Lots of people would answer no. Lots of people would answer that not only do they not actively support Black Lives Matter, they actively oppose BLM.

> Yet you imply that by not making a public statement, YC's default answer is NO.

Passive indifference is not support, and not making public action (of which a public statement is the most minute example) is passive indifference.

Cite some examples.

”The study used a nationally representative sample of 2,114 people from 33 states and the District of Columbia to study opposition to and support for BLM. Data were collected in 2016, with researchers asking people how much they had heard about BLM. Those who said they had heard a lot or a little were asked a follow-up question about their level of support for or opposition to the movement. People who were unfamiliar with BLM were excluded from the study, as were those who said they didn't know or declined to answer. In all, 31% of the people interviewed opposed BLM.”

A whole lot of known people an organizations have actively supported one or both of Blue Lives Matter and All Lives Matter, both of which are hostile responses to Black Lives Matter, and have often done so attached to direct condemnation of BLM, including frequently (by as notable a known person as then candidate and now President Donald Trump) explicitly calling BLM a racist movement.

I really couldn't understand that 'hey you white do this' style but that was nothing against the fact that people calmly asking why using this were firmly opposed.

What I really don't accept is that I can't debate because I'm white.The inability to debate is something I really can't and of course that wasn't explained to me.

I tried to read some new 'educative' content but I really keep seeing a generalized anti-white tone across everything I read.

Heck I also read that white should shut up if someone tell them that something is racist or homophobic , as gay white if someone would say something that would homophobic and I would tell them but if it wasn't mean or if it was unintentional I would gladly explain them what the problem is.

I guess that among BLM or everything related there are certainly a lot people who want to talk but in my web social environment I don't want to side with them.

But I'll be glad to speak bout it here , in a more anynomous environement.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23380748

I know from having been in the YC community for over 10 years, that a lot of effort goes into identifying and supporting startups founded by PoC and/or servicing particular needs of PoC communities, as well as raising awareness and providing education with a view to increasing startup participation and success among PoC in the long term.

I know they wish they could do more, and that they keep working to figure out ways they can do more.

Individual partners are supporting the cause in their own way (YC chairman Sam Altman posted in Instagram earlier).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Seibel

Because you didn't mention white lives, does that mean you want all white people killed?

All lives matter; the lives of police suspects, the lives of police, the livelihoods of shopkeepers and their employees, the livelihoods of customers of those shops who now face higher prices to pay for the theft and higher insurance premiums.

Don't be drawn in by those who foment unrest, be suspicious of their motives.

Due to recent events and seeing all the footage coming out, I can say it has all proved the value of the 2nd amendment. So many cases where innocent bystanders are simply at the mercy of rioters and looters and cops not being allowed to act due to fear of racism accusations and sparking more violence. On the other hand, there are also cases where people with guns were able to defend themselves and their businesses from these streetwalking ghouls.