Brilliance from Angel Gonzalez about #PortlandProtests: “Let’s keep our eyes on the
Brilliance from Angel Gonzalez about #PortlandProtests: “Let’s keep our eyes on the prize. This struggle is about BLACK LIBERATION and the dismantling of white supremacy. It’s not about the feds being on the streets or the violence against protesters. White liberals and often radicals have a habit of twisting protest narratives to being about themselves and their (immediate) experiences. I am not against the police for how they respond during protests, I expect that. I want them abolished because of their inherent role in propping up white supremacist capitalism. The violence I’ve seen and experienced in the streets these past two months is literally nothing new. It does however radicalize folks, (let’s just make sure they are seeing the bigger picture). I don’t want the federal officers just out of Portland and sent somewhere else, I want DHS, ICE and other federal law enforcement agency’s disbanded and resources put back into communities. Furthermore I want this extended towards the dismantling of the U.S. military, who serve as judge jury executioner around the world protecting U.S. corporate interests. We must end AFRICOM and close military installations around the world. End funding of the Zionist Israeli war machine. End US Imperialism. The violence in the streets will accelerate as we get closer to objectives. We are all finding our place in the movement, and we should also be preparing for the long game. Stay safe out there. Stay smart. Also: Decolonize Puerto Rico! Native Sovereignty! Give the land back! Reparations for African Americans! Hawaiian Sovereignty! International Solidarity!” #BlackLivesMatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9PIcZBAgR/?igshid=1ocy0kemsxew -- source link
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