Norman Finkelstein: "Why isn't Angela Davis asking herself: 'why am I getting all these hysterical warm receptions from all of these filthy rich crooks'?"
His point, expressed in the worst possible way, is that she doesn't threaten power and is part of the state's recuperation of the Black radical tradition. We all know the fate of actual Black radicals and revolutionaries, so the fact that she can continue to give speaking tours while people like Mumia Abu-Jamal rot in prison is telling. Even someone like Omali Yeshitela, who's a bit of a crank, received more harassment than her. She once upon a time was a threat to the state, but that time has long since passed.
His point, expressed in the worst possible way, is that she doesn't threaten power and is part of the state's recuperation of the Black radical tradition. We all know the fate of actual Black radicals and revolutionaries, so the fact that she can continue to give speaking tours while people like Mumia Abu-Jamal rot in prison is telling. Even someone like Omali Yeshitela, who's a bit of a crank, received more harassment than her. She once upon a time was a threat to the state, but that time has long since passed.