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Malcom X said it the best. The White leftist liberal is the biggest oppressor in the room. By declaring they speak for the oppressed they've essentially silence

• ngokevin 6y ago
  I think speaking for the oppressed is better than actively oppressing people though. While there is always more that could be done, hanging out a BLM banner is better than...supporting suppression of black voter rights. Though I understand some people use signaling -in place- of action, which is neutral at best, it's better than active oppression.
  • vmception 6y ago
    In reality the current approach just alienates the people in power with the ability to do something meaningful. People that werent going to do anything meaningful, but still wont. Except now they wear black and blue versions of the American flag in a specific counter protest. While the actual person of color has to listen to your ilk proclaim rewriting the language is so progressive and for that person no matter what their life experience has been, and also wonder about how much the “silent” people resent them because they think it’s we’re going to cancel them. Hope that people can further refine how the energy and sentiment is directed. I feel like we’re close, but people are still so out of touch.
    • f430 6y ago
      the thing is the CCP has been indoctrinating your youngest from the 80s. pikachu surprise face when they start touting the propaganda they were taught in their younger years.
  • f430 6y ago
    I don't think a corporate entity like Black Futures Lab can be expected to champion for societal problems.
• lajhsdfhsdf 6y ago
  Don't put words in his mouth. He referred to the "White Liberal". You added "leftist" to push your political agenda. Malcolm X was a communist---pretty sure that's about as far leftist as you can get.
  • ngokevin 6y ago
    I actually mentioned the movie `White` Tiger, and a `liberal` Indian-American woman, but you're right, I don't agree with that response.
    • f430 6y ago
      not sure what your complaint is. white liberalism is almost exclusively from those who preach far left
      • ngokevin 6y ago
        I didn't mention white liberals is all
    • lajhsdfhsdf 6y ago
      In my original post "he" was referring to Malcolm X, not yourself. Sorry for the confusion. Malcolm X disparaged "White Liberals", but not "White Leftists" (who he was loosely aligned with). The other poster is conflating the two.
  • f430 6y ago
    explain
    • lajhsdfhsdf 6y ago
      A "liberal" is supportive of capitalism, despite nominally calling for some regulation. Liberalism is broadly in the tradition of Adam Smith. The US Democratic party is primarily liberal. A "leftist" believes in abolishing capitalism, either through enormous reform, an inherent collapse, or radical action. Leftism is broadly in the tradition of either Karl Marx or Pyotr Kropotkin. There is no significant leftist party in the US, although the SWP and CPUSA still nominally exist. X believed that true racial justice is unachievable under capitalism. He was distrustful of liberals because he believed their attempts at gentle reform would hold back the "true" path to racial justice, placating his Black compatriots to the realities of capitalism and the necessity for revolution. He did a substantial amount of advocacy with the Socialist Workers Party, so he was obviously fine alongside white people as long as they shared his economic beliefs. MLK also shared many of these beliefs ("Letter From Birmingham Jail", "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?").