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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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Apr 9
Given that I pointed out that the US tariff assault on China is because China has avoided the dependent development trap and has also worked to develop consumer bases in Africa and the Caribbean —typical anti-China propaganda have been levied, best summarized as:
Propaganda myth: “China is nefarious and preys on less developed countries to keep them indebted so China can get a stake in these countries governments who now owe China money. China is imperialist, forcing states to be permanently underdeveloped in Africa and the Caribbean.”
Prior to making this thread (I’ve debunked myth b4), I’ll share some important reads first:

Walter Rodney: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Norman Girvan: White Magic: The Caribbean and Modern Technology

Chen Ziye & Li Bin: Escaping Dependency and Trade War: China and the US
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Apr 8
It should always be reminded that a large reason for the US tariffs on China and trade war against it , is because China has avoided the dependent development trap. More than ever, those who point out how poorer states are kept poor by wealthier states are vindicated:
If there exists a global division of labor (and it does exist), with the US and the other western countries at the helm — then a state outside of the West is always necessarily seen as threatening to it. I don’t think that the US tariffs alone will have the stated effects that
the Trump admin hopes that it does, precisely because China’s development is not (and hasn’t been) solely dependent on the US. This is why the US is also attempting to make the cost of doing business w/China high (eg costs to be born by Caribbean state who utilize China’s ships)
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Sep 9, 2024
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😵‍💫
Read 5 tweets
Apr 18, 2024
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, 2024
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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