Anarchist philosopher and revolutionary feminist Emma Goldman is rumoured to have written that she didn’t want to be part of any revolution if she couldn’t dance. Well, we all know who can dance! That’s right, Beyonce! In her latest video, ‘Run the World (Girls)’, multi-millionaire popstar Beyonce Knowles brings the spirit of Tahrir Square to MTV, celebrating the two most crucial elements of the Arab Spring: state violence and arse-wiggling sex-appeal. Any implication that this might be a strategy to distract attention from the fact that Knowles was paid $1million by the Gaddafi family for a private performance in 2007 is, of course, the work of liars and reprobates.
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