NobletStrength

CLR James acknowledged Garvey's power as an orator, propagandist, mobiliser & his role in putting 'black consciousness" on stage. He wasn't totally dismissive. But he also compared Garvey to Hitler as a racial demagogue & a reactionary.

Admit it, you're offended that Liberia is mentioned in the same breath as Israel due to what Israel signifies out there (outpost of the empire etc). But as a Garveyite (Garvey explicitly invoked the Zionist movement as an inspiration) you know the comparison is too close to home.

My reaction to October 7th on the day itself.

Those who spit out "idealist" as a swear word (& don't know what it means) just to advertise how smug they are are even more hilarious.

That's one thing the original Marxists were VERY right on. Terrorism, among other things, is politically stupid (by terrorism they meant assasinating ministers, let alone targeting civilians); it empowers the state; it belittles the task of working class self-organisation.

People don't know how to grapple with theocratic/fascist/ultra-right wing anti-capitalism/anti-imperialism, especially when it poses as the "vengance" of the subaltern.

In other words, just read Steve Coll's Ghost Wars to get the lowdown on this.