This is completely on point. In the first paragraph you might have added the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya in the 1950's.
Well thought out and well argued, comrade. A needed analysis of a complex situation. JAI RAC-LA On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Joaquin Cienfuegos <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > The Justice in Christopher Dorner's Rebellion > > -Joaquin Cienfuegos > > Rebellions aren't pretty, clean, or politically correct. Rebellion is > like an uncontrollable fire, catching anyone in the slave master's > house, or anyone in a occupying army uniform. When Nat Turner led slave > rebellions they did not make distinctions between the white person who > had the whip, the plantation owner, or their wives and children. When > Natives led offensives against white settlers they did not make > distinctions, just like the settlers, slave owners and white people in > general didn't show any mercy to THEM in the first place. This is the > nature of a rebellion. > > People rebel when they are beat down to a point when they can't take it > anymore and oppressed systematically, erupting in a struggle, many times > violent against those people who subjugate them. Some call this "false > consciousness," but I see it as more than that, the spontaneity and > righteousness in the people fighting back is caused by the fundamental > contradictions of this society. The people will always fight back once > they are brought to the point that their means of survival are dependent > in this fight, this is human nature. > > We are seeing a lot more people starting to wake up to the fact that > there is no future for us under this system, especially if you're a > person of color, a woman, poor or any other oppressed person. > Christopher Dorner, is a recent example of this person who saw no hope > and justice in the system, who exhausted all channels, and resorted to > his military training to take justice in his own hands. This is > something that was admirable for many oppressed people, and many of us > cheered that aspect of this individual, and hoped he would evade > capture. > > Dorner wrote a Manifesto, clearly stating his targets, and that he was > openly declaring war on the police. He even engaged with cops out on > patrol, and people focus on the fact that in his pursuit of justice, a > cop's family member and her fiance were killed by him, Michelle Quan. > One has to understand that, looking at rebellions like that of Nat > Turner, when the slave master's house burnt down, it included "innocent" > women and children, when Natives attacked settlers, they did to them > what was done to their families. The media of course mourned for the > white cops that were killed, but what about the innocent people that > were shot and killed by the police while they were shook and on alert, > looking for Dorner. Innocent women, children, and people, were shot by > the police, just like they have done in the past in Los Angeles, and > Southern California, without remorse. This is something Dorner hoped to > expose and wanted to bring to light. Dorner is a clear example that if > you are an individual who hopes to join the police department to help > your community, you will soon find out that the role of the police is > not to protect and serve, and the institution in it of itself is racist > and white-supremacist. > > Writing this piece is not to put him up on a pedestal or worship him as a > hero, but point out the fact that here is an individual, who took > action, and look at the success he had, whether he hoped to live or not, > that is another topic. He even waged psychological warfare against law > enforcement, and it worked, they were afraid. It showed that the > police do not have the type of training to take on, just one person who > is determined, and who is skilled. Imagine if they were facing an entire > movement. I think that if Christopher Dorner was prepared to take the > fight to the next level, he would have many ready to join up with him. > He could have easily taken the police into the Big Bear Mountains as > well and put them at a tactical disadvantage, because they do not have > that training. Unfortunately he was snitched on and gunned and burnt to > death in a cabin. > > For many oppressed people, he could have been an example, but we can't > rely on one person to save us. We have to take destiny into our own > hands and be our own liberators. We have to begin taking the fight to > them, and if really want to see an end to police terrorism, state > violence, and the system overall, we have to take what we do serious. > I'll leave it at that. Christopher Dorner called out names of cops who > are known brutal pigs, and who get promotions for being that. We can > always start with them, and continue to build this movement for autonomy > and self-defense of communities, and continue to decolonize the land. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- JAI RAC-LA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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