Embracing the victim role? If we are victims of something, we simply are. Nothing embarrassing about stating that fact
I want to make a thread about this, perhaps I'll do it soon. My view is that the victimhood of the current black rights "movements" is in direct opposition to the black nationalism of the 60s and 70s. Groups like BLM like to chase ambulances and politicians while playing the aggrieved party. And yes, we are aggrieved no doubt about it. But we're more than victims. I don't sense any self reliance or strength.
Black nationalism was never just about asking white people for something. In Malcolm X's case it really wasn't about asking white people for anything. The focus was almost exclusively on the black man/woman, and the black community. IE yea the white man has fukked us, but how can we adapt? How can we protect our women, teach our children, combat crime in our neighborhoods, feed our children, care for our elderly, etc etc etc. My mom vividly remembers the Black Panthers providing school lunches for kids. She remembers the Black Panthers driving old people to the hospital, instead of praying that the ambulance would show up in the hood.
That's what I mean by the victim role. When you fully embrace that role you can render yourself helpless. I just don't see BLM and other groups putting in the type of work needed to lift the community. There's a whole lot of shyt we can be doing....