Reed on Mumia

Charles Brown CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us
Thu Feb 10 07:58:28 PST 2000



>>> Jim heartfield <jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk> 02/10/00 03:36AM >>>

Reading this passage of Mumia's I think I see the anti-working class rhetoric of 'white skin privilege'

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CB: Analysis and criticism of white skin privilege is pro-working class. It is making excuses for racism in the working class that is anti-working class. The whole working class is thwarted in overthrowing capitalism by racist confusion among white workers.

Jim H's line on this is anti-working class in that it forgets that a large percentage of the working class in the U.S. are workers of color.

CB



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