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American Dream » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:44 pm wrote:Depends on your social station and your political strategy, also.
Which Side Are You On?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSZWslqjfPE
American Dream » Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:18 pm wrote:Which side are you on refers to the ongoing struggle between the ruling/owning class and the working class, in which racialized people catch some of the worst shit.
Liberalism and electoral strategies do not necessarily correlate with white, middle class standing, but often do.
Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel,
the dogs of money all at his heel.
Magicians cry "Oh truth! Oh real!"
We're all working for the Pharaoh
A thousand eyes, a thousand ears,
he feeds us all, he feeds our fears.
Don't stir in your sleep tonight, my dears,
we're all working for the Pharaoh.
It's Egypt land, Egypt land,
we're all living in Egypt land.
Tell me, brother, don't you understand?
We're all working for the Pharaoh
Hidden from the eye of chance,
the men of shadow dance a dance.
We're all struck into a trance,
we're all working for the Pharaoh.
The idols rise into the sky,
Pyramids soar, Sphinxes lie.
Head of dog, Osiris eye,
we're all working for the Pharaoh.
And it's Egypt land, Egypt land,
we're all living in Egypt land.
Tell me, brother, don't you understand?
We're all working for the Pharaoh.
I dig a ditch, I shape a stone,
another battlement for his throne,
another day on earth is flown,
we're all working for the Pharaoh.
Call it England, you call it Spain,
Egypt rules with a whip and chain.
Moses free my people again,
we're all working for the Pharaoh.
And it's Egypt land, Egypt land,
we're all living in Egypt land.
Tell me, brother, don't you understand?
We're all working for the Pharaoh.
Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel,
around his feet the princes kneel.
Far beneath we shoulder the wheel,
We're all working for the Pharaoh.
brekin » Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:30 pm wrote:Funny, I didn't really see the struggle between the ruling/owning class and the working class in that video, but more a agitprop rap video inciting rioting. Throwing bricks doesn't seem like much of a strategy when we're all working for the Pharaoh.
American Dream » Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:32 pm wrote:I think you viewed that video through your own subjectivity and that you missed a great deal then. There were many, many references to social movements whose focus is not insurrectionary, although I would agree that a lot of militance was expressed in the video. That however is not necessarily the same as a "fuck shit up" mentality. I don't think that throwing bricks is much of a strategy at all, but you do Rebel Diaz and Dead Prez a real disservice if you reduce their orientation to anything approaching that.
Also, I would suggest that in a time of heightened social struggle- say, a general strike- there is a strong need for the people who do: peacemaking, social service, community building and other forms of reproductive labor, just as much as there is a need to "fight the Power." Ultimately, both roles can be highly complementary.
brekin » Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:30 pm wrote:Funny, I didn't really see the struggle between the ruling/owning class and the working class in that video, but more a agitprop rap video inciting rioting. Throwing bricks doesn't seem like much of a strategy when we're all working for the Pharaoh.
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