[lbo-talk] Gangbangers vs. lynching mobs

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Fri Feb 24 21:20:48 PST 2006


Woj,

I am very skeptical about your numbers and your use of them.

For one, I don't think lynching even begins to cover the violence against black people in this country -- which assumes many forms: official violence (almost guaranteed incarceration), implicit violence (lack of medical care), emotional violence (bad schools, complete lack of respect).

I'm also not sure about the idealization of gangbangers. There's a fair amount of that that is backed by the corporate media ... But I grant that black on black violence is a great tragedy ...

Joanna



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