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Alarmed by the unfettered power accumulated by the military and its affiliates, President Eisenhower, himself a participant at the highest levels, warned of the attendant dangers:
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.Similarly, the “misplaced power” of the police threatens the lives and well-being of African Americans, the poor, and working people. Like the military and the security agencies, the role of the police cannot be separated from its central function of protecting wealth and privilege. It cannot be detached from the capitalist system.
The insurrections that are rising throughout the US are a remarkable sign of both the breadth and depth of anti-racist sentiment. They are inclusive in the best possible way. And they have frightened the Trumps, Cuomos, DeBlasios and the others charged with maintaining compliance with the system. The capitalist media is doing its best to shatter the hard-won unity against racism and against the police.
Insofar as the police are central to maintaining the legitimacy of capital, the rebellion is a rebellion against capitalism, whether its participants recognize it or not.
We must do everything to safeguard that unity and expose the source of racism and police violence: capitalism.
1 comment:
And what is the most important commodity of corporate capitalism? The privately owned automobile...it is the lifeblood of our rapacious auto industry and fossil fuel industry. And for most people, the most common way they interact with the police is through their car. It is the great taboo to speak truth about our lethal, addictive, diseased preoccupation with the cars-first transportation system that has been imposed on us all by our corporate overlords.
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