Liberal politicians learned just enough to waste our time.Ā
āSenseless Killingsā - senseless to who? Shit makes perfect sense if you know the history of the police force as slave catchers and defenders of private property under capitalism.Ā
āNonviolent protestā - Violence implies a human being or a living creature is injured. A building is not a human being or sentient.
āPeaceful protestā - a protest that does not disrupt anything is called a parade, not a protest. This term doesnāt make sense. It would be like saying āconservative revolutionā or āsocialist capitalism."Ā
"Outside agitatorsā - from where? every city in the country, and even internationally, is protesting capitalism which is the root cause of Black murder. if anything, police in Portland and elsewhere are bringing in instagram marketers to lead chants of āpeaceful protestā against militant and anti-capitalist movements native to the area.
āClashing with Policeā - are we equals? Do the state and the civilian population have equal access to defensive and offensive equipment and tactics? Seems to me these are not clashes, they are violent military actions against civilians.
āSystemic racism/oppressionā - slick slightly woke politicians might use this, but immediately resort to non-systemic reforms and refuse to name the system. What system emboldens and depends on white supremacy? Is it capitalism? If so, say it.
āSocial Injusticeā - again, a general term that leaves a lot of room for social ignorance. If itās a social problem it needs a social solution, maybe even a socialist solution if you ask me.Ā
āSmall Business Ownersā - versus what? Small people? What wealth do workers and the unemployed people have? Are they not still oppressed by the business-owning class? In fact, there are many small business owners who support the uprisings and the coming revolution. The petite bourgeoisie class is not always on our side though and they should not be expected to have our interests in mind.Ā
*Black person on TV calling themselves a leader and saying they want nonviolence only* - Okay so think about why the media has chosen this person to represent Black and proletarian interests. Almost all Black politicians and social media marketers are tasked with affirming White viewpoints to quell insurrection.
āMany people agree this one cop was bad but donāt like the protests,ā - Yes, the ruling classes should not be convenienced by any uprising. Should a cop or a boss or a business owner or a mayor nod along to what you are doing, or whatever self-declared āleaderā is doing, you might find it is respectability politics rebranded.Ā
Again, this is not an individual problem with one police officer but a general problem with America and with capitalism.Ā
If every Black person dropped dead tomorrow it would continue because capitalism requires a hated underclass to create wealth and extort resources from.
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