Racist Cops: Only a Symptom of White Supremacy | Mickey Z.

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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust

“There is an unbroken line of police violence in the United States that takes us all the way back to the days of slavery, the aftermath of slavery, the development of the Ku Klux Klan. There is so much history of this racist violence that simply to bring one person to justice is not going to disturb the whole racist edifice.”

- Angela Davis

It appears the murderous and white supremacist behavior of so-called law enforcement agents from Ferguson to New York City to, well, everywhere, may have inadvertently spawned an entire new generation of activists loosely working under the “Black Lives Matter” umbrella.

For anyone striving towards collective liberation and the smashing of hierarchical constructs, this is obviously a very good thing.

However, for those (read: white liberals) seeking only reforms and tweaks that do not challenge their inherent privileges, the myopic focus on racist cops is something to be exploited. For those same moderates wishing to preserve the system, this outburst of outrage is a golden opportunity to deflect a growing movement away from structural analysis.

Reminder #1: It’s not just cops killing people of color.
Reminder #2: It’s not just men being killed.

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1. One would think

a structural analysis is absolutely necessary. A gal can hope...

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2. Let's contunue to hope so. Yes.

For the sake of our children...