White leftists have a history of using class reductionism to ignore racism and even of making common cause with white supremacy itself.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/352004

When I drag white ‘leftists’ for for having the nerve to “we don’t have a race problem, we just have a class problem”, I’m dragging them because this shit goes back as far as O’hare and Debs.

Yes. Our nation does have a race problem, and it’s just as big as the class problem.

  • mylifeforaiur@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    Any “leftist” who doesn’t see the race problem is probably just a centrist. The unwillingness of supposed leftists from a hundred years ago to involve black peoples in their struggle helps explain why they failed to accomplish anything. I’ve literally never heard of these white feminists who they mention (O’Hare and Debs), so I’m not sure why the author bothers to mention them. The DSA is centrist, counter-revolutionary force and it always has been. CPUSA is run by the feds. What seems consistent is that the centrist organizations that call themself left are also racist which shouldn’t be of any surprise.

      • mylifeforaiur@lemmygrad.ml
        4·
        2 years ago

        Maybe? In any case, it seems like the author is completely ignoring more modern socialist groups like the PSL which was founded by a POC. The article seems to be trying to scare away black people from socialism based on the actions of some minor white socdems from 110 years ago.