The Black Lives Matter organization once at the heart of the left’s social justice movement has abandoned the Democrat Party after it undemocratically swapped Joe Biden for Kamala Harris against the will of primary voters.
In an X post on Tuesday labeling Democrats “hypocrites,” the official BLM account made a timeline of events following Biden’s abrupt exit Sunday and criticized party insiders for selecting Harris as their new nominee, arguing the nomination should be decided by the people.
“A 24-hour process of talking to party bosses is not democratic, nor is it a process Democrats should be proud of,” BLM wrote. “We do not live in a dictatorship. Delegates are not oligarchs.”
Timeline of Events
Sunday
•Joe Biden drops out.
•Kamala Harris announces campaign with Biden endorsement.
•Kamala Harris says she is going to work hard to earn the nomination.
•Kamala Harris makes calls to party delegates.Monday
•Kamala Harris continues making calls to… pic.twitter.com/ZxzyxegZin— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 23, 2024
“Installing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee and an unknown vice president without any public voting process would make the modern Democratic Party a party of hypocrites.”
A statement released on BLM’s website criticized the DNC for refusing to host primary debates, where voters would likely have noticed Biden’s cognitive decline, and for pressuring him to exit the race following the debate, disregarding the will of millions of black Americans who voted in the primary.
BLM proceeded to urge the Democratic National Committee to hold a “virtual snap primary” and to “create a process that allows for public participation in the nomination process, not just a nomination by party delegates.”
The organization’s efforts to maintain the integrity of the election process was lauded by many on social media.
Glad to see y’all actually being on the right side
The system removed Joe and installed Kamala and left voters out of the decision
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) July 23, 2024
Wow BLM on the right side of history.. thats something i thought id never say
— aka (@akafacehots) July 23, 2024
Wow!! BLM has stood up where everyone else on the left has bowed down and accepted status-quo.
Good on you.
— Eddie (@EddieSportas) July 23, 2024
Kudos for this, from an Independent
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) July 23, 2024
The organization also pushed back against leftists on X who argued the process had been finalized and Harris was the nominee.
we are happy to be the clowns calling for democracy
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 23, 2024
We’re trying to save the plot.
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 23, 2024
Being principled is never wrong.
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 23, 2024
Very?!?
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 23, 2024
We are critiquing a party that has proclaimed “democracy is on the ballot” in an effort to persuade Black voters to participate in the upcoming general election. They have presented this as the most serious election for democracy in our lifetimes. However, democracy isn’t just an…
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) July 23, 2024
It remains to be seen how, or if Democrats will respond to BLM’s valid criticisms.