‘Black Lives Matter Is Crooks!’

South Park’s Underpants Gnome theory of achievement proves endlessly adaptable, particularly when it comes to left-wing activism. It’s missing-link logic. When it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement, the thinking goes as follows:

The question, “Hey, I wonder what the heck is happening to all of that money pouring into any number of charities with Black Lives Matter in their names,” is one that most top reporters either aren’t asking or are afraid to ask. If there’s any clearer path to ostracization and charges of racism, it’s challenging anything linked to this era’s defining catchphrase. If you point out that BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors bought at least four houses totaling some $3.2 million, you might as well be saying Black Lives Don’t Matter. Khan-Cullors is a self-proclaimed Marxist, and who wants to be called a counterrevolutionary?

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Kyle Smith

Kyle Smith is the film critic for the Wall Street Journal.

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South Park’s Underpants Gnome theory of achievement proves endlessly adaptable, particularly when it comes to left-wing activism. It’s missing-link logic. When it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement, the thinking goes as follows:

The question, “Hey, I wonder what the heck is happening to all of that money pouring into any number of charities with Black Lives Matter in their names,” is one that most top reporters either aren’t asking or are afraid to ask. If there’s any clearer path to ostracization and charges of racism, it’s challenging anything linked to this era’s defining catchphrase. If you point out that BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors bought at least four houses totaling some $3.2 million, you might as well be saying Black Lives Don’t Matter. Khan-Cullors is a self-proclaimed Marxist, and who wants to be called a counterrevolutionary?