My answer to a query:
/As I’ve started to dig more into socialism and leftist theory, I have
started to take a closer look at Marxism and as I am just scratching the
surface of Marx having read articles and seen intro presentations (still
need to dig into his books), but I’m struggling with what many marxists
seem to view as only looking at class without taking into account the
importance of anti racism and that racism and its history, including its
unique US history, also needs to also be centered in these discussions
with a history of its own./
/As I searched for “answers” regarding how to reconcile these forces, I
saw two of your articles in Counterpunch: class reductionism and
environmental racism; and Marx, Lincoln and the 1619 project. You used
the term “vulgar Marxism” I believe to describe the consternation I’ve
had with Marxism. Seeing those articles made me want to reach out to you
with the hope that – since you seem to have studied Marxism for decades
while also having some of these feelings – what you would suggest for me
in terms of what other prominent thinkers may share these views as I’d
really like to continue learning, but with the knowledge that you can be
a Marxist needing to adhere to its orthodoxy necessarily. Being someone
who speaks out against racism, stands with the Black Lives Matter
protests, and is married to a Latina who is on the left but not steeped
in theory, it’s important that as I develop an outlook on the left, that
race not be discounted completely./
/In my search so far I’ve seen some books in the black radical
tradition, such as Racial Capitalism, and Black Marxism by the same
author [Cedric Robinson]. I’m hoping those provide somewhat of a pathway
into understanding how Marxist theory can be coupled with anti racism./
full: https://louisproyect.org/2020/11/15/readings-on-race-and-class/
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