"White supremacy is more than just a set of ideas or prejudices. It is national oppression. Yet to most white people, the term conjures up images of the Nazis or Ku Klux Klan rather than the system of white skin privileges that really undergrids the Capitalist system in the U.S. Most white people, Anarchists included, believe in essence that Black people are "the same" as whites, and that we should just fight around "common issues" rather than deal with "racial matters," if they see any urgency in dealing with the matter at all. Some will not raise it in such a blunt fashion, they will say that "class issues should take precedence," but it means the same thing. They believe it's possible to put off the struggle against white supremacy until after the revolution, when in fact there will be no revolution if white supremacy is not attacked and defeated first. They won't win a revolution in the U.S. until they fight to improve the lot of Blacks and oppressed people who are being deprived of their democratic rights, as well as being super-exploited as workers."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Non-fiction authors from the United StatesAnarcho-communistsBlack Panther Party membersAfrican American communistsAfrican American anarchists
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Kom'boa_Ervin
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Unknown
35329 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Unknown →
Related Quotes
"“Kahit matabang-mataba ka pa ay okay lang, basta siguraduhin mo na ang pinangkakain mo ay hindi galing sa pinaghirapa…"
""Education is very important"."
"" Kung hindi kaya ng mga magulang mo itaguyad ang pag-aaral mo, kung walang pera ang pamilya mo, pwede mong gamitin a…"
""Women are not immortal. We age. We wrinkle. We die."Daily Monitor, Friday, July 04, 2025"
"Women are present in the workplace in significant numbers, yet presence alone does not always translate into equal op…"
"Budgets are not simply ledgers of income and expenditure."
"Leaders must create an environment where merit is recognised, trust is built, and every employee feels valued."
"These attacks follow a familiar playbook-discredit the messenger to dismiss the message" - Gabriella calls out 'attac…"
""Aktibista ang GABRIELA at kami ay galit sa mga bastos at manyak na trapo!" - Clarise Palce GABRIELA Secretary-Genera…"
"That's the thing about a great book...you're different."