Changing Our signs and T Shirts: Black Lives Matter Too

VERILY, BLACK LIVES MATTER. But, wait. All lives matter. We must not assign special importance to any particular group. Never mind that the expression "black lives matter" neither says nor implies anything about the relative importance of non black lives. For example, in a parallel usage, when we say that "children are important", we do not imply that the lives of adults are not important. We are merely choosing to focus, for the moment, on the lives of children. When we assert that the weather is beautiful in the spring, we are not saying that it is not beautiful in the fall. People understand this principle, though they pretend, for the sake of political purposes, not to, regarding black lives mattering. This complaint is raised, falsely, by either liberals or conservatives, one or the other. Which? What is missing is a verbal solution to appease those who feel that other lives are being demeaned by virtue of the fact that black lives matter. That solution consists in a single three letter word, the word "too". Let's try it thusly: "black lives matter too." A single word, problem solved. All lives matter, including black ones. Words mean things, proclaims a certain radio talk show host. Indeed they do. If we use them carefully, we can change the word, while stymying the machinations of those who understand that the expression "black lives matter" says nothing about other lives, but who pretend not to, for political purposes. Words mean things, and their meaning, and their use, can change the world. Now it is time to edit and amend our liberal "black lives matter" signs and T shirts.