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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 th

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?").

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?").