Very impressive work! The German Revolution of 1918 (which played a large role in the rise of Hitler) failed due to a lack of unity among the revolutionaries. Without an intersectional revolutionary approach, we are doomed to fail.
I love your writing style and voice. Keep up the good work!
The American revolution of 1775 as well. Although it is seen as a success nobody was actually freed by it. It just changed the ownership to the same type of people.
that’s why i have a hard time thinking of the american revolution as a revolution! it was a shift in power rather than a change of power, white elites were still on top.
highly suggest looking into the proclamation line of 1763 to gain a more insightful view on why the war occurred. i forget the exact chapter, but ned blackhawk’s “the rediscovery of america” is a must read to revise your understanding of the american revolution.
I mean I don't actually think of it as a true revolution. It's just a good reference for the kind of future we would head towards if we decide to just focus on removing the government. The way we are now we would just rebuild this society over again.
Black folks and women helped with the American revolution too. But they didn't get their freedom
It had nothing to do with taxation without representation and everything to do with JEWISH BANKERS. any excuse will do for them, such as states rights and slavery, or a passport in the rubble and some Muslims in a cave in afganistan (heroin is a Jewish business- when Sassoons son married Rothschilds daughter the CIA was born. (Y'all need to wake the fuck up if yer ignerint on the details.) why did King George all of a sudden raise those taxes so egregiously high on the American colonists????? Notice the Jew owned textbook industry and education systems never ask important questions like that... It's because the Jews who owned and ran Europe had sold King George another war with France, and he had to pay them back. PERIOD. it always amazes me how everyone is all good with "all the wars are bankers wars, but as soon as you start speaking Ann Leo Jacob FRANKLY about heinous Jewish lies atrocities and disgusting conspiracies, the cognitive dissonance starts kicking in from that Hollyweird spot in our brains, and people start "thinking" that it's more important to worry about our Jewish friends' brainwashed hurt feelings and brainwashed sensitive toes. Jus saying https://americanfreepress.net/who-towers-behind-trump/
This critique is particularly true in some of the best leftists spaces in regard to disability-I will NOT language police nor whine about my own inclusion but this seems like a useful place to point out how annoying it is that most of time when other leftists speak to their list of comrades it includes all colors, genders, orientations AND WORKERS…it’s only 1 in a million that remembers the disabled belong on that list. It’s just very irritating…I think it lends to how embarrassingly/instantaneously disabled activists are dismissed from the active discourse…and usually to everyone else’s great amusement…
thank you so so so much for commenting this. you are absolutely correct and i completely agree. this was an excellent reminder to me as well to make sure i include disabled people within my framing of intersectionality because they are very pivotal to the conversation! i appreciate this so much. thank you🙏
Already setting an example at 16… inspiring stuff! Decolonial theory explains the world in the way that makes the most sense. We can’t expect revolutionary consciousness from the white community until we actually stop, listen, and learn from indigenous and black movement leaders. The Decolonized Buffalo podcast taught me a lot. A lot to unlearn and a lot of discomfort to experience. Thanks for this, great work!
Just a side note here, but wanted to mention. I totally agree that class consciousness can’t happen without also acknowledging race, gender, sexuality, and other systems of oppression, but also: the French Revolution was not just about class and nothing else. France at the time was a colonial empire, profiting from slavery, and deeply racist and misogynistic. A lot of the same revolutionaries fighting for "liberty, equality, and fraternity" weren’t interested in extending those rights to everyone.
Thank you for your post, it was nicely written and you make good points. I especially agree that you will never have a revolution without some kind of intersectional consciousness, there is no way for people of races to band together when there is so much hate towards PoC.
However I will disagree with your pessimism. This intersectional consciousness needs to start SOMEWHERE, and I think the economical class consciousness the Luigi Mangione event created is a good first step—don't dismiss it! Right wingers were disagreeing with their preaching overlords. This consciousness, if used correctly, I believe CAN be turned into a more intersectional consciousness.
I do not believe that conservatives are inherently bigoted, they can change and intersectional consciousness can exist. Thinking that we are far from an intersectional consciousness is EXACTLY what right winged leaders want us to think because it makes us pessimistic and passive.
What you say is so heart-wrenching and it also fills me with so much hope because it gives me a roadmap of how to act on a personal level. Forget class consciousness—I can't affect that if I'm part of the roadblock myself. Massive check to all the false hopes I was about ready to spew out a few weeks ago. This is the real hope. I hope to do better. & I appreciate you man !!!
Many people are much more content with eating poo to make everyone else smell their breath. Woah- and did I just read you’re 16??? You’re a great writer and very wise.
Gorgeous and thoughtful summary I agree so profoundly this is the way forward thank you sincerely for being so generous and using your efforts to help light the way for others, all the best
They love to reduce it all to class because they don't have the capacity to recognize colonialism is the root of capitalist exploitation. Which brings us face to face with how the modern world was only born through the plunder of Africa. Our problems are not their problems. We are subjugated based on class, race, nationality (we are the descendants of Africans who were forcibly displaced)... that's a different battle compared to what communists would have us believe.
When I saw the 16 in your bio my jaw dropped. This is fantastic. Could I share this elsewhere (with credit, of course)?
thank you so much! and yes, of course you can.
Very impressive work! The German Revolution of 1918 (which played a large role in the rise of Hitler) failed due to a lack of unity among the revolutionaries. Without an intersectional revolutionary approach, we are doomed to fail.
I love your writing style and voice. Keep up the good work!
The American revolution of 1775 as well. Although it is seen as a success nobody was actually freed by it. It just changed the ownership to the same type of people.
that’s why i have a hard time thinking of the american revolution as a revolution! it was a shift in power rather than a change of power, white elites were still on top.
highly suggest looking into the proclamation line of 1763 to gain a more insightful view on why the war occurred. i forget the exact chapter, but ned blackhawk’s “the rediscovery of america” is a must read to revise your understanding of the american revolution.
I mean I don't actually think of it as a true revolution. It's just a good reference for the kind of future we would head towards if we decide to just focus on removing the government. The way we are now we would just rebuild this society over again.
Black folks and women helped with the American revolution too. But they didn't get their freedom
It had nothing to do with taxation without representation and everything to do with JEWISH BANKERS. any excuse will do for them, such as states rights and slavery, or a passport in the rubble and some Muslims in a cave in afganistan (heroin is a Jewish business- when Sassoons son married Rothschilds daughter the CIA was born. (Y'all need to wake the fuck up if yer ignerint on the details.) why did King George all of a sudden raise those taxes so egregiously high on the American colonists????? Notice the Jew owned textbook industry and education systems never ask important questions like that... It's because the Jews who owned and ran Europe had sold King George another war with France, and he had to pay them back. PERIOD. it always amazes me how everyone is all good with "all the wars are bankers wars, but as soon as you start speaking Ann Leo Jacob FRANKLY about heinous Jewish lies atrocities and disgusting conspiracies, the cognitive dissonance starts kicking in from that Hollyweird spot in our brains, and people start "thinking" that it's more important to worry about our Jewish friends' brainwashed hurt feelings and brainwashed sensitive toes. Jus saying https://americanfreepress.net/who-towers-behind-trump/
This critique is particularly true in some of the best leftists spaces in regard to disability-I will NOT language police nor whine about my own inclusion but this seems like a useful place to point out how annoying it is that most of time when other leftists speak to their list of comrades it includes all colors, genders, orientations AND WORKERS…it’s only 1 in a million that remembers the disabled belong on that list. It’s just very irritating…I think it lends to how embarrassingly/instantaneously disabled activists are dismissed from the active discourse…and usually to everyone else’s great amusement…
CUT THAT SHIT OUT YALL!
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thank you so so so much for commenting this. you are absolutely correct and i completely agree. this was an excellent reminder to me as well to make sure i include disabled people within my framing of intersectionality because they are very pivotal to the conversation! i appreciate this so much. thank you🙏
Awww thx cutie pie!
Btw, this is an excellent piece of writing-and NOT because you’re 16, but because it COOKS 🖤
Thank you for writing this. I truly needed to read this. This was really insightful and well written. Keep up the good work
thank you so much!!
So well written! Looking forward to reading more of your work
thank you! that means so much!!
Already setting an example at 16… inspiring stuff! Decolonial theory explains the world in the way that makes the most sense. We can’t expect revolutionary consciousness from the white community until we actually stop, listen, and learn from indigenous and black movement leaders. The Decolonized Buffalo podcast taught me a lot. A lot to unlearn and a lot of discomfort to experience. Thanks for this, great work!
Just a side note here, but wanted to mention. I totally agree that class consciousness can’t happen without also acknowledging race, gender, sexuality, and other systems of oppression, but also: the French Revolution was not just about class and nothing else. France at the time was a colonial empire, profiting from slavery, and deeply racist and misogynistic. A lot of the same revolutionaries fighting for "liberty, equality, and fraternity" weren’t interested in extending those rights to everyone.
Thank you for your post, it was nicely written and you make good points. I especially agree that you will never have a revolution without some kind of intersectional consciousness, there is no way for people of races to band together when there is so much hate towards PoC.
However I will disagree with your pessimism. This intersectional consciousness needs to start SOMEWHERE, and I think the economical class consciousness the Luigi Mangione event created is a good first step—don't dismiss it! Right wingers were disagreeing with their preaching overlords. This consciousness, if used correctly, I believe CAN be turned into a more intersectional consciousness.
I do not believe that conservatives are inherently bigoted, they can change and intersectional consciousness can exist. Thinking that we are far from an intersectional consciousness is EXACTLY what right winged leaders want us to think because it makes us pessimistic and passive.
Excellent piece. A must-read, IMHO. More like this, please! 😄🙏🏽
What you say is so heart-wrenching and it also fills me with so much hope because it gives me a roadmap of how to act on a personal level. Forget class consciousness—I can't affect that if I'm part of the roadblock myself. Massive check to all the false hopes I was about ready to spew out a few weeks ago. This is the real hope. I hope to do better. & I appreciate you man !!!
thank you for your analysis! if we want class consciousness, simpler language that the mass could understand is a great start :)
So well written dude. When I saw that we’re the same age my jaw dropped!! I can only hope that my thoughts flow this nicely one day ❤️🩹
thank you so much!! glad to see a fellow teenager on here lmao😭
Excellent piece of writing/thinking! I really appreciate your perspective and am glad you are getting it out there.
thank you! means so much!
Many people are much more content with eating poo to make everyone else smell their breath. Woah- and did I just read you’re 16??? You’re a great writer and very wise.
thank you so much!
Gorgeous and thoughtful summary I agree so profoundly this is the way forward thank you sincerely for being so generous and using your efforts to help light the way for others, all the best
thank you so much for commenting and i’m glad you enjoyed!
They love to reduce it all to class because they don't have the capacity to recognize colonialism is the root of capitalist exploitation. Which brings us face to face with how the modern world was only born through the plunder of Africa. Our problems are not their problems. We are subjugated based on class, race, nationality (we are the descendants of Africans who were forcibly displaced)... that's a different battle compared to what communists would have us believe.