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== Criticism == | == Criticism == | ||
Though Sakai correctly points how the [[United States of America|United States]] is founded on [[slavery]], [[Settler colonialism|colonialism]], and [[genocide]], he | Though Sakai correctly points how the [[United States of America|United States]] is founded on [[slavery]], [[Settler colonialism|colonialism]], and [[genocide]], he is criticized by some Statesians like J. Sykes for allegedly rejecting the revolutionary potential of the white [[proletariat]] and allegedly denying the existence of a proletariat in the USA.<ref>{{Web citation|author=J. Sykes|newspaper=[[Fight Back! News]]|title=Red Theory: Against Sakai on settler colonialism and the national question in the U.S.|date=2022-07-24|url=http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/7/24/red-theory-against-sakai-settler-colonialism-and-national-question-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816073528/http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/7/24/red-theory-against-sakai-settler-colonialism-and-national-question-us|archive-date=2022-08-16|retrieved=2023-02-03}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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J. Sakai is a communist author best known for writing Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat, which details the nature of settler colonial societies and gives an historical account on the history of white labor movements in the United States and its relation to African-Americans.
Criticism[edit | edit source]
Though Sakai correctly points how the United States is founded on slavery, colonialism, and genocide, he is criticized by some Statesians like J. Sykes for allegedly rejecting the revolutionary potential of the white proletariat and allegedly denying the existence of a proletariat in the USA.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ J. Sykes (2022-07-24). "Red Theory: Against Sakai on settler colonialism and the national question in the U.S." Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-02-03.