Lives That Matter

"Well, but explain to me. What is your aim?"
"To destroy everything. No more nations, no more governments, no more property, no more God nor worship."

Micah Johnson

Such was the response by the anarchist Souvarine to the more placid Marxist Etienne Lantier's question in the novel Germinal by Emile Zola. I was reminded of the Bakunin-esque response by Souvarine while following the news coverage of the sniper shootings in Dallas today. The murder of five police officers by Micah Johnson apparently stemmed from his distrust and outright hatred of white law enforcement officials.

The antagonistic a now violent expressions by the #BlackLivesMatter crowd and their off-shoots doesn't appear to be headed for anywhere but tragedy. Its lack of leadership, true purpose, and well-defined attainable goals will only lead to chaos and something similar to the world envisioned by Souvarine where not only do black lives not matter, but neither does anyone else's.