The Gaza Genocide, a Warning to Black America
The Gaza Genocide and American Barbarism: Implications for Black Liberation.
The genocide in Gaza, being perpetrated by the zionist entity (Israel), and its strong bipartisan support from the United States has many implications for Black Americans. Some of the most important ones are as follows: First, the collective West has not progressed at all from the barbarism of the 15th-20th century; Second the Democratic party is not a legitimate vehicle of black political power; Third, the tactics used in Gaza will inevitably be used at home; and Fourth, the state (as is currently configured) does not provide protection for Black Americans in any significant way.
First, the assumption that the collective West (led by the United States) has advanced morally or politically beyond the historical atrocities of African enslavement, Indigenous genocide, and mass colonial violence of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries is false. The Republican party base overwhelmingly supports, and the Democratic elite tacitly endorses, extermination campaigns—regardless of how openly visible they become. Both the Biden and Trump administrations have willingly sacrificed American diplomatic credibility and military effectiveness in unconditional defense of Israeli atrocities. International law, the United Nations, and nuclear non-proliferation frameworks have all been undermined by the joint actions of the U.S. and Israel. During the Biden presidency, the U.S. repeatedly stood alone against near-unanimous UN resolutions demanding ceasefires, while the Trump administration facilitated genocide directly through cynical initiatives like the Gaza Aid Foundation, which ultimately lured Palestinians to their deaths under U.S.-supplied Israeli weaponry.
These actions underscore that the United States is not merely complicit but actively enabling an intensifying barbarism, signaling clearly that the current political trajectory is incapable of self-correction or reform. Real change can only come from confronting—and fundamentally dismantling—the structures that sustain and rationalize such atrocities. This cannot be done within the Democratic party.
Second, the Democratic party is not a legitimate vehicle of black political power. It is an imperialist organ that will justify and support anything in the America’s hegemonic interest. Democrats have also done nothing to push back against the right-wing onslaught against its electoral base, especially in the deep South where far-right governors reign with near impunity. Simply look at the chaos of the Louisiana Democratic party, a party in name only. A large percentage of the Democratic party elite know in full about the atrocities in Gaza; they see the videos of children and hospitals being bombed but continue to support the Genocide by giving Israel a blank check in its mass murder campaign. This support for atrocity should raise questions among the Democrat's most loyal base (Black Americans) about the morality of the Democratic party and willingness to act in episodes of anti-black violence.
Third, the tactics used in Gaza will be used here, especially as the domestic political-economic situation continues to degrade and American politics becomes increasingly fractured. This is of exceptional truth within the deep South with the entrenched power of the Republican far-right here is putting the black nation in an escalating state of siege. Look at where the police train. The New Orleans police department and Baton Rouge police departments are known to have an exchange trip to Israel with intelligence and tactics being shared(1,2). Cooperation between the domestic security forces and the Israeli security state is quite extensive in the South with the dreaded Cop City in Atlanta being modeled after “Little Gaza”. Cop City is an extensive police training ground used by police to train in counter-insurgency tactics who’s obvious target is the South’s restless black population (2). This cooperation and coordination do not bode well for the inevitable uprisings that will occur as conditions continue to degrade and the Trump regime continues to provoke violence in the base areas of its political opponents.
Louisiana perfectly illustrates the social and economic stagnation driven by the Republican Party’s white nationalist faction, which continues to deepen the multiple crises this country faces. Over the past decade, the number of people killed by security forces has steadily increased (3). Rather than addressing this violence, the current white nationalist administration has prioritized shielding law enforcement from accountability, making it easier for police to murder members of oppressed nationalities with impunity. One of its key aims is to purge even the few dissident voices within police departments by dismantling affirmative action and framing equity policies as unlawful and harmful—insisting instead on a narrow, punitive vision of "fighting crime" (4). At the same time, Louisiana’s leadership remains unwavering in its support for the Israeli state, further eroding what remains of America’s global credibility and moral standing. Figures like House Speaker Mike Johnson—an archetype of hardline evangelical extremism—have endorsed every major action by Israel, regardless of its human rights implications (5). In Baton Rouge, the administration has worked to suppress the growing anti-apartheid movement by restricting state funding to organizations that criticize Israel, aligning state policy more with foreign repression than domestic democratic values (6).
Fourth, Integration into the American settler colony has never guaranteed protection from state violence. Black Americans, despite generations of struggle and sacrifice, continue to face systemic repression. Similarly, before October 7th, many Palestinians were deeply embedded within Israeli society (working, studying, and living under occupation) yet this did not shield them from ethnic cleansing and genocidal violence. Drawing parallels between the U.S. and Israel is not simply rhetorical; both societies operate as settler colonial projects, though in different historical and political stages.
The Israeli state represents both a primitive and hyper-modern evolution of American-style settler colonialism. It is advanced in its capacity for high-tech repression—drone warfare, mass surveillance, algorithmic targeting—combined with a totalizing, nihilistic willingness to annihilate entire communities. At the same time, it is primitive in its unfiltered brutality: open massacres, collective punishment, and indiscriminate bombing without even the pretense of legal restraint. This trajectory mirrors the growth of America’s own internal settler violence. The white militia movement, a movement historically tied to anti-black violence (KKK, white league, red shirts, etc.) has become increasingly organized, armed, and politically embedded within law enforcement and state structures. The Republican party is increasingly moving toward the right, both on social issues and terminally on economic issues. Support for political violence is increasing among Republican voters, with 32 of Trump-aligned Republicans supporting the need for political violence to “save the country” (7). These two movements feed into each other, as the Republican party becomes more extremist, as the militia movement becomes more organized, and as people's material conditions continue to degrade, the chances of violent events become more likely.
What is to Be Done
The U.S. is regressing into a state of organized barbarism reminiscent of the worst chapters in its history: the racial terror of the 1920s, the state-sanctioned violence of the 1960s, and even echoes of antebellum repression. The gains made through generations of Black resistance are now met with a fierce right-wing backlash that seeks to reverse democratic progress and enforce white nationalist rule. The current crisis is not merely political polarization—it is a reassertion of settler dominance in its most unrestrained form. This reassertion should not be met with inaction, this isn’t a problem that can be prayed away.
To protect you and myself from the increasing barbarism of American society, three actions need to be taken. The first is the organization of community defense groups and watches within Louisiana and throughout the country. Many good organizations already exist like the Huey Newton Gun Club, the People's Power organization in South Louisiana, and many other left-wing/black-nationalist organizations throughout the South. Either organizing within these groups or like these groups would help our communities in defense. Organization and education are tenfold more important than actual weapons. Members of our community should know how to use, clean, repair, and field strip a pistol and rifle. Communities need to be organized by blocks and block captains elected from the population to oversee readiness. City, state, and national coordination between groups needs to be set up for information and resource sharing.
The second action is the formation of community help groups or “mutual aid” groups. Mutual aid is important in any crisis situation and will become increasingly important as American politics becomes increasingly fragmented. Information about mutual aid is in abundance, but briefly, mutual aid is a type of “peer support”, where individuals exchange needed resources and skills in a crisis situation based purely on need and availability. Its main purpose is to prevent excess death in a crisis situation.
Finally—and perhaps most critically—any meaningful political change must involve moving beyond reliance on the Democratic Party and rejecting the confines of Americanism itself. The Democratic Party is fundamentally incapable of serving as a vehicle for genuine Black political power. It is structurally committed to protecting the interests of corporate elites and their appointed colonial intermediaries—including many Black political figures in high-ranking positions. A genuinely independent Black political formation is urgently needed: one that can negotiate from a position of unapologetic strength and advocate radical, transformative solutions to the pressing problems our communities face.
Although organizations such as the African People's Socialist Party, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, and the People's Power Party already exist, their efforts must be unified, expanded, and scaled up. To achieve real change—a powerful, unified organization must operate nationally and, crucially, attain significant political influence at the gubernatorial level across the Deep South. Only through such organized political strength, independent of existing structures, can Black people secure lasting liberation and political self-determination.
References
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1617
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/10/1-in-4-republicans-pro-political-violence/75142467007/