White Supremacy in its various forms the foundation of imperialism & neocolonialism

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White Supremacy in its various forms the foundation of imperialis neocolonialism By rwalker


Ladies and Gentleman,

I don't usually post things that are particular to the struggle here in Chicago, but in this instance I thing it is appropriate to do so.

There was a recent clash in Chicago's city council that showed the true weakness of the Democratic Party African politicians such as former activist Dorothy Tillman had a verbal confrontation with a couple of the white racists in the city council. The first the article mention is Ald. Burke, a leading white supremacists who is guilty of stealing an African child from his mother, with the support of the white supremacist in the city and state government and has a history of attacking the African community. Burke is an archetype of the Irish settlers that the IRSP accurately described thus,

"Yes, Kwame, and those in the A-APRP, remembered all of this, and yet, far too few of Irish descent in America remembered. They forgot all that they had shared in common with the Africans, the Palestinians, the Puerto Ricans, the Guatemalan, to name only a few. Some retained that memory, such as those who during the Mexican-American war, crossed the border and formed the San Patricio's Battalion to take up arms against American imperialism; those, like John Devoy, who helped to organise the First International in America; those like Mother Jones organising in the mines of West Virginia and beyond.

"But, too many forgot. Hiding behind their lace curtains, and trading on the skin privilege they found they could use, like John Mitchell, they traded their souls in support of the slave owners in the South; or, in another time, in South Boston, they fought against busing for integration. They became the ruddy-faced cops calling for the life of Mumia Abu Jamal. The great Irish Marxist, James Connolly, who spent a decade in America and helped to found the IWW, commented of these Irish émigrés, that St. Patrick had driven the snakes out of Ireland, and they had then shown up as police in America! " ALD speech May 1999.

The other white supremacist mentioned in the article is Alderman Burton Natarus. He is one of the leading zionist elements in the council and his actions demonstrate clearly the hypocrisy of those who are the leading forces in what is mislabeled as the "Jewish" community.

This one little exchange in Chicago's city council speaks volumes about the true nature of the political economic configuration controlling the globe; a configuration that brings such grief and suffering to literally billions of peoples. If we do not unite and fight as one, we will surely lose where ever we exist in the world. Imperialism, racism, neocolonialism, zionism and so forth are global systems, they require a global response on our part.



Bank of America insists it can't find slave profits in its past

April 30, 2005
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter

Under fire from the City Council's champion for slave reparations, Bank of America stuck to its guns Friday: The bank has hired a researcher to dig deeper but has so far has uncovered no evidence that a predecessor bank invested in or profited from the slave trade.

To the contrary, Bank of America said its research suggests that the predecessor, Providence Bank, "distanced itself from and declined to support slavery-related activities." That's even though John Brown -- Providence Bank's founding president, director and shareholder -- was a well-known slave owner who arranged for the transportation of slaves.

Founded in 1791, Providence Bank is a predecessor of Fleet Boston, which was acquired by Bank of America last year.

"First, the research disclosed no evidence establishing that the Providence Bank had investments or profits from slavery. Second, there is no indication of the source of the funds used by Brown to purchase his 23 shares in the bank. Last, the evidence suggests that the bank, in fact, avoided slave-related activities of John Brown or any other bank customer," said the bank's attorney V. Duncan Johnson.

'We won't stop'

Ald. Dorothy Tillman (3rd) accused "arrogant" bank officials of providing "selective and fraudulent" information to a joint City Council committee.

Tillman said research conducted by her daughter at some of the same places Bank of America looked -- the Rhode Island Historical Society and Brown University Library -- has already produced evidence that Providence Bank made loans used to purchase ships that transported slaves.

"The whole reason the bank was founded was so that the merchants could have a bank for their money to go through. Their whole existence was slavery. They had no other existence," she said.

"They thought they could bring this lawyer in and lie and just say, 'Moses Brown [John's brother] was an abolitionist. You see, they were good guys.' The lawyer's job was to protect Bank of America -- not to get to the truth. And we won't stop until we get to the truth."

Finance Committee Chairman Edward M. Burke (14th) cautioned Tillman not to "toss around the words 'fraud' and 'misrepresentation.' "

"It is the opinion of the chair that there has been no fraudulent conduct on the part of these witnesses," he said.

Black, Jewish aldermen clash

Ald. Burton F. Natarus (42nd) also urged Tillman to take a deep breath -- prompting an uncomfortable clash between black and Jewish aldermen.

"Prior to the Civil War, you're going to find almost every one of these corporations were involved with the institution of slavery. You're going to find it, and no matter what you do, you can't hide it. But the problem is, how long are you going to badger them with it?" Natarus said.

That infuriated Tillman, who reminded Natarus that African-American aldermen had supported him in the threat to punish Swiss banks that ultimately resulted in the return to Holocaust victims of hundreds of millions of dollars in gold looted by conquering German armies.

"The Jewish community -- your community -- received reparations. What happened to them was wrong. And you were relentless in making sure that anybody and everybody who had anything to do with the Holocaust would be brought to justice . . . What we're saying is, we have a right to be repaid," Tillman said.

Ald. William Beavers (7th) added, "You want to know how long it's going to go on? It's going to go on as long as the Holocaust. The Holocaust is never going to end, and this is never going to end. So when we support you, you support us."