Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Monday, January 17, 2011

Deja Vu All Over Again

Despite how it might appear, the reason our overlords in high finance periodically sabotage our economy is not the short term profits they harvest from its ruins--that's just a perq'--the principal motive is class war. The poorer and weaker we are, the stronger they are.

Isn't it odd that during all those years when MLK campaigned for racial equality, for the right of black wage slaves to live in parity with white wage slaves, there was not a single attempt on his life? It was not until the last years of his life when he spoke out against war, became a spokesman for organized labor, and called for more equitable distribution of wealth, that he was killed by a "lone nut." It makes no difference to the Man where His servants sit, so long as ride in His bus, over to His factory or office, and fatten Him with the fruits of their labor. Disputes in the servants' quarters are of no concern to the lord of the manor, so long as production continues apace. On MLK Day, it's important to remember that it's not about race, it's about class. Dr King understood that when he attempted to fashion a "poor people's army," we should too.

http://peoplesworld.org/martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-attack-on-public-workers/