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1. Any liberal democracy, including our own, where historic wealth accumulation is inextricably linked to racist ideology will be capable of #GeorgeFloyd levels of racial injustice. It’s not an accusation, simply the current reality.
. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/31/george-floyd-us-cities-protests-violence-minneapolis-new-york?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/31/george-floyd-us-cities-protests-violence-minneapolis-new-york?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2. Even Martin Luther King, not considered a radical, saw this. He described the interrelated ‘American triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism’...turning US society into a ‘burning house’ for blacks trying to integrate into it.
3. It’s sad to say but the widespread denial of structural racism, even within our own movement, is a fundamental driver of our inability to tackle racism. We do not live in a post racist society no matter how much we might wish it. See @renireni here https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/30/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race
4. Which leads us full-circle back to: ‘Why its time for a democratic and organised BAME @UKLabour voice’.
This isn’t a solution, in and of itself, but it is a fundamental step on the path to one for sure. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/why-its-time-for-a-democratic-and-organised-bame-labour-voice/
This isn’t a solution, in and of itself, but it is a fundamental step on the path to one for sure. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/why-its-time-for-a-democratic-and-organised-bame-labour-voice/
5. Adding this as it’s a brilliant and timely article that links to this thread. By @PriyamvadaGopal https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/george-floyd-death-racism_uk_5ed4ec91c5b62a00d5816f34?w8
