▁critic isms ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁her ▁remarks ▁on ▁Ham as ▁and ▁He z bol lah ▁were ▁taken ▁completely ▁out ▁of ▁context ▁and , ▁in ▁so ▁doing , ▁her ▁established ▁views ▁on ▁non - vi ol ence ▁were ▁contrad icted ▁and ▁mis re present ed . ▁ ▁Butler ▁describes ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁her ▁remarks ▁on ▁Ham as ▁and ▁He z bol lah ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁way : ▁▁ ▁I ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁an ▁academic ▁audience ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁ago ▁whether ▁I ▁thought ▁Ham as ▁and ▁He z bol lah ▁belonged ▁to ▁" the ▁global ▁left " ▁and ▁I ▁replied ▁with ▁two ▁points . ▁My ▁first ▁point ▁was ▁merely ▁descript ive : ▁those ▁political ▁organizations ▁define ▁themselves ▁as ▁anti - imper ial ist , ▁and ▁anti - imper ial ism ▁is ▁one ▁characteristic ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁left , ▁so ▁on ▁that ▁basis ▁one ▁could ▁describe ▁them ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁left . ▁My ▁second ▁point ▁was ▁then ▁critical : ▁as ▁with ▁any ▁group ▁on ▁the ▁left , ▁one ▁has ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁one ▁is ▁for ▁that ▁group ▁or ▁against ▁that ▁group , ▁and ▁one ▁needs ▁to ▁crit ically ▁evaluate ▁their ▁stand . ▁ ▁Comment s ▁on ▁Black ▁L ives ▁M atter ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁interview ▁with ▁George ▁Y ancy ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Butler ▁discussed ▁the ▁Black ▁L ives ▁M atter ▁movement . ▁She ▁said : ▁▁ ▁The ▁dialog ue ▁draw s ▁heavily ▁on ▁her ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁book ▁P rec