black_prophetic_tradition unhinged 'the effort to silence (mumia) abu-jamal is part of the cultural drive to crush the remnants of the black prophetic tradition.. this tradition..has consistently named and damned the cruelty of imperialism and white supremacy. it has been our most astute critique of empire. the...tradition expressed radical truths with a clarity and moral force that have eluded most other critics of american capitalism. obama first displayed his fear of this tradition when he betrayed his pastor, the reverend jeremiah wright, abetting the brutal character assassination of one of the nation's most prophetic voices... ...it is understandable why this tradition frightens obama. it exposes him for what he is - the ideological heir of booker t. washington, a black accommodationist whose core message to black people was in the words of W.E.B. dubois, 'adjustment and submission.' obamas message to the black underclass in the midst of the corporate rape of the nation is drawn verbatim from the booker t. washington playbook. he tells them to work harder - as if anyone works harder than the working poor in this country - to get an education, and to obey the law.' - chris hedges 171208 what's it to you? who go blather from