• JacksonLamb@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      Historically speaking, successful social change for the better, eg revolutions, has almost always come only when certain middle class/privileged people joined with underprivileged people.

      Attacking anyone who is richer or whiter than yourself, when they are on the same side as you, is stupid.

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        9 days ago

        Successful for whom? You do see the problem, right?

        To add to this: You do see the irony in replying to a post about white activism and its hypocrisy with “well, activism works better when white people get involved”? Right? RIGHT?

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          Successful in their aims.

          What on earth makes you think I was referring to “white people” getting involved in non-white struggle??? Modern American race politics is meaningless in the context of the last thousand years of historical change.

          I recommend you get yourself a copy of, say, The People’s History of the World and read up on social change in ancient Rome, the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Caliphates etc.

          What I am talking about is simply a matter of historical record.

          A specifically non-white non-western example I can give you off the top of my head is the importance of the involvement of warrior caste people like Adbaraya Toya in the Haitian revolution.

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      9 days ago

      Such a lavish lifestyle with a new worth of $100k. Eating (checks notes) small cheap vegan meals and using public transportation.

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          If you think having a net worth of $100k makes you rich and have a lavish lifestyle, then I’m just going to either say good luck with life or hope you have a nice birthday party when you turn 6 years old.