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"The liberal tries to become an arbitrator, but he is incapable of solving the problems. He promises the oppressor that he can keep the oppressed under control; that he will stop them from becoming violent.
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"The liberal tries to become an arbitrator, but he is incapable of solving the problems. He promises the oppressor that he can keep the oppressed under control; that he will stop them from becoming violent.
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At the same time, he promises the oppressed that he will eb able to alleviate their suffering--in due time. Historically, of course, we know this is impossible, and our era will not escape history.
The most perturbing question for the liberal is the question of violence.
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The most perturbing question for the liberal is the question of violence.
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The liberal's initial reaction to violence is to try to convince the oppressed that violence is an incorrect tactic, that violence will not work, that violence never accomplishes anything. The Europeans took America through violence and through violence
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they established the most powerful country in the world. It is absolutely absurd for one to say that violence never accomplishes anything..
"The reason the liberal seeks to stop confrontation...is that his role, regardless of what he says, is really to maintain the status quo
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"The reason the liberal seeks to stop confrontation...is that his role, regardless of what he says, is really to maintain the status quo
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He enjoys economic stability from the status quo and if he fights for change he is risking his economic stablity. What the liberal is really saying is that he hopes to bring about justice and economic stability for everyone through reform, that somehow the society
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will be able to keep expanding without redistributing the wealth. This leads to the third pitfall of the liberal. The liberal is afraid to alienate anyone, and therefore he is incapable of presenting any clear alternative."
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Goddamn, Kwame Ture with the heat.
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Goddamn, Kwame Ture with the heat.
"He enjoys the status quo; while he himself may not be actively oppressing other people, he enjoys the fruits of that oppression. And he rhetorically tries to claim that he is disgusted with the system as it is.
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While the liberal is part of the oppressor, he is the most powerless segment within that group. Therefore when he seeks to talk about change, he always confronts the oppressed rather than the oppressor. He does not seek to influence the oppressors
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he seeks to influence the oppressed. He says to the oppressed, time and time again, "You don't need guns, you are moving too fast, you are too radical, you are too extreme." He never says to the oppressor, "You are too extreme in your treatment of the oppressed,
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b/c he is powerless among the oppressors, even if he is part of that group; but he has influence, or, at least, he is more powerful than the oppressed, & he enjoys this power by always cautioning, condemning, or certainly trying to direct & lead the movements of the oppressed
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....The final confrontation, when it does come about, will of course include the liberal on the side of the oppressor. Therefore if the oppressed really wants a revolutionary change, he has no choice but to rid himself of those liberals in his rank."
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