ASSATA SHAKUR ON IMPERIALISM

The liberation of Black people will not come out of an individualistic pursuit of capitalist success - as embodied by figures such as Rockefeller or DuPont. That path only perpetuates systemic exploitation and inequality. As exiled political activist Assata Shakur puts it in this clip, the same system that subjugated the people of Vietnam and Black people in America cannot bring about our freedom. Liberation will arise out of socialism.

She highlights the importance of international solidarity, as the systems of oppression are themselves international. A break from capitalism will facilitate a world centred on human dignity, ecological sustainability and collective welfare.

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