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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by nradov on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @04:22PM (#30365874)
One of the BLM founders literally described herself and another founder as "trained Marxists". However that doesn't mean the movement itself is inherently Marxist. Hopefully we can all agree that Black lives do matter, even if some of the movement leaders hold abhorrent political views on other unrelated issues.

https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jul/21/black-lives-m...

I do find it a bit odd though how someone who describes herself as a Marxist now owns multiple luxury homes.

https://www.blackenterprise.com/blm-co-founder-patrisse-khan...

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Re:How can minorities of regular individuals overturn social... by Tanjreeve on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @09:01PM (#30368681)
Is it really that odd that someone in a position of prominence in a capitalist society who has a large income from many jobs is able to buy things? Marx himself sure didn't walk around in a loin cloth demanding people give up all worldly possessions so I'm not sure how this is a valid criticism.
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