To what extent do you see liberal mobilization responding to the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel as a proof of the thesis articulated by Dr. King in his letter from a Birmingham jail?
There seems to be a disturbing alignment between King’s description of “the white moderate” and a social media driven boycott responding to the cancellation of wealthy white comedians.
I had some hope during the Occupy movement, and the uprisings responding to the murders of Mike Brown in 2014 and George Floyd in 2020, that white liberals might one day come to understand the meaning of solidarity.
Do you see the recent experience of Freedom Flotilla activists, like Amazon labor union founder Chris Smalls, as a step forward in that possibility? I wrote about his detention, and again in the wake of his recent release. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/return-of-the-jedi
Thanks for keeping us informed, Chris! As for me, Armageddon outta here!
To what extent do you see liberal mobilization responding to the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel as a proof of the thesis articulated by Dr. King in his letter from a Birmingham jail?
I wrote a few years ago about the pattern that MLK observed. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/reclaiming-the-radical-legacy-of
Over the weekend, I reflected on the set of events that prompted liberal outrage more than, for instance, the Israeli genocide in Gaza. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/its-not-about-kirk-or-kimmel-or-colbert
There seems to be a disturbing alignment between King’s description of “the white moderate” and a social media driven boycott responding to the cancellation of wealthy white comedians.
I had some hope during the Occupy movement, and the uprisings responding to the murders of Mike Brown in 2014 and George Floyd in 2020, that white liberals might one day come to understand the meaning of solidarity.
While I largely gave up that hope, I do still maintain hope that the labor movement might remember it. I wrote a post a few years ago about how labor mobilization could end the genocide in Gaza. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/we-the-people-can-unplug-the-war
Do you see the recent experience of Freedom Flotilla activists, like Amazon labor union founder Chris Smalls, as a step forward in that possibility? I wrote about his detention, and again in the wake of his recent release. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/return-of-the-jedi