"The malignancy of mass incarceration did not arise from a sudden epidemic of crime. Nor did it result from people making poor personal choices. Instead it arose from cold political calculations made in response to the massive and heroic struggle for the rights of Black and other minority peoples that took place in the 1960's and 70's, and in response to the enormous economic and social changes brought about by globalized production. This cancer of mass incarceration has been, from the beginning, nothing but a new Jim Crow in place of the old one. Like the old Jim Crow, it drew on, fed off and reinforced the deep-seated roots of the racism that grew up with slavery. Like the old Jim Crow, it has been, from the beginning, unjustifiable, utterly immoral and thoroughly illegitimate"
It is not enough to oppose this in the privacy of your own conscience or the company of like-minded people. It is not enough to curse this out, but then tell yourself nothing can be done. If you live your life under this threat, you MUST act. If you understand how wrong this is and how much it devastates the lives of so many millions, you MUST act."
Tags, Mass Incarceration, Prison, Prison Industrial Complex, Genocide, US genocide, Race, police brutality, police terror, police murder, Carl Dix, Juanita Young, Cornel West, Month of Resistance, Dennis Trainor Jr, Acronym TV, ATV 004,
Tags, Mass Incarceration, Prison, Prison Industrial Complex, Genocide, US genocide, Race, police brutality, police terror, police murder, Carl Dix, Juanita Young, Cornel West, Month of Resistance, Dennis Trainor Jr, Acronym TV, ATV 004,
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