On this episode of The Black Myths Podcast they talk about the Right and Wrong when it comes to Kwame Ture's look on violence and non-violence. Check out entire episode: https://youtu.be/FG6orDZ9eLk?si=8W5o55Lh2FgKKwiu

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Editor of Grassroots Thinking, J. Ezra McCoy joins Black Myths Pod to discuss Too Black's latest piece on nonviolence.

pt. 1
https://www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-is-violence-too-somebodys-gotta-die/

pt. 2
https://www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-is-violence-too-part-2-were-all-in-the-gunk/
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In this episode, we are visited by anti-imperialist scholar and professor Dr. Bikrum Gill. We delve into the critical historical and political arguments for why separating the Iranian "people" from the Islamic Republic of Iran at this moment is a dangerous ideological move that reproduces the logic of imperialism. We explore how the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew a brutal, Western-backed client regime and established a state explicitly opposed to U.S. imperialism and Zionist settler colonialism. Drawing on the work of scholars like Bikrum Gill, we challenge the comfortable liberal distinctions that echo imperialist rhetoric, such as "We support the Palestinian people, not Hamas" or "I support civil rights but not like that." Bikrum makes clear why standing against the war and sanctions on Iran requires a clear stand for the resistant, anti-imperialist state structure—internal contradictions and all—that has held the line when others surrendered

In this episode, we are visited by anti-imperialist scholar and professor Dr. Bikrum Gill. We delve into the critical historical and political arguments for why separating the Iranian "people" from the Islamic Republic of Iran at this moment is a dangerous ideological move that reproduces the logic of imperialism.

We explore how the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew a brutal, Western-backed client regime and established a state explicitly opposed to U.S. imperialism and Zionist settler colonialism. 

Drawing on the work of scholars like Bikrum Gill, we challenge the comfortable liberal distinctions that echo imperialist rhetoric, such as "We support the Palestinian people, not Hamas" or "I support civil rights but not like that." Bikrum makes clear why standing against the war and sanctions on Iran requires a clear stand for the resistant, anti-imperialist state structure—internal contradictions and all—that has held the line when others surrendered.

Bikrum is a a scholar of international political economy. His research is guided by third world Marxist political and methodological commitments. He is concerned, in particular, with how the contradictions of capitalist imperialism bear upon the sovereign capacity of peoples in the Global South. His research and writings have inquired into this question through a focus on agriculture and development, the climate crisis, sanctions, and anti-colonial/anti-imperialist resistance. His work has been published in a range of academic and non-academic venues, including Politics, Globalizations, Canadian Food Studies, Developing Economics, Red Pepper, and Ebb Magazine.

The “Second Sacred Defence”: Solidarity, Sovereignty and the Politics of Anti-War
https://voxummah.com/2025/06/the-second-sacred-defence-solidarity-sovereignty-and-the-politics-of-anti-war/

00:09:51 - Current Moment
00:44:26 - Iran Mini History
01:16:51 - Imperialism in the Middle East
01:31:18 - Imperialism Today
01:54:22 - Last Thoughts


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This podcast delves into the violent contradictions at the heart of mass movements, challenging the idea of "spotless innocence." We explore how tactics of nonviolence function as a form of sacrificial violence, drawing in the State—both as a protector and a predator—and how insurgent violence acts as a "positive radical flank," forcing political concessions. From the Civil Rights Movement's reliance on federal troops to the global legacy of colonialism, discover why violence is the inevitable companion to confrontation, and why movements must seize the power to impose peace.

This episode challenges the term "nonviolence," proposing that movements for social and political change often succeed by relying on the opponent's violence. We introduce the concept of sacrificial violence: the intentional absorption of an opponent's brutality to gain strategic concessions, a topic explored in the article "Nonviolence is Violence, Too: Somebody's Gotta " written by BMP host Too Black.

The discussion analyzes historical actions like the Freedom Rides and the Albany Movement, drawing on the work of figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and political scientist Erica Chenoweth. It explores the idea that confronting established power inevitably results in conflict and, often, violence.

Nonviolence is violence, too: Somebody's gotta die

https://www.grassrootsthinking.com/nonviolence-is-violence-too-somebodys-gotta-die/Die