Why, for example, would Black people unite on the basis of class, when the people we are asked to unite with have held on to the benefits of whiteness without ever fighting for repair and restoration of the resources they continue to steal? As Malcolm X pointed out: if someone steals your bicycle and says sorry but doesn't return the bik…
Why, for example, would Black people unite on the basis of class, when the people we are asked to unite with have held on to the benefits of whiteness without ever fighting for repair and restoration of the resources they continue to steal? As Malcolm X pointed out: if someone steals your bicycle and says sorry but doesn't return the bike, what good is that apology? And we haven't even received an apology. We continue to live as a permanent underclass. Even the most well off of us couldn't catch a cab in Manhattan. This is such a deeply white blindspot - it's actually nuts. Let's cut to the chase: fix the racial divide by repairing it and ensuring equity, then we can talk about uniting as a class. It's actually very simple. This is such a tired conversation. It begs the question: why are white people wasting all this time?
I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner. I also take on the issue in my main comment. The blind spot to their own arrogance drives me crazy. Not to mention BIPOC peoples are not going to quietly step aside after decades of battles just so left theorists can have their short-sighted beliefs validated. Besides, to diss "woke" without even mentioning the origin of the word is inexcusable.
Why, for example, would Black people unite on the basis of class, when the people we are asked to unite with have held on to the benefits of whiteness without ever fighting for repair and restoration of the resources they continue to steal? As Malcolm X pointed out: if someone steals your bicycle and says sorry but doesn't return the bike, what good is that apology? And we haven't even received an apology. We continue to live as a permanent underclass. Even the most well off of us couldn't catch a cab in Manhattan. This is such a deeply white blindspot - it's actually nuts. Let's cut to the chase: fix the racial divide by repairing it and ensuring equity, then we can talk about uniting as a class. It's actually very simple. This is such a tired conversation. It begs the question: why are white people wasting all this time?
I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner. I also take on the issue in my main comment. The blind spot to their own arrogance drives me crazy. Not to mention BIPOC peoples are not going to quietly step aside after decades of battles just so left theorists can have their short-sighted beliefs validated. Besides, to diss "woke" without even mentioning the origin of the word is inexcusable.