#Abolitionist

wikipedia brown demands #MoreThanDiversity

eveewing

It's okay to just NOT call yourself an abolitionist rather than try to do rhetorical backbends. no one will come to your crib & yell at you. it's okay to

for the self abolition of the proletariat

thecoleslaws

I can’t stand tankies. The way they bring right wing ideas into left spaces is really insidious. It often goes to the as far as outright genocide denial but is

Tiffington B.

TiffLizB

I admittedly got caught up in that cop rhetoric early on when it came to Harris and that’s NOT saying we shouldn’t hold her accountable to her record. It’s just

redpartisan

communistfriend

Exactly. Law is an arena of class struggle, not unmitigated class domination. We don’t only stand for the gains that have been made but approach the struggle dialectically and build

redfish

redfishstream

Thread on communities in Minneapolis without police.In Minneapolis, in the face of organized abandonment from the police:- Community defense units have organized neighborhood by neighborhood and even block by block.

MylesTheMillennial

TheMylesMindset

I don’t think peaceful protesting works. I don’t think riots works. All these things are precursors to an inevitable end if you want freedom. War...both of these without full out

Zalika U. Ibaorimi, M.A. (THE FINAL GIRL)

thinglygrammar

The 13th and When They See Us has a specific agenda that falls in line with neoliberal notions of protecting the sanctity of Black and boyhood through the notions of

Jeff Stein

JStein_WaPo

In 1860, a youth abolitionist network called “the Wide Awakes” sprung up in cities across the north. They would show up uninvited at politicians’ homes in the middle of the

Evan Allen

eamediaocrity4

Saw #Grant trending, as Leonardo DiCaprio is adapting his autobiography. I'm curious what form it'll take and what the scope of the story is. Let's do some history.To understand why

Pressure McCooker

p_a_mcg

One Important thing is "judge people by the standards of their time" always mean "judge people by the standards of the ruling class of their time" even if white Virginians

Catherine, Constantly

ConstantCate

Against historical illiteracy, a thread:I have seen many people invoke the language and imagery of the French Revolution, particularly the guillotine, as a force for positive change the likes of

stop callin me chuu my name's mara

CHUUMARXAJ

funny how a lot of people are not the least worried about white leftists literally using radical theory & aesthetics as a means to get into people's pants, groom communist

The Times

thetimes

Black British history is growing. We know more with each passing year.In our new series for kids (and parents!), historian and presenter @DavidOlusoga teaches the history that he was never

Abolish The Conditions That Produce The Prison

jaybeware

Getting a lot of replies tonight about the demand to Defund Police, police abolition, etc. 1st I'd say that "Defund Police" is not *my* demand, but it is the demand

Señorita Rocío

neogaia

I realized what I find unsettling about some prison abolitionists.In rape culture there's "good victims" & "bad victims".There's also "good victims" & "bad victims" for abolitionists.

christopher r. rogers

justmaybechris

I love the journalism about MOVE which spreads the story about what they experienced and everyone else on Osage in 85’. But it’s just this constant framing about it being