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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/11825025
https://xcancel.com/jacobin/status/2062565041677672631#m
https://jacobin.com/2026/06/smalls-amazon-labor-organizing-celebrity
Money quote:
[Smalls] blames the two-party system for the state of the American labor movement
if only he were [redacted], then he could be a beloved black martyr to put on t-shirts, wall art, and commemorative covers of magazines like jacobin. unfortunately, he's inconveniently alive and organizing in real world spaces.
COINTELPRO never stopped. It's a legitimate worry to have for any young black men trying to do any organizing. The number of BLM leaders who have died in police custody or without investigation is over a dozen.
Amerikkkans have a problem fetishizing martyrdom.
I think it's why Amerikkka has an adventurism problem. Libs and chuds alike want the instant gratification. They'd rather throw their lives away botching an assassination attempt and get themselves killed, it's less effort than actually organizing.
I think many people have this problem, myself included. I always say I'd die for a good cause, and while I invest my time in organizing, I don't feel like I'm doing enough to justify that belief.