The articles on philanthropy.com that were linked to are full of examples of people like Kelloggs funding "anti-Racism" or "diversity" programmes but they tend to be things like measures to up the number of minorities in the company and even in management etc. And, you know? Some of it is probably genuine liberal handwringing about unfairness. But they aren't giving much to anti-capitalist anti-racist organisations working to build a mass movement. You won't see them funding a "defund the police" movement, or at least not if it looks like gaining traction.
These cries are as old as protest movements themselves. If I had a rouble for every time I heard that I was paid by the Russians to protest apartheid, my material life would have been transformed back in 1981 to the extent that I would probably now be a reactionary capitalist arsehole. Popular movements generally spring out of "seemingly" nowhere, outside the control of the Left and sadly, the Left then doesn't know how to "relate to them", unfortunately often opting for knee-jerk suspicion and mistrust. Convince me how the capitalist system has anything to gain from a popular mass movement calling for radical changes like defunding the police. But if it has to do with the power balance between the Republicans and the Democrats, perhaps best not to bother. Comradely, John On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 12:36 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > The money goes to pay directors’ salaries. That’s how non-profits work. > Foot soldiers don’t get paid, or reimbursed. > > > > On 9/28/20 at 19:01, Richard Modiano wrote: > > According to comrades who were arrested in Portland and Los Angeles bail > was posted by friends, family members or union local defense funds (in rare > cases.) So just where is this $6 billion going? Moreover signs and banners > were paid out of pocket, so maybe you can tell us how we can be reimbursed > by these foundations for our expenses, including legal fees. Until then, I > agree with Louis that this is bull shit. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- "All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." Sarah Moore Grimke, abolitionist (1792-1873) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2037): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/2037 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/77153511/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
