This is our Tom-Cat named “Smudge”. He is around two-years old and here – I have caught him listening to Gangsta Rap! His choice of album is the (1992) “Gorilla in the Mist” by the “Da Lemch Mob” – Produced by Ice Cube (who had just left N.W.A at the time). Before the terrorist attacks in New York on September 11th, 2001, many African-American Rappers used to openly criticise the American (capitalist) System and call for violent Revolution!
Black Power was still “Revolutionary” at this time – but after 2001 many performers switched their style to eulogising the very capitalism that had a) historically enslaved their ancestors, and b) continuously generates race-prejudice against their people – from one generation to the next! Today, Black-Americans are tempted to merely settle for a slice of the capitalist pie – where they can “buy” a relative sense of security by living in (exclusive) gated communities (usually with White people) protected by “Private” Security posing as Police Officers!
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 