"house nigger" or "field nigger"

[redarmyfaction38]

was the former soviet union so much better than capitalism?
sure the "workers" were treated better but so were "house niggers" under slavery.

[Lolshevik]

Er... should I be offended here?

I feel kind of offended.

[h0m0revolutionary]

That's a really loose and strange analogy really.

Many workers were not treated better in the Soviet Union, at least not for most of its history, work hours, levels of alcoholism in the general population etc. were often lower in many 'capitalist' nations

And besides, the 'former soviet union' was state-capitalist. The difference isn't in how they treated their workers, but how they managed capital.

[Agrippa]

In conclusion: Don't post on RevLeft under the influence of acid.

[OneNamedNameLess]

Wow, I was about to get in before the ban when I noticed this.

[Revy]

I don't think racial slurs should be used in place of serious political discussion.

[Agrippa]

I don't think racial slurs should be used in place of serious political discussion.

"House nigger" and "field nigger" are serious political terms, though, coined by one of the most brilliant communist and black nationalist intellectuals of our time. The only problem here is that they're being used totally incoherently.

[scarletghoul]

Yeah I don't think this analogy makes any sense
Are you saying that somehow the workers of the USSR all were 'house negroes' or what?

[RHIZOMES]

was the former soviet union so much better than capitalism?
sure the "workers" were treated better but so were "house niggers" under slavery.

Cool analogy bro, you totally blew my mind.

Have you ever thought of writing an in-depth political treatise on these ideas?

[Revy]

"House nigger" and "field nigger" are serious political terms, though, coined by one of the most brilliant communist and black nationalist intellectuals of our time. The only problem here is that they're being used totally incoherently.

I knew that Malcolm X had used them. I am not sure if he coined the terms though, but was drawing a historical comparison and making a point from a black perspective. I think that the point Malcolm made would have come out sounding racist from a white man's mouth. And I know some might try and say that I have white guilt, but no, I don't, I just wanted to make a point about what's appropriate in a political discussion.

[Guerrilla22]

You couldn't come up with a less offensive analogy?

[Bilan]

Closed due to utter stupidity.