henrymiller said:
but how useful or indeed accurate is 'african-american'? it too has problems.
what term would you suggest?
and despite the injustice and oppression that african-americans have faced and continue to face, they see themselves as "belonging" to american society in ways that SE asians don't see themselves as belonging to britain
save for the black panthers in the late 60s/early 70s, african americans have been markedly non-violent in their organized actions
and black violence, in its discrete instances, is for the most directed against other blacks, not whites or the upper classes
henry miller said:
woah. never forget america banned alcohol in the last century.
the NYT remark reflects the prevailing american ideology of "health" and "adjustment" to demands of the capitalist economy -- i.e., be productive, make a contribution, etc
however, your response is a bit overblown = "never forget america banned alcohol"
in fact for k-punk these people replaced one mode of self-destruction (drugs, alcohol, hedonism) with another mode of self-destruction (suicide attacks)
henry miller said:
again, these bombers were 'Westerners'
i think their position is more ambiguous -- they're neither the one (se asian muslims) or the other (post-religious westerners)
henry miller said:
and those million 15 feb marchers felt a deep sense of injustice
yes, this is the point that BOTH k-punk and the ny times article make -- which is why i said the two "chimed," not that the structure of the analyses was the same