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Even now, as this is being written, the uprising in the U.S. already inspired new movement @PapuanLivesMatter, which is referring to an ongoing genocide in West Papua, performed by the Indonesian state on behalf of Western governments and mining companies.
And this is just a beginning.
Grievances are legitimate. Struggle for justice is legitimate. The essential thing now is to separate the fight against racism, colonialism, and imperialism, from the political interests of the establishment, or part of it.
This separation can only happen on the barricades. And since the education has been kidnapped by the regime, there has to be an accelerated injection of the revolutionary education administered to both protesters and the general public. Education about both the past and the present.
But we should not give up on the protesters!
And calling their uprising "Color Revolution" is disrespectful and yes: racist!
Their rage is legitimate. And of course, the rage of the people all over the world is legitimate, too, without any doubt.
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