Does not execute bash command for .Xresources

[VMC]

.xinitrc:

# exec openbox-session
xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources
[[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources
exec startlxqt

$ ls .Xresources
.Xresources

As you can see, the above files are in place, but "xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources" never gets executed. As shown, I needed to place it on a line by itself.
Xubuntu, Ubuntu, Debian, an a host of other linuxes all work correctly, without "xrdb" on a separate line.. Lubuntu does not. The logic is correct.

[VMC]

Changing "[[" and ""]]" to a single "[" "]" fixes the problem, although everywhere I google it shows double braces, and they work on every distro except Lubuntu LXQT.
This only effects 'getty' auto login and not DM auto login. Too obscure to file a bug report.
I'll just make this solved for now.

If I use bash while online it works with either 1 or 2 braces.