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Sep 14, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read Read on X
I don’t take liberals or their faux “concern for minorities” seriously. They spit out slogans like “vote like your skin isn’t white and you’re an immigrant”— while ignoring how we actually chose to vote in the primary.
To them didn’t count until votes looked how they wanted it to, after delusional media segments and proactive campaigning against said groups voting preferences, and a status quo coalescing around a racist rapist.
A nod to reality so easily forgotten:
“Bernie Sanders has raised more money from Latino donors than any of his Democratic rivals and he leads the field with Latino support in a new poll.” nytimes.com/2019/11/08/us/…
“Petersen likes Sanders’ plan because across-the-board forgiveness “cuts down on bureaucracy, which is something we see a lot of in Indian Country,” he says. “Deciding who gets help increases the cost of providing that help.” vice.com/en_us/article/…
And for when the news media and people like Sally Albright pretend to be shocked that young Black voters aren’t feeling enthusiastic about Biden 😐 newsweek.com/bernie-sanders…
All of that information was there to willingly talk about— even though it was largely ignored when it counted. It’s part of why Sanders dropping and backing Biden, trying to give advice only to be seen as being “divisive” for giving said advice is stupid
Said it yesterday or the day before, liberals and Democrats want allegiance— because they definitely don’t want the truth or to help the people they pretend to care about— who want:
-an end to US imperialism
-free college + cancel student debt
-Medicare for All
-HOUSING
-GND

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Sep 9
Harris has released an “issues” section on her site, and noticeably, Harris’s policies aren’t that distinct from Trump’s. These comparisons for readers to make are easy, since she links 2025 agenda under each “issue” area (that are mostly copied and pasted from Biden’s site)
The same “tough on borders” nonsense, same “tough on crime, fund police and give them training” nonsense, positions “Israel” as the US only ally against China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran, and will give people $25k (>3%) for home down payments as the housing market is 🗑️💸
Notably, majority of the “issues” read as rhetoric since none of these alleged policy responses that Harris will have are actually drafted ones — except the one on immigration, since it’s the same bipartisan bill Democrats have been saying they will pass for almost a decade now😵‍💫
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Apr 18
Spontaneous organizing is liberal + easily lends itself to liberal “reform.”

I hope that now permanent organizing structures are being built to confront settler-colonialism + imperialism; & that combat western propaganda + the neo-colonial governances it supports elsewhere.
I’m putting this out there since sometimes I roll my eyes by how easily people, even in this moment, continue to be shaded by propaganda —1st still as it regards Haiti and most recently, Iran.

Questioning western propaganda, pro-imperial propaganda, requires fuller reflections
on all consumed propaganda, not just specific events. So long-lasting organization + structures that discipline + train (guard) the mind (consciousness) against propaganda which situates a world commandeered by capitalists hell bent on exploiting everything as “good/beneficial.”
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Mar 20
Haiti and Cuba and Grenada are all informative cases of revolution in the Caribbean.

1: Haiti had a successful revolution that effectively abolished slavery on the island, but eventually was unable to consolidate itself — which opened it up to occupation + imperial aggression.
Given that history — of a revolution arising out of a slave context — the consciousness of the masses in Haiti have always been extremely clear in their suspicion + contempt of foreign aggression, occupations, etc. that undermines their liberty (incl PAYING FORMER SLAVERS!)
So Haiti is, and has continuously been, subjected to occupation and foreign intervention precisely because in the Caribbean (and elsewhere) integration into western capitalism has legitimized colonial wealth inequalities + foreign domination of industry, thus underdevelopment.
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Dec 17, 2023
Just spoke with @tenementyaad_ about the crisis of imperialism on South America’s Caribbean coast and they asked a great question I’ll share my response here:

Q: On other platforms, you have referred to Venezuela’s actions as chauvinistic, could you elaborate?
A: I opted for the word chauvinism instead of imperialism or colonial expansion – which is how many in the Guyanese left have described Venezuela’s actions over the past month, given that I understood Venezuela’s tangible security concerns. I did research on why Guyanese Marxist-
-Leninists in the 70s opted not to call Venezuela an “imperial lackey” or “US puppet” – even though they described Venezuela as a state that aligned with Western imperialisms in the region. I found that they didn’t because they recognized that the majority of Venezuelans were
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Nov 5, 2023
All 11 Universities in Gaza have been bombed by Israel. This number surpassed 10 yesterday, when Israel targeted and bombed Al-Azhar University. In total, 19 higher education orgs have suspended educational processes in Gaza depriving 88,000+ students their right to education.
This deprivation is linked to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Outside of Gaza, Israel has targeted and damaged 2 institutions of higher education in the West Bank since October 7th. Prior to 10/7, Israel demolished 20 schools in occupied East Jerusalem and West Bank.
Israel targets schools, hospitals, and civilians in general. Targeting schools is a violation of international humanitarian law and people’s broader right to education —all of which Israel frequently violates with impunity & support from other Anglo-settler and European states.
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Oct 17, 2023
Settler colonialism is a structure that is predicated on genocidal violence towards the indigenous groups whose lands the settler aims to co-opt as its own. Given such a mandate, settler colonialism relies on the dehumanization of the indigenous population to justify both the
genocide of, and displacement of, said population. Israel’s incessant bombing of Palestine alongside the denial of food, water, electricity, and medicine in Gaza – follows the settler colonial logics of its existence.
It is, and has been, Zionist expansionism that has even hindered liberal demands for “conflict resolution” in Palestine – whether that be ceasefire and/or the long elusive “two-state solution.” The main contradiction is settler colonialism and the occupation of Palestine itself.
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