Pushing “abolition” without specifying what we’re supplanting existing systems with (or mapping out ways of supplanting) is not “revolutionary.”
And we can’t compartmentalize institutions of oppression; they are interconnected.
Thus, we need holistic approaches involving labor.
And we can’t compartmentalize institutions of oppression; they are interconnected.
Thus, we need holistic approaches involving labor.
There were people critiquing “abolition” as a buzzword in the 1800s, and they were right.
Essential to them was not only an anti-capitalist position, but also an anti-authoritarian position recognizing that our battle goes beyond mere class exploitation.
Essential to them was not only an anti-capitalist position, but also an anti-authoritarian position recognizing that our battle goes beyond mere class exploitation.
https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1277248874437128192?s=20
Essential to some of these critics was also a study of what worked, and practical suggestions around ways of building a new system:
marxists.org/reference/arch…
As incomplete as some of these suggestions may have been, they gestured toward values and frameworks relevant for today...
marxists.org/reference/arch…
As incomplete as some of these suggestions may have been, they gestured toward values and frameworks relevant for today...
Popular sloganeering and buzzwords of the day say a lot about where the bar is set, and where our collective focus lies.
We need to push language that emphasizes the world we are for (not just the one we are against), and practical ways of getting there.
We need to push language that emphasizes the world we are for (not just the one we are against), and practical ways of getting there.
https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1051485255104909312?s=20
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