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10/18/11(Tue)19:55 No.3921761The funny thing is how the Tea Party was called out on their racism and then some, and nobody says shit about the racism in OWS.
>Occupy
Wall Street’s General Assembly operates under a revolutionary
“progressive stack.” A normal “stack” means those who wish to speak get
in line. A progressive stack encourages women and traditionally
marginalized groups speak before men, especially white men. This is
something that has been in place since the beginning, it is necessary,
and it is important.
>“Step up,
step back” was a common phrase of the first week, encouraging white men
to acknowledge the privilege they have lived in their entire lives and
to step back from continually speaking. This progressive stack has been
inspiring and mind-boggling in its effectiveness. Manissa McCleave
Maharawal writes on Racialicious regarding her block. In fact, the
Declaration of the Occupation of Wall Street would not have been
released if not for the blocking power of a different document a week
prior by the Speakeasy caucus (for non-male identified and traditionally
marginalized people)
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