good empathetic statement with broadly beneficial intentions.

However, within the implied meanings attributed to the statement now there is a whole 'nother world of intentions, and I think those are the intentions which need to be outed and pulled apart and examined, and the people making the statement need to be held accountable for their intentions towards all other people sharing this planet.

In fact, I think - or in fact, I hope - that the people who spout this slogan may be "hoist by their own petard" because if someone started to reason with them (assuming that they can be reasoned with, which for some people I seriously doubt) then they may just have to admit that "all lives matter" also encompasses lives of people who are not white, not equal in society, not equal in financial status, not equal in educational or career opportunities, not equal in housing opportunities etc etc etc.


People who live their lives within that bubble of privileges that they take for granted could benefit from a wider world view.

I'm not holding my breath for that to happen to all of them, but it is a possibility for some people mindlessly spouting the slogan to open their minds to a new perspective on the world around them.