Black Power | Free Huey
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2021
- Black Power means many different things to various people, for a variety of reasons.
Let’s explore the incentives behind some of those reasons.
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With the rest of the world ahead of me, I wonder if there’s an ethical way for me to keep doing this. To talk like this but exist in such a space. I’m not so sure myself that I even have an answer to that question. So, I guess I’ll just keep living to find out.
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Black capitalism is still capitalism. It still involves excluding people of lower socioeconomic people from gaining capital. Capitalism leads to classism
Capitalism doesn't mind using that tactic, black faces in high places.
Unfortunately people don't seem to understand this, they see it as a byproduct of racism. Capital isn't a tool of the master, it is the master and will use any demographic to help it grow.
And classism is unfortunately what led to the NAACP being so useless throughout its formation. The blacks there thought that they were better than the ones protesting in the streets
Chairman Fred warned us about this
@@r.i.petika829 YEP. Which links to the HBCU graduated blue blood blacks separating themselves from other black communities
The main problem I have with the whole "just work harder lmao" mentality is that, don't you think if it was that easy, the problem would have been solved already? The people in my neighborhood work hard as fuck but they can't get ahead because of several factors beyond their control. But nah, we're just gonna ignore that.
Few, if any, of the people who use that line do so because they believe it's really that easy. They almost universally do it just to both shut you up and put the onus on you to prove you work hard enough, which, of course, you can't. Even if you somehow managed to, they'd just move the goalposts and claim you don't have enough jobs or are spending frivolously, or any number of excuses, and you can't prove you don't do any of those things sufficiently. In the end, though, it doesn't matter. They're not trying to win you over and convince you that you really just aren't working hard enough, but rather to convince other people that you aren't, so they can get more people against the notion that there's anything wrong with the system.
@@sethmiller2532 That's true as well. People really have a problem with the notion that the system is flawed. It seems their logic is that the system can't be flawed, so it must be that everybody else is lazy, even if they don't believe it. It's really sad
@@littlemoth4956 exactly the town I grew up in is racist as hell my dad and older brother had to commute to the town over because they would not hire blacks and this is MODERN day America I watched employers throw away applications almost immediately. This is the main reason I hate anyone who promotes that just apply yourself bull s*** it's NEVER been that simple for us and these sellouts know this they're doing there job to keep things the way they are.
Literally
Facts on facts! Yes everyone wants to believe that they are the exception to the rule, and that the system is not rigged.
I've always hated the whole bootstraps mentality. Let's just ignore all the bullshit that comes our way and just try a lil harder. Shit's ridiculous.
Hard to pull up your bootstraps when you don't have boots from the get go
Right? Like the saying is literally intended to ridicule the oversimplification of the effort/success index. But somehow it became the mantra for a whole politic. Which, wtf, but of course.
Agreed! To me it’s always been like the person getting to the door of Opportunity before you do, closing it behind them, ordering people to brick up side door behind them, them making a window next to said door, sticking their head out, and while you did everything you needed to do to get to said door but can’t open it and this jack-hole sticks their head out the window and goes, “Why don’t ya pull yourself up by your own bootstraps?! That’s what I did!” No, you made it pass said door and make damn sure no one else can get in then make fun of them! Some jerk cutting the bottom of the ladder after they made it to the top then question why you can’t get to the top!
Also the physical act of pulling oneself up by their bootstraps is near impossible, especially if you arent wearing boots
No one succeeds on their own. Success comes from the people.
I like the way The Storyteller thinks
"We don’t think you fight fire with fire best ; we think you fight fire with water best. We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism." - Fred Hampton
I live in the Caribbean, the Bahamas to be specific. To quell the uprising and class consciousness of the masses they gave us a piece of the pie. Black businessmen, black lawyers, black middle class. But the whites retained most of the economic power over the country. Today the Bahamas is a neocolonial neoliberal playground for wealthy white investors and the issues of poverty that was around since the 1960s still remain. This is because we attempted to fight capitalism with black capitalism. That's a game that whites will always outsource us in. They know this. This is why they suggest this method.
Socialism…
Another white system.
I feel you, Im in PR, and its even worse, were a colony in everything but name. Gringos come here for tax breaks and we gotta live with scraps
@@sakogekchyan7366 but it’s a system that doesn’t predispose white people being in control, socialism can be applied to various different cultures by altering certain characteristics to fit that culture (this is where you hear ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’). And many non-white societies before colonialism had ‘socialist’ societies.
Fantastic video. I've noticed how radical ideals get eventually subsumed by the market, only to be hollowed out and twisted, then sold back to ppl like we've reached a solution. Great commentary, beautiful art, so glad I've found this channel.
Honestly the best channel that inspires me to be a better person as a black man. ✊🏽
I feel ya on that one, and it's good to hear. This channel inspires me to learn more about politics and media. Something I mostly overlooked for other research projects.
F.D Signifier sent me here. Give one of his videos a try.
“I’m probably to young to tell you what black power is, but I know it isn’t this.”
Thank you.
Its hard to pull yourself up by your bootstraps when your oppressors own the shoes.
Tulsa, OK has something to say about why pulling yourself up from your bootstraps is the same trap, just with extra steps.
New Storyteller video on the 20th? Hell of a birthday present big dog. 🙏🏾
I love how well researched your videos are🖤🦇🖤
@JORDAN SMITH No I don't🖤
I think I just became extremely attracted to goth black girls 👀
@@r.i.petika829 They’ve always been attractive.
All the issues that are involved with capitalism in itself can be said for black capital. Economincally investing yourself in this system is exactly one of the reasons why we as a people can't thrive. The problem with this concept is that people don't realize that it's only going to result in more classism, an even more uneven distribution of wealth, and a higher risk of exploitation. The correlation between money and power is all just to establish false sense of superiority and success when in reality you're just a pawn being used in a game of monopoly.
The big issue of black capitalism is it has no inherent safeguards against another Tulsa massacre. White supremacy is core to capitalism. If you can divide the working class along racial lines you'll inevitably prevent meaningful change because the working class will either be torn down by itself or will jealousy guard the scraps you gave one half because you said the other half if the enemy.
Why's the World Wyrd?
We live in a world that focuses heavily on the obfuscation of the very nature of what makes us human, while simulation asserting that said obfuscation gives us the wyrd ability to decide our fates. The reason why is simple, yet the most complex problem we face as a species. We're functionally at a limit break on what can be supported, leaving humanity metaphorically floating in zero g.
Psychology functionally describes the requirements for a mentally stable person, by that I mean the driver or conscious mind; but I feel it leaves the subconscious freewheeling on the assumption that the ground below your feet actually exists, and that gravity is a continuous force. We improperly prepared for a world where a select few hold the power to change the very rules that govern the world around us, the results of which is an unevenly distributed castè system. A series of assumptions, inferences, misunderstandings, misrepresentation, etc., which are fundamental to the system itself and results in uneven distributions throughout.
@@james_chatman recognition of a problem is the first step. I'm not offering a solution, nor am I saying you should provide one either. The old saying "don't hate the player, hate the game" doesn't take into account that non-zero-sum games exist in the first place.
@@james_chatman my dude, have you considered the possibility that I'm on the same side; putting forth additional arguments that agree with the sentiments described in this thread? You're attacking someone whom I believe you agree with... who simply uses different words to express the same thing.
@@TheSkaOreo you nailed it. The other thing to keep in mind, regarding the castè system reference, is that every class of person has their own "trap" which has been around for years.
*If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.*
This creates a schism as people attempt to take their own life and experiences into account when judging the validity of claims of discrimination from others. It quickly becomes "You're not as bad off as X, Y, or Z; and A, B, & C have NEVER happened to me!"
Well, if it's finally graduation time for you, I should offer a present. Let's get you toward self-sufficiency and give you one more Patreon supporter. Your content is enriching and educational for me as a budding socialist, and I hope you will have the breathing room to continue in the next chapter of your life!
Glad this channel exists. Such great content.
I mess with ya pfp
Respect the platform and insight you provide bro, a little critical awareness goes along way and I hope it can inspire more people to question the world around them and how it works
I just got done watching Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.
It's pretty weird hearing someone who makes money just by existing without any work whatsoever tell a person who literally works 80 hour weeks at multiple jobs to "work harder". It basically amounts to "Man, just stop being poor, lol."
For real tho. It's ridiculous that anyone would even have to point that out let alone have the audacity to suggest it.
The irony of Killer Mikes shirt contrasted with his message was hilariously depressing
The time, effort and dedication put into these videos really shows. Looking forward to what you put out next. Keep fighting the good fight!
Babe, Wake Up! The Storyteller just uploaded a new video!
Yes honey.
Back when I was a freshman in high school I wrote about the Black Panthers for English class. When I was reading about them I read about something from Bobby Seale about how they chose the slogan "Power to the People" for the Black Panthers to communicate their socialist ideology. While their organization was focused on Black communities, they wanted to make it clear that they stood with all oppressed peoples because Socialist revolution is about solidarity. All oppressed peoples need to rise up together rather than focus on themselves because you otherwise don't have a revolution. Just a changing of the guard. It's strange to see my own Latin peoples champion the same capitalist movements that have robbed them of agency over their own fates for the last 500 years. But then I also get hope from the Zapatistas and what the people of Cheran, Michocan have accomplished. Real revolution is possible.
Sidenote, I love the use of FLCL. Yedoye from Beyond the Bot did an analysis video about FLCL months back about Feminist and Socialists concepts in FLCL. Fantastic video if you haven't watched it.
What's FLCL?
@@AdonisHairston1843 An anime.
The second i woke up and saw u uploaded i already knew it was finna be another bange, keep it up bro!🥦
We live in a world that focuses heavily on the obfuscation of the very nature of what makes us human, while simultaneously asserting that said obfuscation gives us the wyrd ability to decide our fates. The reason why is simple, yet the most complex problem we face as a species. We're functionally at a limit break on what can be supported, leaving humanity metaphorically floating in zero g.
Manslow's Heirarchy of Needs functionally describes the requirements for a mentally stable person, by that I mean the driver or conscious mind; but I feel it leaves the subconscious freewheeling on the assumption that the ground below your feet actually exists, and that gravity is a continuous force. We improperly prepared for a world where a select few hold the power to change the very rules that govern the world around us, the results of which is an unevenly distributed castè system. A series of assumptions, inferences, misunderstandings, misrepresentation, etc., which are fundamental to the system itself and results in uneven distributions throughout.
This is a fantastic video, man. Thanks for all that you do.
First, I think. This is the best channel on UA-cam✊🏿
Omg a Black British channel amongst the yanks! Been looking for you fam!
ive been following for a while i actually cant remember exactly when but that doesn't matter what does though is the way throughout time each video gets better and better. i understand how you feel about each video feeling like a time capsule but i also feel like its good to see that growth its really amazing especially this video. the editing, the content, and what you think about develops overtime. this video is amazing man im always glad to see a new video pop up
oh and the FLCL clips made me SO happy the way FLCL has a lot to say about roles especially in society is just perfect
Here is where I take issue. A lot of folks talk about uneven distribution of wealth. But what does even distribution of wealth look like? For example, is it inequality at work when Jewish people and Indian people have greater household incomes than white Americans?
Do people realize that since the very dawn of civilization there has been unequal distribution of wealth? Basically if you want a society that is egalitarian, you have to go back to the days of hunting and gathering. Basically as soon as we settled down and started farming, society started to become unequal because somebody could always accumulate more food and resources and become the big guy in the village.
Hunter gatherers have to maintain equality because if the food and resources are not equally distributed, the community loses cohesion. Survival in hunter gatherer societies depends on basic equality. But this necessity more or less disappears as soon as you have a settled society where people can accumulate things in larger numbers because you’re not limited to what you can carry on your back.
Even looking at Black history this is the case. There is no African kingdom I am aware of starting from Egypt and going all the way to the forests of what is today Nigeria that has had equality. Probably the closest settled African culture were the various Igbo City states during the middle ages.
I have been exploring similar ideas and concepts in a way of healing from taking in so much triggering and anti-black narratives throughout my undergraduate degree and it feels so good to know someone else is thinking about this. It can be scary to be young, black and radical and I support you fully. If you ever need a friend hit me up
This is probably a bit of a strange comment. But I really appreciate having this channel to help me gain perspective. I've lived most of my life in suburban white neighborhoods(white myself) with close to literally no black people in my community. The boondocks was really one of my first ever exposures to black culture in general and it eventually led me here as an adult. I sincerely hope this acts as a gateway for many more people to learn their history, as well as the perspective of the other side. Thank you for being so active and bringing your unique character to bare on these subjects. Your doing a great service my man.
please keep doing what your doing and always speak your truth love your videos and will continue to watch
Another top tier video. Love it. That last bit about graduating and that question of how to proceed without following the same model of life and greed as the rest of the folks mentioned hit home cuz... Well same. It's a tough position one that doesn't have a clear answer.
these videos have been looking so good
I've been obsessed with #MOBP book and love your channel so this is a great cross over.
Talking Heads. ""Seen And Not Seen"
He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books....
He thought that some of these faces might be right for him....And
through the years, by seeing an ideal facial structure fixed in his
mind....Or somewhere in the back of his mind....That he might, by
force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal....The
change would be very subtle....It might take ten years or so....
Gradually his face would change its' shape....A more hooked nose...
Wider, thinner lips....Beady eyes....A larger forehead.
He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other
people....They had also molded their faced according to some
ideal....Maybe they imagined that their new face would better
suit their personality....Or maybe they imagined that their
personality would be forced to change to fit the new appear-
ance....This is why first impressions are often correct...
Although some people might have made mistakes....They may have
arrived at an appearance that bears no relationship to them....
They may have picked an ideal appearance based on some childish
whim, or momentary impulse....Some may have gotten half-way
there, and then changed their minds.
He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake."
Funny how killer mike says
"Don't burn your own homes"
But we don't even own those homes, if we don't own anything that what do we have to lose.
Thinking about Black Capitalism it would be a mistake to assume that there's no merit in making a business that provides for yourself and others on a basic level. The questions you need to ask yourself is how you would do things different. If you own a record label will you run it like a standard label and screw over kids in there 20s and be a vampire or will you give them a better deal and raise their business acumen to thrive in the industry. Capitalism does operate from scarcity mindset so build you space and businesses on a different mindset.
Black capitalism < black worker co-ops
Good point. Personally, I think capitalism is a good but flawed economic system.
Yep. Unfortunately though the capitalist system puts the generous record label owner at a disadvantage. A local label would not have name recognition and connections like larger companies. The owner would also be more likely lose his employees to the free market by increasing their value. He will also struggle to compete with reduced profits. Good employee relations goes a long way in terms of respect but capitalism questions whether respect is a sustainable business in the long run.
@@donphonix128 Good point. Edit: Sorry for the repetitive comment, you seem to be in the industry. Can it be saved?
Been missing this channel use to zone out every night to your videos 🗣
Hey man, I don't know if I'm properly your audience or not, especially with a video like this, but I wanna thank you for putting them out. If nothing else, it helps me to slow down and keep an eye on my own prejudices to a point where I can at least try to reflect on them.
fantastic video as usual
Great video!!!
That FLCL bit near the end was chilling...
FLCL forces its way into every Free Huey on principle.
@@TheStorytellerAJ I know and I love it but this one was extra poignant.
This concept reminds me of a quote from the movie Interreflections
"Deep down the slaves don't want to be free, Jon, they want to be *slave owners*."
Hell yeah brother!
Thank you for the Work!
Another great video
"I rarely see artwork featuring the (Boondocks reboot) redesigns because the show hasn't dropped _yet_"
That's unusually optimistic sounding, you feeling okay?
For real though, this was a really well put together video, I love the glitch effects especially.
You're getting really good at covering a topic concisely while also being visually engaging.
Congrats on graduating!
I’m so glad UA-cams Algorithm helped me find your channel again, I almost forgot about it!
Thank you. I needed a reminder
Thanks for eyeopener
New subscriber, been watching for a little while, catching up a little. Love your videos!
Glad you like the stuff.
really good video dude
Nobody wants to follow a british youtuber until you get a new video at 2 am on a saturday
I'm a Jewish American, grew up white, work for a meager wage, joined the labor movement, attended the BLM protests last summer. I can't lead the revolution, I have too much privilege. I can and do support it. I'm so thankful for your videos and I wish more people here in the states knew the real history of the Panthers,Malcolm, Martin, etc. All respect. All power to the people.
I don’t really like White Jews, but you’re a good one; keep it up! 👍🏽
F D Signifier name dropped your channel in his latest video. Good recommendation. Subscribed.
Ayyy I was part of the poll/comment section that asked for this vid
Love it.
I'm quite curious on your opinion of Dolomite & James Brown; both in regards to their real life accomplishments & practices, as well as their portrayal in their biopics
Great video pal
In response to the secret message: you ever think about becoming a full on black activist, getting yourself known, rallying people and leading them towards a bigger goal? Cause with your intelligence and knowledge of all these things I think you’d be a great voice for more people to hear.
Edit: Just finished the video and- I really wanna know where to go from here.
I'm not sure how to feel to the idea. I really don't consider myself any form of leader just cause' I can edit a halfway decent video essay on UA-cam. Activism and spreading awareness is something I'm interested in, but the mental strain of doing stuff like this too consistently really takes its toll on me.
It'd be nice to have more creative means in which to discuss these sorts of things w/o feeling like a mindless machine. The UA-cam landscape incentivises you to commercialise everything for profit, and I don't really want to do that.
This is a country and violent economic totality where the moment you aquire any social influence, it automatically becomes reduced to social capital, the individual a commodity to exploit, to discriminate, to target hate at, to align hate against everything you believe as if its a brand. Vast curation of media and propaganda by industries of dehumanization are in place to dismiss and villify the Other in the eyes of the state apparatus. What is one to even do, when we cannot breath here, how can we escape when the colonizer has its fingers in everything, from what words language or culture enters media, to the very way we discuss ourselves. At times it seems impossible to escape the vampire castle, and we know it feeds on the world, upon "the global south" with inescapable violence, what are we to do, but burn the castle down.
Activism, particularly black activism, is another way in which radicalism is neutralised and whitewashed into doing a handful of state approved 'praxis'. As long as any movement is stuck in the nonsense of activism it will go absolutely nowhere, especially if it becomes personality activism. I mean have you not watched Boondocks? Did you seriously miss the character of Rollo Goodlove and the entire critique of activism?
@@RhizometricReality And if that doesn't work, he'd be dead within the week. It would take something only they understand to get the ball moving forward, and even then it may not work; we're talking about thousands of years spent repeating this issue's setup, execution and temporary solution, rinse and repeat.
Salute brother
Wow, this is a powerful video
I love your channel sm
Love the videos
Recently had a debate with a friend on Socialism vs Capitalism. Good to see more videos about economic issues by breadtube :)
What is "Breadtube"?
@@MJ-pd2gc Breadtube is Lefttube, or just UA-camrs who do videos in part about leftist topics
Called "Bread"tube as a reference to a book called The Conquest of Bread
@@top-notanalysis4942 I see, thank you
@@MJ-pd2gc welcome lad
10:43 Now, why does that sound so familiar?
(Reminder: we're in June.)
New video? Yessir
Great video
Bruh, I could go on for paragraphs about the illegitimacy of that race report.
Real talk though, if you ever plan on making a video about it and need information regarding where it went wrong, I'd glady help point you in the right direction.
When it came out I spent hours combing through it especially the health section (as someone who's currently studying to get in to that sector) the amount of things that were either contradictory, wrong, or bad academic practice was quite scary. Especially since this was a *government* report that was supposedly checked, it's like they were banking on people not reading it *and the studies it references.*
This dude needs to get on that discord server.
Ive been watching Storyteller for more than 3 years, now. I need to get more ingrained in this community
homie, you make me wanna learn more goddam
Black Power is black comfortability. While we won’t all be rich it is still beneficial to each individual black person to make themselves as financially stable in this system as possible. We won’t ever be them but us supporting each other’s business and putting money into each other as we built our own individual western world “comfortability” at least makes sure we spread that comfortability across the community.
Comfortability ≠ Liberation.
Especially if it's only comfortability for some.
@@TheStorytellerAJ i never equated it to liberation. I used power for a reason. Comfortability does give any person the power to move through the world with a few less stressors within your control. Liberation is a big task we may take decades to obtain but we should enjoy life as much as we can while we do it
@@james_chatman my comment pretty much shows I agree with you here. I mentioned us using the money we need to survive here regardless to support each other. While we can’t rich ourselves out of the system we can at least spread the money amongst each other as best we can while we try to dismantle the systems we all know exist that’s it. I honestly don’t even necessarily disagree with the video I just think it’s naive to believe that white supremacy is such an easy fix that we just fix it when truthfully we can’t. We have to live in it AND fix it. So why not MAKE LIFE EASIER WHERE YOU CAN FOR YOUR PEOPLE. The people are my main concern. The black people in my life, the every day black person. So dismantling the system can be on the list but I’m definitely going to help more black people obtain comfortability while we all HAVE to live in this world anyway
Blowing my damn mind with the idea that you're just now the same age I was when I started here ten years ago.
DUDE... drop a video every friggin week, bruv... What's really GOOD!?
with what time
Good video. Thank you
Great video as always! Just wondering what the song was during the buying power section of the video?
That Nixon campaign quote needs to be read every day.
I'm more confused now than before I watched the video, the solutions I sought were thoroughly disproved. Grateful, but lost again.
It's unfortunate that the people who really need this message won't get it.
I think black power is multiple black nations being fully independent, wealthy, with low poverty indexes, good human rights records, stability. Also actual power on on a global scale and a willingness to embrace black people gloabally, allow them to imigrate easily, especially if fleeing persecution and the ability to put real pressure on nations that mistreat the diaspora, rather it be their immediate diaspora or the black diaspora in general.
Rwanda
People using Nixon as the answer for black struggles needs a reality check.
"IMAGINE HAVING TALENT (can't relate)" 29:50
BRUH
Megalo Box is Lit 🔥
lets gooooo
You should compile the transcripts of your video and sell it as in ebook on Amazon. The world needs to hear your voice on multiple platforms.
THIS was FUCKING AMAZING!
I love this video, and funny enough I'm reading black skin white mask
Boosting for algorithm
You speak from a compelling emotional vehicle which is truly moving aswell pointing out stagnant semi-fanciful politics i also detest of off black liberal-esque but emotions can't upheave the fact that capitalism has existed almost aslong as black people in different potencies it's just been called different titles in different parts of the world none the less those that gradually harness the power of trade commerce, supply demand, individual- entrepreneurialism, group-economics, an so-on for the their family friends, tribes, class, nation have faired much better than those who try appealing to others sympathies, morals, and sometimes religious inclinations in order to better the standing of their adjacent-peoples.......there will always be a hierarchy amongst humans economic or otherwise doesn't mean that those with economic capablitiy won't change the world for the better......black empowerment focused around monetary improvement seems more effective than deadlocked governance, making rag-tag militias of liberal youth that don't want see lose their lives, and especially the unfruitful black church/ expired-islam
What was that track playing at the beginning of the video. I liked that.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
this is really great. Im hispanic (probably can tell with my name.) and this is deep. opening my 3rd eye lol.
Where exactly should I start educating myself on these topics, what books should I read to be better informed?
Just started watching. The fact you started the clips of with a Killer Mike clip taken out of context (and then continued to take him out of context throughout the rest of the video), and didn't mention Malcolm X yet used Nixon of all people to conflate Black self-dependence with the 'Black victimhood' narrative shows a complete misunderstanding of the conversation on a fundamental level, if not a deliberate ploy through which you wanted to attack capitalism by making it seem 'anti-Black'.
I'm going to watch the video again before I comment again. But I also wanted to say congrats on graduating. And thank you for the shout out for the patreon support/you're welcome. May not always agree with you but you're brilliant and really intelligent, and do make some of the best discussion pieces on UA-cam.
Killer Mike makes his point clear in almost all of his interviews and talks. He cares about black people, but primarily the building of black wealth, business & banks. He quite explicitly has called himself a "compassionate capitalist" and strives to create a stronger black middle class. There's nothing to take out of context. He says it in almost all of his interviews.
@@TheStorytellerAJ yet you've done it again there fam... One thing Killer Mike *has not* done is ever call Black people 'victims', and though he does indeed call himself a "compassionate capitalist", he doesn't advocate Black economics to get himself and his friends wealthy, and to get Black people to buy from white people, but so that others can't use Black people's financial dependence on them to manipulate or control Black people. Fairly different. It's partially why Malcolm X, who was indeed anti-capitalism to an extent, was also an avid advocate of African Americans/Black people owning their own schools, jobs, lands and even nation (which has some saying he supported Black people using capitalism to a degree to help ourselves)- it's not that he saw Black people as victims, is that he saw Caucasians as the devil 😂
Killer Mike even said he supported Bernie Sanders- a social democrat- as Sanders policy was closest to Martin Luther King Jr's- who we know to be an anti-capitalist Marxist- philosophy ; and Killer Mike has advocated for forms of socialism in America. He also says "K!LL Your M@sters" as he doesn't believe people should be beholden to one political system or political party; and has said that if we aren't in a position to start a new system, the next best thing would be to try and make the current system work best for you (can see this in his VladTV interview, particularly the clip titled "Killer Mike on Russel Simmons' 'Bernie Insensitive To Plight Of Black People').
I'm not interested in the concerns of a self appointed 'black leader' who champions the likes of Jay Z and T.I, calling themselves a "compassionate capitalist" while looking down on those who criticise the intentions of a growing black middle class. Killer Mike doesn't call black people victims, but he's the perfect example of what the likes of Fred Hampton, Franklin Fraizer & many black leaders which we claim to admire warned against. At best, he's a misguided pawn. At worst, he's exploiting us and he knows it given what he claims to have read.
@@TheStorytellerAJ I'm not pro-capitalist by any means. But do you feel that one can be capitalist, and also have Black people's interests at heart?
(And I didn't say before, but I kind of agreed on your commentary regarding the clip you showed of Killer Mike speaking against the looting and saying people should vote instead. That was one of the instances where I did fully agree with his message, though I empathised with where he was coming from)
@@Yawdan At the very least, its extremely difficult. Especially if you're a landlord. Captialism will always require class warfare and exploitation. So the easiest way to achieve that is to spark in fighting within marginalized groups. Working with the system is not a real solution, destroying it and replacing it is.
15:38 Killer Mike’s reaction made me sad😢. I love RTJ and it turned out he’s more worried about his bag than the content of his music. And we don’t own the businesses. They’re the ones who pay the politicians and police to keep us down. Without lobbying, we could actually make effective government for and by the people.
I'm not sure if you take video request(couldn't find a tier for that on pateron) but an interesting topic is black(and other marginalized groups, but I'm black and it is most noticeable with me). Blackness(or general marginalized groups) within fandom.
Most noticeable within anime and gaming communities as I'm a member of the two but others such as furries and general large fandoms probably have something similar that I don't know much about.
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15:29 lmao bro 😂😂😂👍🏾👍🏾❤️
we must transcend all social spooks to truly look at one another as ourselves, “black power” (as we know it being communists and all) has been co opted by capital interest true freedom is human freedom (doesn’t mean abandon intersectional analysis but more so recognize that all the social distinctions based on underlying power dynamics in human society are arbitrary)