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,! FOLL[+ IS A NECESS>Y CL>IFICATION AB\T ! GR\NDS = AN>*IC ACTIVITY & T5D5CIES )9 SOME ASPECTS ( ! ,BLACK LIB]ATION MOVEM5T ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,!RE >E MANY IDEAS1 BO? )9 & \TSIDE ( ,BLACK NON_/ANTI-HI]>*IC OR NON_/ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN VISIONS ( COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION1 AB\T ! NATURE ( P[]1 OR P]HAPS EV5 ! P[] ( NATURE4 ,?IS TEXT SEEKS TO DIG UP & DIG 9TO ONE ( !SE VISIONS1 TO %>E AN \TLOOK ?AT A NUMB] ( REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZ]S HAVE 5ACT$ OR P]=M$1 ALMO/ LIKE MYCORRHIZAE1 SPR\T+ UP H]E & !RE TO BE SE5 ON OCCASION :ILE (T5 REMA9+ 9 AN UND]GR\ND1 HIDD51 SYMBIOTIC 7& SOMETIMES EV5 PA?OG5IC7 RELATION%IP TO ! RADICALISMS AT WORK 9 ! DISCURSIVE & POLITICAL SOIL >\ND US444 

,! FE> ( CLIMATE APOCALYPSE IS BE+ US$ TO =CE US 9TO ACCEPT+ ! LIES ( 7:ITE7 P[] AS TRUE1 AS BE+ ! ONLY VALID OR SECURE MEANS TO ! MORE DESIR$ 5D 9 :I* WE ACTUALLY SURVIVE AS A SPECIES OR PLANET4 ,?IS IS :Y FASCISM IS SWEEP+ ACROSS ! WORLD1 & 9 ITS WAKE ! 9CREAS$ RELIANCE ON ! MORTIFY+ IMP]IAL_/C>C]AL TE*NOLOGIES ?AT SUPPRESS 9DIG5\S1 FEMME1 DISABL$1 QUE]1 PA?OG5IC ACTIVITY1 & SCAPEGOAT ! OPPRESS$ MASSES AS ! ACTUAL CAUSE ( ,AN?ROPIC 7HUMAN SOCIETAL7 DECL9E & ECOLOGICAL PREC>ITY444 

,AGA9/ ?IS BACKDROP ,I WI% TO W>N & REM9D US ?AT ! PROBLEM ( :ITE P[] IS NOT JU/ ! ,MAN'S GRE$Y1 VIOL5T PURSUIT !RE( 7AL?\< ?IS IS C]TA9LY AN ISSUE72 NEI!R IS ! PROBLEM ( :ITE P[] JU/ ,MASSA'S EXCLUSION>Y1 DISCRIM9ATORY OCCUPATION ( POSITIONS !RE( 7AL?\< ?IS1 TOO1 IS DEF9ITELY /ILL AN ISSUE74 

,! MORE BASE PROBLEM ) 7:ITE7 P[] IS H[ IT COOPTS1 & EV5 CORRUPTS1 ! RELATION WE HUMANS1 AS E>?LY BE+S1 HAVE TO ! S\RCE ( ALL P[]3 L&1 WAT]1 AIR1 ETC4 7?AT IS1 \R PLANET1 \R 5VIRONM5T74 

,POSITIONS ( P[]1 & !IR PURSUIT1 >E ]ECT$ AS 7(T57 9COMPLETE ANSW]S TO :AT IS JU/ A FUNDAM5TAL /RUGGLE = ! SURVIVAL ( ,AN?ROPIC 7HUMAN7 & E>?LY 7NONHUMAN7 REALITY4 ,P[]'S ORIG9 IS ?US MAT]IAL SEIZURE2 ITS ROOTS >E 9 ! WAY NATURE IS TAK5 9TO HUMAN H&S4 ,& ! ME*ANISMS US$ TO MA9TA9 POSITIONS P[] >E :Y IT REMA9S 9COMPLETE 7P]HAPS CONTRADICTORY7 AS AN ANSW] TO ! SURVIVAL QUE/ION1 BECAUSE !Y (T5 NECESSITATE EXCLUSION1 OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION1 & ALL = ! GA9 ( A FEW4 

,A G5U9E UPHEAVAL1 ONE ?AT W\LD *ALL5GE ! EXCLUSION>Y1 OPPRESSIVE1 EXPLOITATIVE WORLD ORD] ?AT DOM9ATES US1 IS ONE ?AT WILL PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE ANSW]S & RESOLUTION TO ! PR(\NDLY ECOLOGICAL QUE/ION ( SURVIVAL = ! PEOPLE & ! PLANET4 ,!SE W\LD BE MOVEM5TS ?AT NEGATE ! V]Y NE$ = 7A PURSUIT (7 P[] BECAUSE !Y 5SURE ?AT EV]YONE'S H& CAN ACC\NT = & BE ACC\NTABLE TO ! ECOLOGICAL IMP]ATIVE TO SURVIVE4 

,?AT IS ! REAL REASON :Y \R 5EMIES >E ACT+ UP1 WORK+ TO SWAY US ) !IR PROMISES1 BECAUSE ! ,APOCALYPTIC ?REAT TO \R E>? SY/EM IS BECOM+ A REVELATION = MANY ( US1 :O >E N[ 7& HAVE BE57 WORK+ ON BEHALF ( ?IS FACT4 ,\R P[] ACTUALLY LIES 9 ! PLANET1 & SO 9 \R PURSUIT !RE(1 TO ! E>? WE MU/ RETURN 7)7 IT4 ,?IS IS ! NATURE ( ,BLACK ,P[]444 ,NONE ( ! OV]SE]S & PIGS & COLONIZ]-CAPITALI/S1 & !IR COLLABORATORS 79CLUD+1 MAYBE ESPECIALLY1 PEOPLE :O WANT !IR POSITION7 WANT ?IS--BECAUSE IT ?REAT5S !IR MAT]IAL 9T]E/S4 

,TRUE ,BLACK RADICALISM 7MEAN+ 'FROM ! ROOTS'7 IS A ?REAT TO ! F\NDATION ( ,MASSA'S H\SE1 REMOV+ ITS /AKE 9 A DEAD E>? & 9 \R PEOPLE'S DEA?4 ,BUT WE MU/ BE C>EFUL NOT TO BUY 9TO ! NOTION ?AT A RECLAMATION ( ! TOOLS :I* BUILD & UPHOLD IT IS ! ONLY WAY TO GU>ANTEE ?AT HUMAN SOCIETY & \R MO!RL&S OR MO!R WORLD WILL CONT9UE TO EXI/4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT WE MU/ /RIVE1 CONT9UALLY1 9 COMMUNITY1 TO GU>ANTEE = \RSELVES ?AT 9 ALL WAYS ALL ! PEOPLE1 NOT JU/ SOME1 BO? KN[ !Y CAN & ACT LIKE !Y CAN--9 \R SCI5TIFIC PRODUCTION1 ACQUISITION1 & USE ( KN[L$GE1 9 \R ECONOMIC & SUBSI/5CE PRACTICES1 9 \R SOCIAL =MATIONS1 9 \R POLITICAL /RUCTURES1 9 \R CULTURAL LIFE-WAYS1 9 \R >TI/RY1 9 \R FAI?S1 9 \R IDEOLOGY & 9 \R PHILOSOPHY--BE 9TIMATE P>TN]S ) ! DEEP D>K E>? B5EA? US1 9 ! %>$ PROJECT ( SURVIVAL4 ,ONCE EV]YONE IS +RAFT$ 9TO ?IS PLANET>Y /RUGGLE1 WORK+ AUTONOM\SLY & COLLECTIVELY TO 5SURE IT1 RUL]S & BOSSES LOSE !IR P[]1 & WE CAN MEET \R [N & ONE ANO!R'S NE$S4 

,MANY1 AS A RESULT1 ?9K ( ?IS AS A CALL = ! 5D ( ! WORLD4 ,O!RS1 SEE IT AS AN ALMO/ ,ADAMIC RE/ORATION1 A UTOPIAN FUTURE1 A WORK+ ( ,GODLY ACTIVITY )9 A GROAN+ CREATION4 ,& O!R1 MORE HUMANI/IC M9D$ FOLK1 SIMPLY REG>D IT AS A NEW BEG9N+1 OR ! TRUE BEG9N+ ( HUMAN POT5TIAL4 

,WE CAN ALSO SEE IT1 H[EV]1 AS SOME ,AFRICANI/S MAY1 AS JU/ AN ATTEMPT TO FULFILL ! NOBLE1 P]HAPS SACR$ PROJECTS \R ,ANCE/ORS NEV] GOT ! *ANCE TO 5HANCE OR F9I% BECAUSE ( :AT ! :ITE ,MAN HAS =C$ UPON US UND] COLONIALISM & CAPITALISM4 ,WE WILL HONOR !M1 & ! WEI<T ( !IR HI/ORY 7:I* LIVES ) US7 BY LOCAT+ \R REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY 9 FULFILL+ ! DESIR$ 5DS 7:I* IS SURVIVAL7 ( !IR AS-YET 9COMPLETE P>TICIPATION 9 AN?ROPIC /RUGGLE4 ,WE WILL NOT PRIORITIZE 7ABOVE ALL ELSE1 EV5 9 ! FACE ( 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS7 ! P]FECTION ( ! MEANS & ME*ANISMS AIM$ AT TRY+ TO SECURE ?OSE 5DS = US 7:I* HAVE BE5 DI/ORT$ BY ! P[]FUL74 ,?IS IS A DIRTI] OR MESSI] VISION ( DECOLONIZATION4 ,IT IS ALSO A GRE5] VISION1 TOO1 :I* SAYS ?AT ONLY 9 ASS]T+ & AFFIRM+ \R FULLE/ & COLLECTIVE POT5TIAL TO 5GAGE 9 7& 5ACT7 ANSW]S TO ! QUE/ION ( H[ WE CAN REALLY SURVIVE TOGE!R AS A SPECIES & A PLANET WILL WE F9D SELF DET]M9ATION1 SOLID>ITY1 & AUTONOMY4 

,N[1 !RE IS A C]TA9 V]Y 5TIC+ IDEA :I* SAYS WE DON'T NE$ SU* A TOTAL REUNIFICATION ( ALL 7\R7 PEOPLE & \R M9DS ) NATURE--:I* >GUES ?AT ! SOLE OR ! BE/ OR ! SAFE/ WAY TO FULFILL ! MISSION ( \R SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL SURVIVAL IS ?R\< RUL]S &_/OR BOSSES1 (T5 TIMES M5 ) ! SUPPOS$LY 'PROP]' BIOLOGY1 SUPPOS$LY 'CORRECT' BODY TYPE1 'NORMAL' NEUROTYPE1 'DEFAULT' PH5OTYPE1 SUPPOS$LY 'RI<T' SEXUALITY1 OR ! 'TRU]' RELIGION1 'BE/' LANGUAGE1 ! 'PURE/' CU/OMS1 ETC4--:O !REBY HAVE 7! RI<T7 TO ?9K = US & TO GOV]N H[ WE MI<T ANSW] ! SURVIVAL IMP]ATIVE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 MANY ( \R [N PEOPLE BELIEVE ?IS NONS5SE AS WELL4 ,A MAJOR EXAMPLE3 ! MASCUL9I/ ATTITUDES :I* >E HO/ILE TO ! PRES5CE1 ACTIVITY1 & LEAD]%IP ( ,BLACK WOM5 & ,BLA,QUE] 9DIVIDUALS4 ,!SE PORTRAY CI%ETPATRI>*Y AS ! ONLY OR BE/ OR SAFE/ PA? TO ! SURVIVAL ( \R POPULATION1 & JU/IFY !MSELVES ?R\< APPEALS TO '! NATURAL' 7(T5 R$UCTIONI/ VIEWS ( HUMAN G5ETIC OR BIOLOGICAL NATURE1 P>TICUL>LY REG>D+ SEXUAL HEAL? & ACTIVITY1 REPRODUCTIVE CAPABILITIES1 HORMONES1 & SEX ORGANS74 ,O!R EXAMPLES >E ! DESP]ATE CL++ TO CAPITALISM & TO ! ,/ATE1 :I* ?REAT5 ! LIVES1 L&1 & LIMBS ( ! COLONIZ$ MASSES4 ,SIMIL>LY1 SU* EXPLOITATION & UNJU/ AU?ORITY >E RECA/ AS ! PURE/ OR MO/ EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROTECT \R SPECIES & HOMEL&S_/HOMEWORLD1 & !Y >E ALSO JU/IFI$ ?R\< SIMPLI/IC APPEALS TO '! NATURAL' 7(T5 FUNDAM5TALI/ VIEWS HUMAN MORAL OR BEHAVIORAL NATURE AS 9H]5TLY GRE$Y OR B>B>IC74 

,?IS IS ! HI/ORICAL PROBLEM ) POSITIONS ( P[]4 ,!Y ANSW] ! ,AN?ROPIC 7HUMAN7 & E>?LY 7MORE ?AN HUMAN7 SURVIVAL QUE/ION ) A CONTRADICTORY PROPOSITION3 WE ALL NE$ & WANT TO LIVE1 SO LET US HAVE SOME LIVE 9 \R /EAD1 & 9 ! MEANTIME !Y GET TO TRAP SOME ( US & TRAP NATURE444 ,?IS IS A LOGICAL FALLACY6 ,BUT FE> ALL[S US TO OV]LOOK ?IS1 BECAUSE \R V]Y REAL CONC]NS AB\T SAFETY1 PROPAGATION1 ACCESS TO RES\RCES1 ! NE$ = ?+S LIKE W>M?1 FOOD1 %ELT]1 M$IC9E1 9=MATION1 ETC4--!SE GET COOPT$ BY PEOPLE 9 P[]4 ,!Y TAKE MAT]IAL HOLD ( 7HUMANS 9 NATURE71 & LURE US 9 ) AB/RACT R$UCTIONS ( 7HUMAN7 NATURE4 ,WE >E !N CONV9C$ ?AT \TSIDE !SE CONF9ES1 ! /RUGGLE TO SURVIVE WILL ONLY & CAN ONLY DESC5D 9TO *AOS OR B>B>ISM4 ,SO !SE BECOME ! PROP] WAY TO GU>ANTEE EV]YONE'S SURVIVAL1 & ! M5 :O ]ECT !SE PROJECTS & SPREAD !SE N>RATIVES BECOME ! NECESS>Y MANAG]S !RE(4 ,ULTIMATELY1 :5 ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL HAPP5S 7BECAUSE POSITIONS ( P[] >E AN 9COMPLETE ANSW]71 & MA/]S 5D UP HAV+ TO FESS UP TO & FACE EI!R !IR DIRT OR ! WRA? ( ?OSE !Y TREAT$ AS SU*1 P[] WILL D\BLE D[N EV5 H>D] ON ITS CLAIMS1 \T ( FE>1 CONSOLIDAT+ ITSELF EV5 MORE1 & CONV9C+ US !RE IS NO O!R OPTION BUT TO TRY & IMPROVE ITS MA*9]Y4 ,MEAN:ILE1 :]EV] CONT9U$ SEIZURE ( ! E>?LY S\RCE ( P[] BY ?OSE :O WI% TO CONSOLIDATE IT = !MSELVES OCCURS1 ! FOLL[+ ALSO HAPP5S & REMA9S UNRESOLV$3 NONHUMAN & HUMAN POPULATIONS DIE \T1 OR >E SACRIFIC$1 EXPLOIT$1 POISON$1 SUPPOS$LY = ! 'GREAT] GOOD' 7:I* ?REAT5S ESPECIALLY \R DISABL$ K972 ! L&SCAPE & HYDROSPH]E & ATMOSPH]E BECOME TOXIC & FIL?Y OR UN9HABITABLE AS A TRADE (F = 'PROGRESS' 7:I* ?REAT5S BO? NONHUMAN SPECIES & ALSO ! HUMANS ( UND]CLASS POSITIONS :O GET HIT ! WOR/72 & ULTIMATELY ! ONLY PEOPLE ALL[$ TO HAVE 'LIFE & LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY' >E ! V]Y PEOPLE CLAIM+ TO BR+ IT TO ! WORLD-- NOBODY ELSE6 ,PATRI>*Y1 EMPIRE1 CAPITALISM1 ! ,/ATE HAVE ALL EXEMPLIFI$ ?IS PROCESS1 NEV] FULLY AFFIRM+ ! PEOPLE & ! PLANET4 ,!SE /RUCTURES & ME*ANISMS ( P[] SIMPLY UPHOLD ! MAT]IAL GA9 7OR EV5 JU/ ! MAT]IAL ASPIRATIONS67 ( A FEW1 :O *AUV9I/ICALLY 7& SOME TIMES ) GOOD 9T5TIONS1 HAHA7 PRET5D TO BE EV]YONE'S PROXIES1 ALL :ILE VIOLAT+ US1 CONTROLL+ US1 ?+-IFY+ US1 OBJECTIFY+ US1 COMMODIFY+ US1 KILL+ US4 

,BLACK PEOPLE KN[ ?IS CONTRADICTION TOO WELL6 ,EV5 ?OSE :O ID5TIFY ) CI%ETPATRI>*Y CANNOT FULLY REAP IT'S SUPPOS$LY NATURE-BAS$ MAT]IAL B5EFITS1 & (T5 REMA9 VICTIMS TO ITS LOGICS4 ,SO ALSO IT IS ) ?IS DOM9ANT ECONOMIC SY/EM & ! ,WE/PHALIAN POLITICAL P>ADIGM ?AT DOVETAILS ) IT4 ,ALL !SE =MS ( P[] REMA9 UNT5ABLE = US1 UNABLE TO FULFILL !IR /AT$ AIMS AS GU>ANTORS ( ! SURVIVAL ( \R POPULATION4 ,AGA91 IT'S BECAUSE !Y >E REALLY JU/ AB\T ! LIFE1 LIB]TY1 & PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS ( ?OSE :O PURSUE OR CLAIM HOLD ?R\< !M4 ,WE >E V]Y SKILL$ AT SEE+ RI<T ?R\< ?IS SMOKESCRE5 AS ,BLACK PEOPLE--& WE HAVE TO BECAUSE WE >E ALWAYS BE+ *AS$1 BRUTALIZ$1 BEAT5--H5CE SO MANY ( US HAVE SU* AN AN>*IC SKEPTICISM ( P[] 7,I SEE ?IS ESPECIALLY 9 \R KIDS1 :O UN=TUNATELY WE PUNI% 9TO A SUBMISSIVE PO/URE74 ,:5 Y\'VE BE5 R$UC$ TO ! E>?LY REALM ( EXPLOITABLE ?+S BY P[]1 BY ?OSE :O CLAIM IT AS !IR RI<T TO 9H]IT ! E>?1 & :O PRET5D TO DO IT = Y\R GOOD 7:ILE REALLY ITS AB\T !IR ECONOMIC & LIBID9AL B5EFIT & NOT Y\RS7 ( C\RSE Y\'RE GONNA BUILD REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS ?AT EVOLVE ACROSS ! SPECTRUM ( SOCIAL1 CULTURAL1 POLITICAL LOCATIONS TO ABOLI% !SE P[] /RUCTURES4 

,! MULTI-DIM5SIONAL OPPOSITIONAL FRONT ( GLOBAL ,BLACK RESI/ANCE IS :AT LIES BEH9D ! CALL = ,BLACK ,P[]4 ,IT CALLS =? A NEGATIVE P[]1 *ALL5G+ RUL]S & BOSSES :]EV] !Y PRET5D TO ANSW] ! QUE/ION ( H[ WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE SURE WE SURVIVE1 TOGE!R1 AS A SPECIES & PLANET--EXPOS+ !IR SELF-C5T]$1 OPPORTUNI/IC FALSEHOOD & CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,IT SAYS ?AT NOBODY CAN TRULY GET FREE UNTIL ALL >E FREE FROM CAPTIVITY4 ,SO ,BLACK ,P[] OPPOSES ! PHYSICAL CAPTIVITY ( NATURE 7FREE ! MAT]IAL2 ! MORE-?AN-HUMAN REALITY1 BIOTIC & ABIOTIC72 ,BLACK ,P[] OPPOSES ! IDEOLOGICAL CAPTIVITY ( \R UND]/&+ ( HUMAN NATURE 7FREE ! M9D2 H[ WE CONCEIVE ( \R BIOLOGICAL1 NEUROLOGICAL1 PSY*OLOGICAL1 P]HAPS SPIRITUAL MAKE UP & POT5TIAL72 & ,BLACK ,P[] OPPOSES ! EXPLOITATIVE & DEHUMANIZ+ CAPTIVITY ( HUMANS POSITION$ DIFF]5TIALLY 9 NATURE 7FREE ! MUNTU1 ?AT IS FULL HUMAN P]SONS1 9 \R :OLE BODIES H[EV] !Y >E %AP$ OR MAY *ANGE1 :O HAVE BE5 HELD AS PRISON]S ( A W> = PR(IT1 DIVID$ AGA9/ ONE ANO!R LIKE CRABS 9 A B>REL74 ,ALL \R SURVIVAL IS SITUAT$ 9 ! UNIFICATION ( !SE ?REE4 ,! 5D ( !SE KKKAGES IS ! KEY TO LIB]ATION4 

,BLACK ,P[] IS ! IDEOLOGICAL SYN!SIS ( ALL REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY !RE IS1 ( ANY BATTLE AGA9/ *A9S BE+ IMPOS$ ON MATT] 7\R PLANET71 M9D 7\R PSY*E71 & MUNTU 7\R PEOPLE74 ,BLACK ,P[] RECOGNIZES ?AT WE HAVE NEV] BE5 FULLY ABLE TO DIG 9TO ! S\RCE ( P[]1 TO TRU?FULLY & LOGICALLY ANSW] ! SURVIVAL QUE/ION ?R\< AN E>?LY CONNECTION1 SO LONG AS OPPRESSIONS HAVE EXI/$4 ,BLACK ,P[] SAYS ?IS HI/ORY ( 5KKKLOSURES MEANS V>Y+ DEGREES ( DEA? & DESPOTISM1 SOME MORE L>GE SCALE & HORR5D\S ?AN O!RS1 HAVE CORRUPT$ ! ,AN?ROPIC 7HUMAN7 TO E>?LY 7NATURAL7 RELATION4 ,&1 ,BLACK ,P[] ACKN[L$GES ?AT UN=TUNATELY OPPOSITION TO !SE B9DS HAS BE5 L[ 9 ! 9/ANCES ?AT IT WAS LESS CLE> ?AT !IR ORIG9 WAS ! ACTIONS1 NEGLECT OR IGNORANCE ( PEOPLE 7& NOT JU/ ! UNIV]SE1 NATURE1 OR EV5 ! ,DIV9E71 & ?AT !RE=E A RESOLUTION WAS_/IS POSSIBLE BY ! H&S ( PEOPLE4 ,BUT1 9 \R CURR5T EPO*1 ! SO-CALL$ ,AN?ROPOC5E1 ) ! ,WE/ & CAPITALISM AT ITS =E1 WE >E =C$ TO SEE ! AMALGAMATION OR CONSOLIDATION ( !SE CAGES ON NATURE1 HUMAN NATURE1 HUMANS :O COME FROM NATURE--& !IR RESULTANT DEA?L9ESS4 ,!RE=E ! ME*ANISMS & MA*9]Y ?AT OB/RUCT & DISRUPT \R ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE ! ,ANCE/RAL J\RNEY T[>D A G5U9E HUMAN-NONHUMAN RELATION RE> !IR VILE FACES MORE & MORE VISIBLY ?AN EV]2 & N[ NONE ( US CAN D5Y ?AT ! :ITE ,MAN1 & HIS DISABLI/1 AN?ROC5TRIC1 PATRI>*AL =MATIONS >E REPRODUC+ & EXPLOIT+ ! PROBLEMS ?AT LEAVE US VULN]ABLE TO SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL DEA?4 

,& SO1 UPRIS+S >E OCCURR+1 & ! WORLD'S PLANTATIONS & PIGOCRACIES >E EI!R BE+ BURNT D[N OR >E AT RISK ( BE+ BURNT D[N ) EA* PASS+ DAY4 ,I WANT US TO REMEMB]1 H[EV]1 ?AT HUMAN SOCIETY MAK+ & ! E>? SY/EM 7AS WE HAVE KN[N IT7 >E REA*+ A PO9T ( COLLAPSE BECAUSE :ITE P[] IS JU/ 9EFFECTIVE1 CONTRADICTORY MAT]IAL SEIZURES ?AT DONT TRULY ANSW] ! SURVIVAL QUE/ION--?AT SU/A9 SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL DEA?L9ESS1 & ONLY B5EFIT ! FEW--ON /]OIDS4 ,SO1 ! SOLUTION TO ! OV]REPRES5TATION ( ,MAN IS NOT A MATT] ( NEGRIFY+ POSITIONS ( P[] OR !IR PURSUITS4 ,WE CANNOT BREAK EV]Y *A9 BY SIMPLY PUTT+ ,BLACK PEOPLE 9 P[]1 OR BY MAK+ ,BLACK PEOPLE REPRES5T$ AS ! 7REAL7 ,MAN4 

,9/EAD1 WE MU/ DIG \RSELVES 9TO ! S\RCE ( ALL P[]--?AT'S E>?1 & \RSELVES AS BORN ( ! E>?1 ALL ( :OM >E CURR5TLY BE+ SEIZ$ & PILLAG$ & KILL$4 ,WE MU/ /RIVE TO FREE \R ,MO!R & BR+ \RSELVES1 H] *ILDR5 9TO ! EMP[]$ EMBRACE !RE94 

,WE MU/ UPROOT EV]Y MA/]'S H\SE1 !N1 9CLUD+ \R [N1 TE>+ \R WAY PA/ ITS ROOTS UNTIL WE ALL CAN ACTUALLY MAKE \RSELVES ALIVE ) & 9 ! SOIL B5EA? IT \RSELVES1 AS A COLLECTIVE4 ,?IS IS ! ONLY HONE/1 LOGICAL1 & E?ICAL_/MORAL SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEM ( SURVIVAL = \R HUMAN-NONHUMAN RELATIONS4 ,IF WE WANNA GET FREE1 WE WORK TO BR+ ALL ! PEOPLE1 & NOT !IR PROXIES1 TO ! S\RCE ( !IR P[]---! E>?4 ,&1 9 ?IS WAY1 WE ADVANCE A RELATION ?AT HAS NO 7NE$ (7 KKKAPITAL1 HI]>KKKY1 KKKOLONY1 OR A KKKAGE4 

,LET US ,ABOLI% IT ALL6 ,= ! PLANET & ! PEOPLE6 ,?IS IS ! ,AN>KATA'S.<#a.> DEM&1 9 ITS PLA9E/ =M4 

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.<#a.> 0,AN>KATA0 IS A T]M WE CO9$ AT ! ,N,Y-BAS$ ,AFR(UTURI/S ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS = USE BY ,BLACK_/,AFRIKAN PEOPLE ONLY4 ,IT IS A PORTMANTEAU ?AT TAKES 'AN>*-' 7MEAN+ )\T RUL]S1 REF]R+ TO AN ABS5CE ( UNJU/ HI]>*Y7 & M]GES IT ) 'AKATA' 7A ,YORUBA WORD SAID TO REF] TO BO? ,BLACK ,PAN!R ORGANIZ]S & TO ,NEW ,AFRIKANS 9 ! OCCUPI$ ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BROADLY74 

,AN>KATA DESCRIBES A POLITICS ?AT IS SITUAT$ 9 ! RADICAL LIB]ATION AIMS ( ?OSE DESC5D$ FROM ! ,AFRICAN ,CONT95T & ! ,AFRICAN ,DIASPORA4 ,\R />T+ PLACE1 !RE=E1 IS ALWAYS ! SELF DET]M9ATION & AUTONOM\S COMMUNITY =MATION ( ! ,AFRIKAN MASSES4 

,\R T5D5CY IS ECLECTIC 9 ?AT IT SYN!SIZES ASSPECTS ( A RANGE ( P]SPECTIVES ON ,BLACK_/,AFRIKAN ANTI-COLONIAL1 ANTI-IMP]IAL1 & ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RUGGLE2 IT IS UNIQUE 9 ?AT IT >TICULATES AN APPROA* ?AT C5T]S FIR/ FLEXIBILITY & %>$ 7FULLY DEMOCRATIC7 AS WELL AS 9=M$ RESPONSIBILITY 9 ! DIALECTICAL RESPONSE TO \R PEOPLE'S 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE NE$S4 

,AN>KATAS >E NOT 7TRADITIONAL7 AN>*I/S :O HAVE A BASELESS1 UNCRITICAL HATR$ ( ANY & ALL LEAD]%IP1 /RUCTURES OR B\ND>IES2 ,AN>KATAS 9/EAD SEEK TO MAKE !SE ACC\NTABLE TO AN EMP[]$ POPULATION :O CAN !N >BITRATE :5 !Y >E OR >5'T NECCESS>Y TO ADVANCE OR SECURE \R AFFIRMATION4 

,AN>KATAS BELIEVE ! PEOPLE CAN ONLY HAVE ?AT P[] ( FLEXIBLE >BITRATION & %>$1 9=M$ RESPONSIBILITY IF WE /RIVE TO MAKE \R ACTIVITY SUBJECT TO ! S\RCE ( P[]1 ! E>?1 9 P>TICIPATION & RESPONSIVE 5GAGEM5T ) ! PLANET>Y /RUGGLE TO SURVIVE--& NOT SUBJECT TO 9FLEXIBLE1 HUMAN-C5T]$ POSITIONS ( P[] 7&_/OR !IR ONTOPOLITICAL GUISES7 ]ECT$ OV]_/= US 9 ! =M ( BOSSES OR RUL]S4 

,C5T]+ ! E>?LY H]E ALL[S ,AN>KATAS TO GR\ND \RSELVES 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY PROBLEM ( CLIMATE DEA? & ! ,AN?ROPOC5E1 AS WELL AS TO ACC\NT = ! ECOPOLITICS & IDEOLOGIES IMPLICIT TO COLONIAL1 CI%ETPATRI>*AL & CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION ( ,BLACK PEOPLE & ! 5VIRONM5TS WE DWELL 94 

,! ,AN>KATA P]SPECTIVE IS FROM ! ROOTS UP2 IT IS A VISION ( 'P[] FROM BEL[' ?AT IS /AUN*LY ,BLACK_/,AFRIKAN-C5T]$ & ECOPOLITICAL4 ,WE DEM& FRE$OM = ,MATT] 7! ABOLITION ( *A9S ON NATURE3 ! PLANET & NATURAL RES\RCES71 FRE$OM = ,M9D 7ABOLITION ( *A9S ON IDEAS ( HUMAN NATURE3 \R PSY*E & CONSCI\SNESS71 & FRE$OM = ,MUNTU 7ABOLITION ( *A9S ON HUMANS AS P>T ( NATURE3 ON \R PEOPLE1 FULL P]SONS1 LIV+ 5TITIES1 \R :OLE BODIES1 & \R POT5TIAL TO ACT ) & P>TICIPATE ) ONE ANO!R & ! NON-HUMAN WORLD74 

,AN>KATAS SEEK AN ,ABOLITION = ! FRE$OM ( ALL ,?+S CURR5TLY 5CAG$1 SO ?AT ALL P[] MAY TRULY BE BR\<T TO ALL ! PEOPLE60 

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