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Is Black Lives Matter actually a Marxist movement, or is this a slur from their opponents? Perhaps there are some Marxists who support the movement, but that do

Is Black Lives Matter actually a Marxist movement, or is this a slur from their opponents? Perhaps there are some Marxists who support the movement, but that doesn't itself make it Marxist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter - no mention of Marxism, Communism or Socialism.

reducesuffering 6y ago
‘ Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said in a newly surfaced video from 2015 that she and her fellow organizers are “trained Marxists” – making clear their movement’s ideological foundation, according to a report. Cullors, 36, was the protégé of Eric Mann, former agitator of the Weather Underground domestic terror organization, and spent years absorbing the Marxist-Leninist ideology that shaped her worldview, Breitbart News reported. “The first thing, I think, is that we actually do have an ideological frame. Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers,” she said, referring to BLM co-founder Alicia Garza. “We are trained Marxists. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories. And I think that what we really tried to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk,” Cullors added in the interview with Jared Ball of The Real News Network.’[0] [0] https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herself-as-trained-marxist/ https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herse...
- incompatible 6y ago
  Marxists can still potentially establish non-Marxist organizations.
- kls 6y ago
  I am going to complain for you about down-voting. Why in the world is this comment down-voted? The poster provided a factual statement that was made directly from the person that made it, a quote of what was stated, the context of how it was stated and a link to support their information. Directly answering a question that was postulated by the grandparent post. They did not even offer their personal opinion or conjecture on the subject. Do we hate reality and facts on HN now? It's absurd that factual information, no matter how much we don't like the implications is down-voted.
  - incompatible 6y ago
    Down voting is pretty normal here when discussions turn to politics. Both of my posts are at -1.

reducesuffering 6y ago

‘ Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors said in a newly surfaced video from 2015 that she and her fellow organizers are “trained Marxists” – making clear their movement’s ideological foundation, according to a report. Cullors, 36, was the protégé of Eric Mann, former agitator of the Weather Underground domestic terror organization, and spent years absorbing the Marxist-Leninist ideology that shaped her worldview, Breitbart News reported. “The first thing, I think, is that we actually do have an ideological frame. Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers,” she said, referring to BLM co-founder Alicia Garza. “We are trained Marxists. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories. And I think that what we really tried to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk,” Cullors added in the interview with Jared Ball of The Real News Network.’[0] [0] https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herself-as-trained-marxist/ https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herse...

incompatible 6y ago
Marxists can still potentially establish non-Marxist organizations.
kls 6y ago
I am going to complain for you about down-voting. Why in the world is this comment down-voted? The poster provided a factual statement that was made directly from the person that made it, a quote of what was stated, the context of how it was stated and a link to support their information. Directly answering a question that was postulated by the grandparent post. They did not even offer their personal opinion or conjecture on the subject. Do we hate reality and facts on HN now? It's absurd that factual information, no matter how much we don't like the implications is down-voted.
- incompatible 6y ago
  Down voting is pretty normal here when discussions turn to politics. Both of my posts are at -1.