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Malcolm X Wasn’t Your Mascot: Stop Voting Like He Was
- Mom At Arms
- 4 hours ago
- 3 min read
Every election cycle, a certain breed of performative progressives dust off their Malcolm X quotes like sacred relics. They’ll post his speeches, wear his face on a shirt, and nod solemnly at his warnings about systemic oppression. But when it’s time to vote? They punch the ballot for someone like Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer turned Virginia congresswoman who embodies the very institutions Malcolm X spent his life warning us about.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t just political inconsistency. It’s ideological betrayal.
And yes, I, a white woman, am calling it like it is... PURE HYPOCRISY!
Malcolm X vs. the Surveillance State
Malcolm X didn’t just criticize the surveillance state, he lived under its microscope. The FBI and CIA tracked his every move, especially as he built global alliances to expose U.S. racism on the world stage. He knew that these agencies weren’t neutral arbiters of safety. They were tools of imperial control, designed to silence dissent and protect power.
Spanberger, by contrast, spent years inside the CIA. That’s not a footnote... it’s a feature. Her career was built on the very surveillance apparatus Malcolm X condemned. Voting for her while quoting him is like wearing a Che Guevara shirt to a Raytheon job interview.
Imperialism Isn’t Just a Foreign Policy Problem
Malcolm X saw imperialism as a global and domestic disease. He spoke out against U.S. interventions abroad and systemic oppression at home.
He didn’t separate the two!
He understood that the same mindset driving war overseas fuels police violence, economic exploitation, and racial injustice here.
Spanberger has consistently voted to fund military expansion, support foreign interventions, and uphold the very systems Malcolm X called out. If your politics claim to honor Malcolm’s legacy, you can’t keep feeding the machine he fought to dismantle.
The Hypocrisy of “Progressive Patriotism”
There’s a growing trend of “progressive patriots” who claim to fight for justice while defending the institutions that perpetuate injustice. They’ll say Malcolm X was “complicated,” “evolving,” or “strategic," as if that justifies voting for candidates who uphold surveillance, imperialism, and systemic control.
Malcolm wasn’t confused, y'all.
He was clear, uncompromising, and unafraid to name the enemy. He didn’t soften his stance to make white moderates comfortable, or even white conservatives. He didn’t trade truth for access. He knew his enemy and called it like he saw it.
And he sure as hell wouldn’t have voted for a CIA operative!
“The white liberal differs from the white conservative only in one way: the liberal is more deceitful, more hypocritical than the conservative. The white conservative isn’t trying to hide it. He doesn’t care how you feel. He comes right out and says what he thinks. But the white liberal is more dangerous than the conservative because he poses as the friend of the Negro."-Malcolm X (Watch him say it here)
Malcolm X’s critique wasn’t just about political labels. It was about power dynamics. He saw white liberals as gatekeepers who offered symbolic support while preserving the very systems that oppressed Black communities. His warnings remain razor-sharp today, especially when liberal politicians invoke his legacy while voting to expand surveillance, fund imperialist ventures, or sideline grassroots Black voices. Like, Abigail Spanberger, who promises to push more Gun Control in Virginia if elected governor.
And we all know the racist roots of Gun Control, right?
If You Quote Him, Live Like Him
Malcolm X didn’t ask for your admiration, he demanded your alignment. If you invoke his name, you better be ready to challenge the systems he died fighting. That means rejecting candidates who represent those systems, no matter how “moderate,” “electable,” or “pragmatic” they seem.
Voting for Spanberger while quoting Malcolm X isn’t nuance... its cowardice dressed as complexity.
I mean... if any of Malcolm's family reside in VA, I doubt they'll vote for a CIA Spook:
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