I have no problems with reparations, so I am both for and against it. The reason I say this is yes, any additional money to the black community can be somewhat beneficial in the short run (depending on how much money of course), however in the long run this money alone will accomplish and change nothing.
To change the current state of Black America, there must be a movement of the working class and youth, particularly the black workers and youth working together, because of their potential social and political power. There needs to be a mass movement which is in addition multi-ethnic, democratic (no hierarchy like NOI, etc.), which is something my presidency would promote (the revolution would continue long after I am elected). They must understand the important lessons from the past, mainly the civil rights and black power movements, especially the Black Panther Party, and most importantly this movement needs to completely free of both ruling parties, Republican and Democrat, free from the current bourgeois black leaders such as Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Farrakhan, etc., and it must be a socialist movement (again something my presidency and political party would promote).
As Martin Luther King stated shortly before he was murdered, “We are dealing with class issues. Something is wrong with Capitalism…Maybe America must move towards Democratic Socialism.” There must be a conscious understanding amongst the masses that the only way to abolish poverty/racism/classism is to abolish Capitalism and this can come with educating the masses.
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To change the current state of Black America, there must be a movement of the working class and youth, particularly the black workers and youth working together, because of their potential social and political power. There needs to be a mass movement which is in addition multi-ethnic, democratic (no hierarchy like NOI, etc.), which is something my presidency would promote (the revolution would continue long after I am elected). They must understand the important lessons from the past, mainly the civil rights and black power movements, especially the Black Panther Party, and most importantly this movement needs to completely free of both ruling parties, Republican and Democrat, free from the current bourgeois black leaders such as Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Farrakhan, etc., and it must be a socialist movement (again something my presidency and political party would promote).
As Martin Luther King stated shortly before he was murdered, “We are dealing with class issues. Something is wrong with Capitalism…Maybe America must move towards Democratic Socialism.” There must be a conscious understanding amongst the masses that the only way to abolish poverty/racism/classism is to abolish Capitalism and this can come with educating the masses.
More to come later...
