Category Archives: Radical Analysis

Who’s the Enemy?

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A conversation with an older brother while getting our “one hour” out of the cell, a small animal cage made for those in segregation, made him respect the dialogue of a young brother in the struggle, as I challenged his understanding of who and who is not the enemy amongst the ruling class, and those who protect it’s interests (military, police, prison guards, etc). In prison, he stated that not all guards are the enemy, that some are just here for the money, while others are oppressive. I guess nothing is wrong with just being in it for the money? If this is true I ask, is there anything wrong with capitalist/imperialist exploiting the people? Are they not in it for the money? For the oppressed, who see a member of the ruling class or those who protect their interests as not the enemy of the people, you must break this way of thinking.

There is no neutral position in the struggle. You’re either with and sympathize with the people, or you’re with and sympathize with the enemy of the people. In order to forward our struggle we must except this. We can’t forward our struggle with compassion for the enemy. We can’t be sympathetic to none of those who is paid to suppress any form of resistance we display just to live as humans. Our liberation depends on our resistance, and our resistance must be driven by 100% dedication to our struggle.

100% dedication also requires acknowledgement of who is with us, and who is against us. Shall these facts be taken as mere theory, “practice” can eliminate it being just theory. Attack the most oppressive pig in the presence of the “cool” pig, or try hopping the fence while the “cool” pig is on the rifle. You’ll soon know what side they’re on.

Good ol’ constitution in the land of the free classifies prisoners as slaves. ALERT! Harriet Tubman wasn’t sympathetic to those who got in her way of freeing slaves, Nat Turner didn’t just target the “most” oppressive masters, John Brown didn’t just point his gun at “some” of the opposition, and Osceola didn’t open warfare against just “some” of the U.S. Government in 1835.

Dear brothers and sisters, we must come to the realization that the captor and the captive are on opposite sides of the line. We must use whatever tactics deemed necessary to overcome each obstacle, and we must do this out of love for the people and struggle. We must not be silent, and not just complain about the oppression we’re up against. Complaining don’t change conditions. Complaints followed with resistance changes conditions. We can’t become comfortable, or allow ourselves to be pacified by so called “privileges”. The oppressor suppresses resistance with what they’ve tricked us to believe is a privilege. “We gain strength from temptations we resist” -Malcom X 

We must make the pig understand, just as they’re one force against us, we are one force against them. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. I encourage you brothers and sisters wherever you may be, to understand the prisoner isn’t the one dehumanizing you. Let this be the foundation of forming a united front to rise up against the masters of these imperialist plantations. To resist is to win, and to win through resistance we must know who and what to direct resistance to.The captive is not your enemy, and the captor is not your friend!

In Solidarity,

Faheem Abdur-Rahim

“A man who tosses worms in the river isn’t necessarily a friend of the fish”
-El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcom X)

Who Really Benefits from Capitalism?

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The issue at hand, is not whether or not one can make it under a capitalist system. The issue, is that capitalism is wrong. Just because it gives some people opportunities, doesn’t make it right. It’s impossible for capitalism to exist without poverty. Capitalism giving opportunity to a minority closes the door on the majority, and the minority become successful off the exploitation of the Majority. They often say we’re looking for sympathy or a hand out. They use celebz that come from impoverished backgrounds, as “proof” that anyone can succeed. This can’t be further from the truth. This system isn’t designed for everyone to have opportunities. If capitalism has to have a poor class in order to succeed, then how can it provide opportunities for the poor? If the boss can get rich by under paying the worker, why would he/she provide opportunity for each worker to be on the same level, when this would decrease his/her profit? Moreover, who will the exploiter, exploit, if everyone who is exploited is given opportunity to not be? Doesn’t make sense, so no ,  everyone don’t have equal opportunity.

The proletariat isn’t looking for a hand out, we’re looking for capitalist/imperialist destruction. We don’t want to be dependent on government. We want to be independent of government and control our own destiny. Exploitation is something that needs to be dealt with. The institutions that profit from the workers labor, while the workers are under paid, need to be dealt with.

Engaging in struggle against capitalism will set the stage to end all oppression. We must not be side tracked by divisional oppression (sexism, racism, homophobia, etc) that the ruling class benefit from. We must unite on our common ground, rather then be divided by our differences. As long as we are divided exploitation will grow. As long as the struggle go no further than theory, capitalism will continue.

Theory and practice, unity and resistance. Struggle to end capitalism, fight to end all oppression!

Faheem (A)