Decolonize K
The US is being occupied on stolen indigenous land – calls to end capitalism ignore the need for decolonization – the very idea that they didn’t mention this in the 1AC is the link – only by ending colonialism can we end capitalism
Jessica Yee, “OCCUPY WALL STREET: The Game of Colonialism and further nationalism to be decolonized from the “Left””, Racialicious, September 30, 2011, p. http://www.racialicious.com/2011/09/30/occupy-wall-street-the-game-of-colonialism-and-further-nationalism-to-be-decolonized-from-the-left/
The “OCCUPY WALL STREET” slogan has gone viral …
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building anything on our land – never mind an entire society.
The Occupy movement is stuck in the “Settler Mentality” – solving for capitalism does not solve for decolonization – it only perpetuates it – only an indigenous alternative can prevent extinction
Robert Desjarlait, Red Lake Ojibwe-Anishinabe and co-founder of Protect Our Manoomin, “Decolonization and Occupy Wall Street”, Racialicious, October 11, 2011, p. http://www.racialicious.com/2011/10/11/decolonization-and-occupy-wall-street/
Perhaps the most notable feature of the Occupy Wall Street…
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we silently vanish from existence.
The 1AC’s reference to Occupy excludes indigenous peoples – only the alternative solves
Freelander 11 (David, New York observer, “Native American Writer Reminds Occupy Wall Streeters Who The Real Occupiers Are” 10/10/11 http://www.observer.com/2011/10/native-american-writer-reminds-occupy-wall-streeters-who-the-real-occupiers-are/)
John Paul Montano, a Native American writer…
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I eagerly await your response, my friends.
Arguing for different Europeans systems to replace capitalism, like Marxism, is antithetical to indigenous values – only a truly indigenous solution solves
Russell Means, a leader in the American Indian Movement, “Revolution and American Indians: “Marxism is as Alien to My Culture as Capitalism””, October 17, 2010, p. http://endofcapitalism.com/2010/10/17/revolution-and-american-indians-marxism-is-as-alien-to-my-culture-as-capitalism/
Now let’s suppose that in our resistance …
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Theory is an abstract; our knowledge is real.
Focusing on wealth distribution does not solve for colonialism which is the root cause of the inequities they talk about
timarchy, Redescription, “Beyond “Occupy”: A Reflection on the Occupy Wall St. Movement from Victoria, British Columbia”, October 14, 2011, p. http://www.smithpolitics.com/?p=92
But an unfortunate tragedy is that the spirit of radical democracy…
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the fact of colonialism
Decolonize is better than occupy – occupy perpetuates the system whereas decolonization looks for a new culture not based in private property
Eric Zimmerman, Pulp Poetry, “Occupy Wall Street or Decolonize Wall Street?”, January 10, 2012, p. http://www.pulppoetry.com/occupy-wall-street-or-decolonize-wall-street/
When Occupy Wall Street hit Oakland …
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dream as big as you can
