Czech President Milos Zeman said “the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ is a racist slogan because all lives matter,” in a speech delivered at the …
Czech President Milos Zeman said “the slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ is a racist slogan because all lives matter,” in a speech delivered at the celebration of U. S. Independence Day at the American Embassy in Prague on June 30.
“I am here not only as an independent citizen, I am here also as a friend of America.… And in both positions, I say that the slogan “Black Lives Matter” is a racist slogan because all lives matter,” Zeman said at the celebration.
“We celebrate the independence of citizens, of the faith, and of the nations,” he said.
He said the independence of citizens is under attack in both the Czech Republic and the United States. “This danger cannot be omitted. And we must face it,” he added referring to recent street riots, toppling monuments, and burning cars taking place in both countries.
Some people who take part in these events declare themselves “value leaders, or even opinion leaders,” Zeman said.
“We need free thinking, we need common sense,” he said, we “do not need any big brothers who will say what the values are,” or “any new opinion leader.
