[lbo-talk] Boots Riley on Occupy vs Decolonize

[c b]

But you DID post it! But you are right, it's terrific. The decolonize
fuss is a real solidarity-breaker. And I might as well add this
footnote: this is the reason I've been calling attention to the
Panthers. They were _the_ breakthrough against the kind of politics
Boots is fighting. They were firm in their rejection of Black Identity
Politics. In fact that opposition got two of them murdered by members
of US (a Black nationalist group).

Carrol

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CB:    Yes, though in this period the Civil Rights activists as in
SNCC were racially integrated first. Also, the Panthers did have some
of the decolonize rhetoric and I don't know how the _Black_ Panthers
could be considered to firmly reject Black Identity Politics.  They
told the White Panthers in the Detroit-Ann Arbor area to form the
White Panthers.In other words, the Black Panthers weren't racially
integrated , so that is some Black Identity Politics. The Panthers
were friendlier with white radical allies than say the Nation of
Islam. They weren't nationalists, however they did consider Malcolm X
one of their inspirations.

All Power to the People !