[lbo-talk] Looking for Color in the Anti-War Movement

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Fri Jun 3 13:47:28 PDT 2005


snitsnat wrote:


> i don't see this as guilt tripping. she provides a number of positive
> approaches that can be taken, among them educating people about the
> history of people of color and anti-war activism. But hey, no need to
> actually read anything because she once said something you don't like.
> Just dismiss it all because it's boilerplate. As if aphorisms huled for
> the umpteenth time aren't boilerplate bullshit with utterly no analysis
> and when asked for one, backpedal, hem, haw, and divert.
>
> whathefuckever.

I've actually read most of her book. I think Martinez's points are generally valid about the movements, but I have problems with the inflammatory titles of these pieces. Perhaps she picked the titles in order to be in the face of white activists, but I think that she just shuts down dialogue.

Chuck



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