Knuckles Red said:
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This is what I struggle with, and honestly I think this is at the root of my skepticism with Tariq. Racism continues to exist because of capitalism. It legitimizes the burdens of capitalism (unequal distributions of income, poverty, unemployment, etc.). All of the inconsistencies that result from a system we are told is the road to prosperity. A system we are told is completely fair, and honest. But it isn't. Race has been repurposed by capitalism by sectioning off people into intrinsically different subgroups that those who defend capitalism can then explain why
they benefit, and why
others are burdened by it. Race is then blamed as the factor responsible for these unequal distributions rather than the capitalist system, itself. So its difficult for me to see someone like Tariq using race issues in a similar way these employers, politicians, academics and journalists would to make money. All under the guise of black empowerment. He just seems like another leech, to me. A parasite feeding off of a corrupt system that disenfranchises the very people he's claiming he is trying to help.
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