Racebots in the Raceworld, a Brief History of the Fascist Origins of Critical Race Theory,
by Dr. Henginstein's Monster.
"Give them time." Adolph Reed Jr., Prophet.
[JUST FINISHED THIS AND IT'S TOO LONG. I'V BEEN INVOLVED IN ACTIVISM A LONG TIME AND HAVE DEVELOPED SOME UNORTHODOX AND UNPOPULAR VIEWS ON RACE. THE MOST IMPORTANT BITS ARE IN THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 1, 31, 33, 43, 44, 44B, 46, 52, 54, 55, 57, 59, 62, 70, 71, 84, 86, 92, 94, 95, 131, 133, 148, 149, 151, 152, 158, 160, 162, 166, 170, 183, 187, 192, 206. THIS WAS WRITTEN QUICKLY AND INFORMALLY, PLZ DON'T LET THAT PUT YOU OFF.]
[After writing this I discovered a great piece on Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism. This book is 1) horribly misnamed as it should be called Black Nationalism Contra Marxism, and 2) it's the most reactionary book in the last 50 years, and 3) it's racist to the core. Nevertheless, it is holy writ to many racebots, particularly Black ones. The article is well worth reading. Its authors also appeared on a Midwestern Marxism video which is also worth a look. What I like most about it is the anger. Rage on. https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-cult-of-cedric-robinsons-black-marxism-a-proletarian-critique/]
I've decided to write this for two primary reasons: one finds Robin D. G. Kelley everywhere on the "Left" these days. He produces his own books, and he writes many blurbs and introes, and is a ubiquitous guest on podcasts and/or videos and in documentaries. He is the racebot-in-chief. Much of what reaches the public, in regards to race, is filtered through him. Often, I find his interpretations difficult to reconcile with my own. In one of his videos on Walter Rodney, I wondered if Kelley were talking about a different Walter Rodney.[1]
Second, Kelley's essay, "Identity Politics and Class Struggle," is just so bad, so ineffably effing bad, that it cries out for attention. Nearly ever clause set my hair on fire. This is a story which must be untold.
