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,AU?OR 3 ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON 

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,AN>*Y AS A J\RNEY 9 ! HUMAN /ORY HAS A LONG & CRAZY ROAD4 ,9 FACT1 IT IS :]E ! ,HUMAN ,/ORY BEG9S4 ,IT IS ! /ORY ( HUMAN LIFE ,B,E,=,E ! ADV5T1 ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( ,! ,MU?AFUCKAS4 7,ELDRIDGE ,CLEAV]IAN DEF9ITION1 HA74 

,9CREAS+LY1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 >*AEOLOGI/S1 ETC41 HAVE BE5 F9D+ PIECES TO A FANTA/IC SET ( PUZZLES4 ,& NOTICE ?AT ,I US$ ! PLURAL6 ,AS !Y BEG9 TO LAY !SE PIECES D[N1 PICTURES >E =M+ ( \R SOCIAL BEG9N+S ?AT WILL %OCK1 SURPRISE & AMAZE MANY4 ,MO/ ( US MAY EV5 F9D !M REVOLT+ BECAUSE !SE PICTURES GO SO EXTREMELY CONTR>Y TO ALL ?AT WE'VE BE5 RAIS$ TO BELIEVE AB\T ! /ORIES ( ! HUMAN SPECIES ON ?IS PLANET4 

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,I REMEMB] ONE ( ,NIKKI ,GIOVANNI'S POEMS :]E %E TOOK US ON A DAYDREAM J\RNEY 9TO ! L& ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY 1 ,U,S,A BE=E IT WAS ,BABYLON1 :5 IT 0BELONG$0 TO ! ,9DIG5\S ,PEOPLES2 :5 !RE W]E NO SKY-SCRAP]S1 C>S1 POLLUTIONS1 MAT]IALISM1 ETC4 ,IT MADE ME ?9K H[ EASY IT IS = US TO TAKE URBANISM = GRANT$1 = ! WAY IT IS & HAS ALWAYS BE54 ,PO9T3 

,TAKE ?+S BACK1 DE-VOLVE 9 TIME TO SIMPL] & SIMPL] REALITIES4 ,OR 444 M9US BUILD+S1 M9US C>S1 M9US EXPLOIT]S1 PROTECTIVE =CES1 DRUGS1 *UR*ES1 M>RIAGES1 ETC4 ,! FUR!R BACK WE GO1 ! SIMPL] ! WAYS ( LIV+ & SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS W]E4 ,SIMPLE QUE/IONS COME TO SURFACE1 LIKE3 ,IF ,IROQUOIS DIDN'T HAVE ,P5TAGON1 ,EXECUTIVE ,BRAN*1 ,COCA,COLA1 ,C,I,A1 ,COP ,JOE ,PIG 444 !N H[ DID !Y 7,IROQUOIS7 MANAGE !IR AFFAIRS8 

,COME TO F9D \T ?AT !SE SO-CALL$ 0SAVAGES0 HAD SOME PRETTY SIMPLE1 EFFECTIVE1 DIRECT WAYS ( GOV]N+ !MSELVES & ( LIV+ (F ! NATURAL RES\RCES ( ! L& 70,TURTLE ,ISL&074 ,!SE SO-CALL$ SAVAGES W]E ACTUALLY K9DA PEACE LOV+ & DEMOCRATIC 9 A WAY ,BABYLON A9T NEV] BE54 ,YET1 9 T]MS ( WRITT5 IDEALS1 ?OSE ,:ITE ,ANGLO,SAXON,PROTE/ANT 0F\ND+ FA!RS0 /OLE A LOT ( !IR IDEAS = !IR WOND]FUL ,DECL>ATIONS & ,CON/ITUTIONS & ,BILLS FROM !SE V]Y HUMAN BE+S !Y LABEL$ 0SAVAGES40 

,NEXT1 ,I READ ?IS BOOK1 0,:5 ,GOD ,WAS ,A ,WOM540 ,ITS TITLE WAS \TRAGE\S TO BEG9 )2 NOT EV5 WOR?Y ( S]I\S 9QUIRY4 ,BUT ,I WAS 9 A SITUATION :]E ,I HAD ! TIME & ! 0\TRAGE\S0 CAU<T MY ATT5TION1 LIKE SEE+ A PORNO MAGAZ9E = ! FIR/ TIME :5 NOBODY ELSE WAS >\ND4 ,AGA91 ,I HAD ALWAYS TAK5 IT = GRANT$ ?AT ?IS WAS A 0,MAN'S ,WORLD10 ?AT 0,GOD0 WAS A MAN 7BY V]BAL & PA9T$ WORD-PICTURES7 & ?AT ,MAN WAS ,SUPREME & ,HIS TOP POSITION 9 SOCIETY V]IFI$ IT4 ,O,R ,D,O,E,S ,I,T8 ,WAS IT POSSIBLY ?AT SU* IDEAS & BELIEFS & PRACTICES JU/ BE+ CONT9UALLY ,R,E,9,=,C,$ BY SEXI/1 MALE-CON/RUCT$ CULTURE MADE IT SEEM TO BE COMMON-S5SE1 ,T,R,U,E8 ,HMM8 

,TO HAVE A WELL-RESE>*$ BOOK *ALL5GE AGE-OLD IDEAS & BELIEFS ?AT ,I HAD HELD AB\T ,GOD AS ?IS BOOK DID1 WAS TO ,Q,U,E,/,I,O,N ,M,Y ,[,N ,S,A,N,I,T,Y4 ,GOD A ,WOMAN8 

,IS SOMEBODY LOOK+ AT ME8 ,GOD AS A ,HIS-/ORICAL IDEA_/BELIEF IS DEF9ITELY A ,%,O,R,T /ORY 444 9 ! OV]ALL ,/ORY4 ,POSSIBLY #e1 TO #a1 YE>S OLD4 ,COMP>$ TO1 :AT1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S & POSSIBLY A MILLION YE>S ( HUMAN COMMUNITIES4 ,F\ND DEEP )9 ! E>? ( A ,EA/ ,AFRIKAN BAS91 :AT C\LD ,LUCY 0! ,AFRIKAN0 ANCE/OR TELL US N[ AB\T \R ,BEG9N+S4 ,:AT MI<T %E />TLE US )8 

,BIBLE1 ,QURAN1 ,TORAH >E DEF9ITELY CREATION /ORIES4 ,BUT N[1 H]E W]E ! SUMM>IZ$ F9D+S ( MANY RESE>*]S1 OR SE>*]S1 P]IOD1 :O'S COLLECTIVE EVID5CE PO9T$ TO SOCIETIES1 COMMUNES WAY1 WAY OLD] ?AN ,ADAM @& ,EVE1 & ! ,ONE ,GOD /ORIES WE 9 ! ,WE/ HAVE BE5 SPOON-F$4 ,!IR LIV+ >RANGEM5TS HAVE BE5 LABEL$ MATRI>*Y1 MATRIFOCAL1 ,MO!R-,RI<T1 ETC4 ,! AVAILABLE EVID5CE PO9TS TO SIMPLICITY & ,D,I,F,F,],5,C,E 9 CREATION /ORIES1 9 GOV]N+ & 9 LIV+ (F ! NATURAL RES\RCES ( ! L&4 ,! AVAILABLE EVID5CE ALSO PO9TS TO LITTLE OR NO VIOL5CE1 RAPE1 RI*_/POOR DI*OTOMIES1 NO PIGS 5=C+ %IT2 NO RELIGI\S & PHILOSOPHICAL RATIONALIZATIONS = ACCEPT+ ONE'S CON/RUCT$ OR CONTRIV$ P[]LESSNESS1 ONE'S NE$ = MU?AFUCKAS CALL$ AU?ORITIES TO LEAD Y\1 OR ONE'S NE$ TO RE/RICT ! DYNAMIC FEEL-GOOD ( PUSSY_/DICK_/BODY_/SPIRIT & PLAY444 

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,EV5 TODAY1 WE'D EV5 FEEL CRAZY OR A BIT UNCOM=TABLE TO %IT OR PISS 9 ! OP5 OR 9 AN ,\T-H\SE 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,SO UPTI<T4 ,WE'RE /ILL UNEASY AB\T ADMITT+ ?AT WE MA/URBATE4 ,LORD KN[S :AT'S GO+ ?R\< \R M9DS :5 WE SEE SAME-SEX KISS & HUG4 ,>AB M5 DO IT 9 GREET+4 ,GAY & LESBIAN PEOPLE DO IT 9 GREET+ & MAY DO IT ALSO 9 PASSION4 ,P>5TS ( NEWBORNS JU/ DO IT SIMPLY 9 ! SPELL ( ,J,O,Y1 GREET+ & PASSION4 ,:,A,T666 ,SIMPLE ?+S4 ,SIT QUIETLY ON A ,H>LEM B5* & WAT* ! SUNRISE & FEEL+ AT ONE ) ! ,COSMOS4 ,CRAZY MU?A444 

,PO9T3 :AT HAPP5$ :5 SOCIETY GREW SO L>GE1 SO COMPLEX1 BRUTAL & DISORI5T+ ?AT WE F\ND \RSELVES ,L,O,/8 ,OR3 :AT HAPP5$ ,B,E,=,E ALL ?IS %IT HAPP5$8 ,H[ MI<T WE HAVE EXP]I5C$ ,LIFE BE=E 0,CIVILIZATION40 ,?IS IS :]E MY M9D WAS LEAD+ ME1 PROVOK+ ME TO NOT ONLY 9VE/IGATE & EXPLORE1 BUT TO BE IMAG9ATIVE4 

,GOD8 ,LEMME UND]/& H[ & :Y SOME ( !SE SPECIFIC IDEAS AB\T ,GOD CAME AB\T & = :OSE B5EFIT DID IT BECOME CANONIZ$1 ORGANIZ$1 & 9/ITUTIONALIZ$8 ,?AT'S :Y IT IS SO GOOD ?AT PEOPLE DEBATE RELIGION V]SUS SPIRITUALITY TODAY4 

,CIVILIZATION8 ,:AT ! FUCK IS SO GREAT AB\T IT :5 IT HAS US ON ! BR9K ( A TOTAL PLANET>Y PIGOCRACY ?AT IS JU/ DE/ROY+ HUMANITY4 ,:OSE IDEA WAS 0CIVILIZATION0 & = :OSE B5EFIT8 

,SO1 ,I HAD ALREADY ACCEPT$ A NEW VALUE 9 MY LIFE AS BE+ QUE/ION+1 D>+ TO QUE/ION1 HUMBLE & REVOLUTION>Y 5\< TO /& UP = :ATEV] MY NEW F9D+S1 CONCLUSIONS LAID 9 MY LAP4 ,IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS4 ,IT'S R\<4 ,WE'RE ALL SO ?OR\<LY CONDITION$ TO PURFUM$ BULL%IT1 TO %IT ?AT KEEPS US LOCK$ 9TO1 GLU$ TO ! V]Y ,MON/] ?AT IS DEV\R+ US4 

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,9 ! SAME VE91 5TR5*$ 9 ! ,NATIONALI/1 ,M>XI/-,L59I/ & ,MAOI/ TEA*+S1 ,I HAD ACCEPT$ !IR ID5TIFICATION ( ,! ,5EMY1 ! ,OPPOSITION 7,TROTSKY @& ! AN>*I/S PUT 9 ) ! KAPITALI/S7 )\T EV5 FULLY UND]/&+ ,:,Y4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 :Y ! HELL DIDN'T ,I *ECK 0! ,O!R0 SIDE ( ! /ORY8 ,I HAD NEV] EV5 AVAIL$ MYSELF TO O!R ,BLACK REVOLUTION>Y ?9K]S LIKE ,C,L,R ,JAMES1 ,JAMES & ,GRACE ,LEE ,BOGGS1 ,ADOLPH ,RE$1 ,PAT ,ROB9SON1 ,LUCIUS ,\TLAW1 ,JAMES ,CONE1 ,AUDREY ,LORDE & ! ,COMBAHEE ,RIV] ,COLLECTIVE1 ! BLACK CRITICAL !ORI/S1 ! BLACK EXI/5TIALI/S1 ! BLACK SURREALI/S4 ,OR EV5 0! ,O!R0 ,EUROPEAN ?9K]S LIKE ,PR9CE ,KROPOTK91 ,SIMONE ,BEAVOIR1 ,S>TRE1 ! ,SITUATIONI/S1 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 ,PAUL ,GOODMAN1 ,ANTONIO ,GRAMSCI1 ,MALATE/A1 ,REGIS ,DEBRAY1 ,H]B]T ,M>CUSE1 ETC4 

,! DIALECTICAL ME?OD HAD HELP$ ME TREM5D\SLY 9 BE+ P]SONALLY ANALYTICAL & CRITICAL 9 MY ?9K+ & VIEW+ ?+S4 ,I AM =EV] GRATEFUL TO ?AT SKOOL TO ?IS DAY4 ,BUT1 ,I W\LDN'T HAVE PUT ,M>X & COMPANY & !IR IDEAS & PROGNOSIS UND] ! SAME CRITICAL1 SCI5TIFIC 7MY BE/7 MICROSCOPE4 7,! ,PAN!R ,P>TY ,D,I,D1 9 FACT1 PULL MY COAT TO ,MI/] ,M>X'S RACISM1 :I* TOLD ME ?AT HE WASN'T NO P]FECT MU?A4447 ,IT HAD TO HAPP5 ) ! 9T]ACTION & URG+ ( O!RS ( MY COMRADES :O HAD ALREADY MADE A SIMIL> J\RNEY AS MY [N4 ,& IT WASN'T BUT TWO OR ?REE6 ,SO1 :5 FIR/ EXPOS$ TO AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE1 ,I REJECT$ IT ) A BIAS$ BOOT1 A FASCI/IC BOOT4 ,AT SOME PO9T1 ) ! HELP ( CONV]SATION & SUGGE/IONS ( HUMILITY1 ,I RELAX$ A BIT & READ SOME ( !IR %IT1 AS ,I HAD READ ,ISLAMIC LIT]ATURE :5 TRY+ TO UND]/& ,MUSLIM COMRADES BELIEFS & >GUM5TS4 

,PAN!R IDEOLOGY HAD JO9$ ) O!R REVOLUTION>Y !ORETICIANS LIKE ,JAMES ,BOGGS 70,RACISM & ! ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE071 9 CRITIQU+ :ITE KAPITALI/ ,BABYLON1 & ! TRAITOR\S ROLE ( ITS 0WORK+ KLASS & TRADE UNIONS0 T[>DS ,BLACK FOLKS /RUGGLE = LIB]ATION & REVOLUTION )9 ,BABYLON P]IOD4 ,MY [N 9DEP5D5T /UDIES1 PROVOK$ BY ,PAN!R ,FRANKIE ,ZI?S :O GAVE ME MY FIR/ AN>*I/ READ+1 V]IFI$ ?AT4 ,FRANKIE'S H&-WRITT5 NOTES ON ! SIDES ( !SE READ+S W\LD ALWAYS RELATE ! 'LESSONS'1 = EXAMPLE1 ON ! ,MAKNOVI/S' BETRAYAL BY ! ,RUSSIAN COMMUNI/S1 TO \R POSSIBLE BETRAYAL BY :ITE COMMUNI/S & O!R PRIVILEG$ :ITE ACTIVI/S4 ,SO1 :5 ,I READ MY FIR/ AN>*I/ TRACT ON 0UNIONS0 & H[ !IR HI]>*IES CONSI/5TLY ALIGN$ !MSELVES ) PATRIOTIC MAT]IALISM & PIG BOSS MANAGEM5T1 ,I CONCLUD$ ?AT AN>-,K,I,S,M MADE SOME SOLID CRITIQUES4 ,SO1 IT CAN'T BE ?AT BAD4 ,BUT KEY 9 ! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE WAS NOT SO MU* ,LABOR'S 7\R 0NATURAL ALLY07 TREA*]Y OR 9CORPORATION 9TO ! ,SY/EM4 ,IT WAS ,LABOR'S ,/,R,U,C,T,U,R,E & MIDDLE-KLASS GOALS & CAPITALI/ ASPIRATIONS4 ,BUT /RUCTURE @& CULTURE WAS KEY6 ,=1 REG>DLESS ( Y\R RHETORIC1 EV5 ! MO/ RADICAL1 IF Y\R /RUCTURE & ASPIRATIONS >E BASICALLY 9 L9E ) Y\R 5EMY'S1 !N :ATEV] Y\ PRODUCE WILL BE BASICALLY 9 L9E ) Y\R 5EMY4 ,& BE+ ?AT ,LABOR GR\PS' RHETORIC WAS MAT]IALISM & AM]IKAN BL9DNESS TO ! ROOT CAUSES ( RACISM1 :AT ELSE C\LD IT DO ,B,U,T BETRAY ITS ALLEG$ REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL & ITS ALLIES 444,L,I,K,E ,U,S ,N,I,G,G,U,H,S8 

,!SE LITTLE AN>*I/ PAMPHLETS W]E EASILY AVAILABLE FROM 9FO-%OPS 9 ,DETROIT & ,CANADA1 & !Y W]E GETT+ TO US 9 ! PRISONS4 ,I WAS NO LONG] AV]SE TO READ+ & LE>N+ FROM !M4 ,BUT ,I ONLY SAW !M AS MAK+ A LOT ( GOOD & 9T]E/+ CRITIQUES ( KAPITALISM & AU?ORIT>IAN OPPOSITION GR\PS1 LIKE UNIONS & VANGU>D P>TIES44 ,ACTUALLY1 ,I WAS READ+ & LE>N+ A LOT FROM ! WORKS ( ! ,FRANK=T SKOOL ( PSY*OLOGY 7,E4 ,FROMM1 ,M>CUSE1 ,W4 ,REI*1 ETC47 & FEM9I/ LIT]ATURE 70,! ,BLACK ,WOMAN0 $IT$ BY ,TONI ,CADE ,BAMB>A1 ,?IRD ,WORLD ,WOM5'S ,ALLIANCE1 ,%EILA ,R[BO?AM1 9T]VIEWS ) WOM5 ( ! NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS1 ,MI*ELLE ,WALLACE'S 0,BLACK ,MA*O44401 ,M]L9 ,/ONE'S 0,:5 ,GOD ,WAS ,A ,WOMAN10 ,ANGELA ,DAVIS1 ETC474 

,!SE READ+S EV5TUALLY L$ ME BACK TO READ+ & RE-READ+ AN>*I/ WORKS AS A S]I\S /UDY ( ITS FRAME ( REF]5CES1 ITS PR9CIPLES1 IT'S /YLE1 & IT'S CONTEMPOR>Y RELEVANCE4 ,?IS WAS ALL BASICALLY PRISON-TIME1 ?9K+ TIME1 REFLECT+ TIME4 ,REBEL PHILOSOPHY 9 PRISON IS ?AT Y\ BE PRO-ACTIVE :5 DEAL+ ) 0,K,A,PTUR$ ,TIME40 ,DON'T LET TIME DO Y\ - Y\ ,D,O TIME4 ,D,O1 AS AN ACTIVE1 AGGRESSIVE1 DEFIANT V]B4 ,& AS A ,P,[ ,I MO/ C]TA9LY DID4 ,AS ,P,[ ,SUNDIATA ,ACOLI HAD SAID FROM ! BEG9N+ ( HIS KAPTUR$-TIME3 0,TURN PRISON 9TO Y\R UNIV]SITY40 ,I READ TILL MY EYES HURT6 

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,JU/ A QUICK CRUISE ?R\< SOME ( !SE MAJOR 9FLU5CES4 ,NUMB] ONE W]E ,HUEY ,NEWTON & ,ELDRIDGE ,CLEAV]'S 9TELLECTUAL D>+NESS & RADICAL APPLICATION ( ! ,M>XI/ DIALECTICAL ME?OD ( ?9K+ )9 ! CONTEXT ( A HI<LY TE*NOLOGICAL & RACI/ ,BABYLONIAN EMPIRE2 ! 0ORGANIC0 OR PUBLIC 9TELLECTUAL-ACTIVI/S LIKE ,JAMES & ,GRACE ,LEE ,BOGGS1 ! ,BLACK & ,ASIAN REVOLUTION>Y C\PLE \T ( ! ,DETROIT AUTO PLANTATION4 ,!Y KEPT ME GR\ND 9 ! L>G] MEAN+ & P[] ( ,BLACK ,REVOLUTION4 ,! BOOK1 0,RACISM & ! ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE0 WAS REQUIR$ READ+ :5 ,I CAME 9TO ! ,NEW ,J]SEY_/,NEW ,YORK ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY4 ,!Y BO? DESCRIB$ !MSELVES AS DIALECTICAL HUMANI/1 & 9 COMP>ISON ) NATIONALI/S1 M>XI/S1 L59I/S1 TROTSKYI/S & MAOI/S1 ,I ?9K !Y'D BE CONSID]$ 0ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN0 BECAUSE ORGANIZ+ WAS AB\T RAIS+ ! GRADE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y 9 T]MS ( P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY 9 CREAT+ MORE DEMOCRATICALLY ADVANC$1 LIB]ATORY HUMAN & SOCIAL RELATION%IPS 9 GOV]N+4 

,!IR ?+ WAS 9 CREAT+ WAYS TO *ALL5GE PEOPLE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = !IR [N LIVES & !IR [N COMMUNITIES1 FROM !IR P]SONAL RELATION%IPS ) !IR LOV$ ONES TO NEI<BORHOOD1 NATIONAL & WORLD ISSUES4 

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,! ,FRANK=T SKOOL ( PSY*OLOGY DEVELOP$ \T ( ! ,FREUDIAN SKOOL4 ,!Y DUG MANY KEY LIMITATIONS ) ,FREUD = V>I\S REASONS4 ,& !Y T5D$ TO BE SOCIALI/1 OR SOCIALI/IC & SOMETIMES MOVEM5T 9VOLV$4 ,!Y ALSO T5D$ TO BE CRITICAL ( ! ,/ATE ,=MS ( ,(FICIAL ,SOCIALISM ?AT HAD DEVELOP$ 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & O!R ,EUROPEAN NATIONS4 ,]I* ,FROMM'S WORKS W]E ! FIR/ TO IMPACT ON ME1 MY ?9K+4 0,! ,>T ( ,LOV+0 WAS MY FIR/ SOCIALI/-HUMANI/ BREAK-D[N ( LOVE PSY*OLOGICALLY1 ROMANTICALLY1 SOCIALLY & POLITICALLY4 ,I BEGAN TO REALLY UND]/& ! IMPORTANCE ( ,LOVE AS A P[] = HEAL+ & SU/A9+ REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE = ! LONG-HAUL4 0,ESCAPE ,FROM ,FRE$OM0 AWAK5$ ME TO UND]/&+S ( FRE$OM ?AT ,I HAD NEV] GRASP$ 9 T]MS ( ITS PSY*OLOGICAL DIM5SIONS4 ,LIKE1 :Y W]E PEOPLE ,A,F,R,A,I,D ( FRE$OM1 H[ DID ?IS ,A,U,?,O,R,I,T,>,I,A,N ,M,5,T,A,L,I,T,Y HE TALK$ AB\T COME 9TO BE+ & OP]ATE8 ,FROMM ALSO WROTE AB\T 0SOCIALIZ$ TE*NOLOGY10 OR H[ TO HUMANIZE TE*NOLOGY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ,P,E,O,P,L,E1 NOT PR(ITS 70,REVOLUTION ( ,HOPE074 

,BRUNO ,BETTLEHIEM & ,VICTOR ,FRANKEL ALSO DEALT ) ?IS AU?ORIT>IAN ,F,A,S,C,I,/ M5TALITY4 ,:AT MADE !IR 9SI<TS P>TICUL>LY P[]FUL = ME W]E !IR ACTUAL EXP]I5CES UND] ,NAZI ,EUROPE & 9 ,KONC5TRATION ,KAMPS4 ,H]E W]E VICTIMS ( ?AT HOLOCAU/ :O DEFI$ SUBMISSION & LIV$ TO PASS !IR PSY*OANALYTIC 9SI<TS ON TO G5]ATIONS TO COME4 ,IMM$IATELY EXP]I5C$ ,B,Y ,M,E W]E P>ALLELS BETWE5 !IR PR$ICAM5TS & \RS 7,BLACK FOLKS & ,NATIVE FOLKS71 H]E4 ,PSY*OLOGY1 HMM 444 ,P[]FUL TOOL4 

,( ALL ! BREAK-AWAY /UD5TS ( ,FREUD1 ,WILHELM ,REI* CAPTUR$ MY ATT5TION ! MO/4 ,HE WAS RADICAL 9 ANALYSIS & 9 PRACTICE4 ,HE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MOVEM5T 9 ,EUROPE DEEPLY4 ,& HIS COMMITM5T TO FACT-F9D+ & TOTAL LIB]ATION ( HUMANITY WAS EXTREME1 SO MU* SO ?AT ! LEAD+ REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION 7HE WAS A MEMB]67 EXPELL$ HIM = DEVELOP+ NEW =MS ( /RUGGLE BAS$ ON HIS CONCEPTS ( REVOLUTION>Y SEXUALITY 7CRITIQUE ( B\RGEOIS MORALITY & OPPRESSIVE UPBR++ EV5 )9 ACTIVI/S7 & ANTI-FASCI/ *>ACT]-ANALYSIS 7CONFRONT+ ! 9T]NALIZATION ( KAPITALI/1 AU?ORIT>IAN CULTURE ,E,V,5 )9 ! REVOLUTION>Y RANKS74 ,HAV+ BE5 RUN \T ( ,G]MANY BY ! ,NAZIS1 & KICK$ \T ( ! 0HUNG-UP ON B\RGIE MORALITY0 AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTION>Y P>TY & ,FREUD'S ,PSY*OANALYTIC ,SOCIETY1 ,REI* EV5TUALLY MADE HIS WAY TO ,BABYLON1 ,U,S,A4 7,?AT'S A :OLE NO?A /ORY1 SO DON'T ASK ME :Y87 ,ESS5TIAL H]E IS ?AT HE CONT9U$ HIS SE>* = DEEP] SCI5TIFIC 9SI<TS 9TO ! *>ACT]-/RUCTURAL FE> ( FRE$OM 7DEEP] ?AN ,FROMM7 & ! 0ESS5CE0 ( ,LIFE1 ( LIV+ & FREE HUMAN BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION+ LEAD+ TO HIM DEVELOP+ ! AN>*I/IC CONCEPT ( 0,WORK-,DEMOCRACY10 & :AT ,I MI<T CALL 0ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION4 ,I WAS FOLL[+ ?AT & LE>N+ SO MU* AB\T PEOPLE1 P]SONALITIES & ROLES AS MORE ?AN M]ELY LIP-S]VICE IMPORTANT4 ,!Y HELD A C]TA9 0KEY0 TO UND]/&+ FRU/RATIONS 9 \R REVOLUTION>Y BEHAVIORS4 

,WORK-DEMOCRACY 9 %ORT WAS ONE ( ! MO/ REVOLUTION>Y CONCEPTS ?AT ,I HAD COME TO UND]/&4 ,BORNE 9 ! MID/ ( ,EUROPEAN FASCISM1 ,REI* DEVELOP$ AN AN>*I/IC CONCEPT )\T EV5 KN[+ IT4 ,H]E HE RAIS$ SOME V]Y KEY ?+S ?AT C\LD1 ON ! ONE H&1 BEG9 TO DE/ROY ! ROOTS ( FASCISM 9 ! OPPRESS$ *>ACT]-/RUCTURE ( ! 0MASS 9DIVIDUAL10 & ON ! O!R1 PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON DE/ROY+ ! SOCIAL 'PLAGUE0 ( AU?ORIT>IAN1 FASCI/ ORD] 9 G5]AL4 

,IF ,GEORGE ,ORWELL'S 0#a#i#h#d0 LAID \T ?AT DREAD$ PROGNOSIS1 !N ,REI* (F]$ US AT LEA/ ONE WAY TO UN-ANCOR ?AT %IT \T ( \R V]Y S\LS4 ,IT DIDN'T MATT] :E!R ?IS FASCISM WAS EMANAT+ FROM KAPITALI/ METROPOLES ( IMP]IALISM OR SOCIALI/_/COMMUNI/ METROPOLES ( IMP]IALISM4 ,WORK-DEMOCRACY BAS$ ITSELF 9 ! COMMITM5T TO FACT-F9D+1 KN[L$GE OR 9=MATION1 ?R\< ! HONE/ WORK ( SCI5TIFIC PURSUIT4 ,REI* HAD ?IS IDEA ( ! 0HUMAN ESS5CE0 :I* WAS BASICALLY EXPRESS$ 9 HIS WORDS1 0,LOVE1 WORK & KN[L$GE >E ! WELLSPR+S ( LIFE4 ,!Y %\LD ALSO GOV]N IT40 ,HE FELT ?AT WAS ! ONLY PURPOSE BEH9D ! HONE/ PURSUIT ( UND]/&+ LIFE1 ESPECIALLY IF ONE WANT$ TO *ANGE LIFE4 ,REI* FELT ?AT ?IS SE>* = PRACTICAL1 LOVE-ORI5T$ KN[L$GE WAS PRIM>Y1 ?AT NOT EV5 P>TY OR IDEOLOGICAL LOYALTY C\LD /OP IT OR %\LD 9T]F]E ) ! PROCESS &_/OR RESULTS BE+ US$ TO FUR!R ! REVOLUTION ( LIFE4 ,HE SAID ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y BASIS ( WORK-DEMOCRACY WAS 9 ! FREE1 LIV+ FUNCTION+ ( ! HUMAN ORGANISM :I* WAS ORI5T$ TO PLEASURE 9 ! BIOLOGICAL S5SE & TO ! JOY ( LIFE & LIFE EXPLORATION 9 ! SOCIAL S5SE4 ,EV]YDAY ,CULTURE @& ,POLITICS W]E FRU/RAT+ ?AT4 

,9 HIS POLITICAL EXP]I5CE1 ,REI* F\ND ?AT ! MO/ REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION :I* DID NOT *ALL5GE ITS CULTURAL UPBR++1 :I* DID NOT CONC]N ITSELF ) HELP+ PEOPLE DEVISE PROGRAMS ?AT ADDRESS$ !IR EV]YDAY SOCIAL & SEXUAL MIS]Y & 0EXI/5TIAL ANG/0 7MY 9PUT71 AS IT RELAT$ TO !IR /RUGGLES = SELF-DET]M9ATION1 ,!,N !Y W\LD HELP P]PETUATE ! V]Y SOCIETY !Y W]E 9TELLECTUALLY TRY+ TO DE/ROY4 ,REI* WAS JU/ AS CONC]N$ ) :Y ! REVOLUTION>Y WAS REPRODUC+ ! SAME AU?ORIT>IAN1 LIFE-NEGAT+ SOCIETY OPPRESS+ !M )9 !IR [N RANKS4 ,& HE WAS ON TO SOME?+ V]Y BASIC TO LIFE ) ?IS ATT5TION HE PUT ON SEXUALITY1 ! BODY & ONE'S ABILITY OR 9ABILITY TO MAKE REVOLUTION AS DESIRE1 DESIRABLE & PLEASURE-ORI5T$4 ,IT WAS LIKE1 IF Y\ CAN'T %AKE FROM ! HIP & LET-*A BACKBONE SLIP1 YO' /IFF ASS CAN'T H>DLY MAKE NO REVOLUTION ?AT WILL J+LE & T+LE ) A LIFE-AFFIRM+ *ILD-LIKE SOCIAL-ISM4 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG SAID IT1 9 A TWI/->\ND ( ! ,P>LIAM5T ( ,FUNKADELIC3 

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,AGA91 ,REI*'S CONC]N WAS *>ACT]-/RUCTURE CAU<T UP 9 ! WEB ( SUP]/RUCTURE & POLITICAL /RUCTURE & ECONOMIC /RUCTURE4 ,SO1 HIS CONC]N WAS ! CONCRETE1 IMM$IATE 9DIVIDUAL & HIS_/H] CIRCUM/ANCES4 

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,! ,FRANK=T ,SKOOL1 ,REI* 444 AGA91 ?IS /RONG PSY*OLOGICAL TAKE ON OPPRESSION & LIB]ATION_/REVOLUTION1 L$ ME BACK TO ?AT V]Y BOOK ,ELDRIDGE ,CLEAV] CALL$ ! ,BLACK ,BIBLE = ! ,REVOLUTION>Y1 0,WRET*$ ( ! ,E>?40 ,FANON4 ,FANON4 ,FANON4 

,READ IT AGA91 = :AT1 ! ,?,I,R,D TIME8 ,BUT :Y DID IT SEEM LIKE ! FIR/ TIME8 ,BECAUSE MY UND]/&+S & ANALYZES ( ?+S 7?+S67 W]E EVOLV+4 ,EA* TIME ,I RE-READ ! WORKS ( ,FANON ,I WAS GRASP+ MORE1 & = MORE4 ,PSY*OLOGICAL T]MS W]E CLE>] N[4 ,SYMBOLIC CULTURAL T]MS MADE MORE S5SE N[ 7LIKE ! 0VEIL074 ,OKAY1 0,ON ,VIOL5CE0 - YEAH1 ,I GOT IT4 ,/RIKE MY OPPRESSOR & A BRICK FROM ! WALL ( FE> GETS DISLODG$4 ,I FEEL BETT]1 EMP[]$1 ETC4 ,BUT N[ ! *APT] ON 0,COLONIAL @& ,M5TAL ,DISORD]S0 COMES TO LIFE6 ,NOT JU/ M]E W>N+S AGA9/ UNCRITICAL NATIONALI/ TRAPP+S 7READ3 EUROPEAN 9FLU5C$ IDEAS ( ,NATION1 ,GOV]NM5T1 ,FLAG1 ,REPRES5TATIVE ,DEMOCRACY1 ETC47 

,BUT N[ A DEEP] LOOK AT :AT COLONIALISM HAS DONE TO US FROM A PSY*OLOGICAL P]SPECTIVE4 ,LOOK AT :AT WE HAVE 9T]NALIZ$4 ,LOOK AT H[ WE HAVE HIDD5_/COV]$ OV] \R [N PA91 \R [N W\NDS1 & COME TO ?9K ( IT1 \R [N JOYS @& POSSIBILITIES = 5JOY+ LIFE'S MANY EMANATIONS4 ,! MAK+S ( A ,N,I,G,G,]4 ,NOT ONLY EUROPEAN VALUES & WAYS ( ?9K+1 BUT ALSO ! 9ITIAL TRAUMAS ?AT +RA9$ )9 US A FE> ( 0!M0 SYMBOLICALLY1 & ?US A FE> ( /RIK+ \T = FRE$OM4 ,FE> ( FRE$OM 444 ,]I* ,FROMM1 ,REI*1 ,FRANKEL1 ,M>CUSE1 ,MALCOLM ,X1 ,GREIR @& ,COBBS1 ETC4 ,AW>5ESS1 TIE-9S >E MU?AFUCKAS4 

,REVIEW+ ONE'S LIFE OV] & OV] AGA9 HAS COME TO BE A V]Y NECESS>Y PRACTICE = A REVOLUTION>Y D$ICAT$ TO LIV+ REVOLUTION TO ITS FULLE/4 ,Y\ READ1 Y\ LE>N2 Y\ EXP]I5CE1 Y\ LE>N2 Y\ REFLECT ON IT ALL1 Y\ LE>N & HOPEFULLY GR[ OR MOVE BEYOND :]E Y\'D JU/ >RIV$4 ,! ANALYSIS ( MY ,PAN!R EXP]I5CE HAS EVOLV$ AS MY REVOLUTION>Y CONCEPTS HAS EVOLV$ & AS ,I HAVE BE5 EXPOS$ TO NEW CONCEPTUAL WAYS ( VIEW+ & ANALYZ+ ! WORLD4 ,& ! CONTEXTS HAVE *ANG$1 SO ?REW ?AT 9 = YET MORE IMP]MAN5CE ( BO? REALITIES & CONCEPTS1 P]IOD4 

,!RE IS NO ONE ,ALL-,EMBRAC+1 ,ALL-,5COMPASS+ CONCEPT TO CONTEXTUALIZE EXP]I5CE3 ONE'S [N OR ONE'S WORLD4 ,LIKE A LI<T %9+ ?R\< A PRISM1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON EXP]I5CE & ANALYZE IT FROM AS MANY DIFF]5T ANGLES AS POSSIBLE4 ,OR AT ! LEA/ BE OP5 TO MORE ?AN JU/ ONE 7:I* IS LIKE BE+ /UCK ON /UPID74 ,I WAS 9ITIALLY A NATIONALI/ A LA ,/OKELEY & ,H4 ,RAP ,BR[N4 

,! ,B,P,P J>R$ & ANGL$ ME T[>DS REVOLUTION>Y ,NATIONALISM1 :I* WAS NATIONALISM 9=M$ BY NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5T ?9K+ CUTT+ ACROSS ,AFRICA1 ,ASIA & ,LAT9 ,AM]IKA1 ,M>XISM1 ,L59ISM1 ,MAOISM1 ,KIM ,IL ,SUNG'S ,JU*E4 ,! ,BOGGS RE9=C$ ! CREATIVE USE ( ! 0DIALECTICAL ME?OD0 & A RADICAL ,HUMANISM2 ,REI*'S *>ACT]-ANALYSIS & WORK-DEMOCRACY1 & F9ALLY FEM9ISM1 RADICAL PO/-MOD]NISM & AN>*ISM4 ,! LA/ ?REE J>R$ & ALL[$ ME TO LOOK AT ANY BELIEF1 CONCEPT1 IDEA & PRACTICE ,A,S ,T,E,M,P,O,R,A,L1 ,D,I,A,L,E,C,T,I,C,A,L ,9 ,H,A,V,+ ,A ,B,I,R,? @& ,D,E,A,? ,& ,I,T ,A,L,L ,B,O,? ,U,S,E,F,U,L ,& ,D,I,S,C,>,D,A,B,L,E4 ,FLE% \T !IR HIDD5 & NOT-SO-HIDD5 SEXISMS1 AU?ORIT>IANISM1 RACISMS1 EUROC5TRISMS *AUV9ISMS & HI]>*IES4 ,!RE=E1 IT IS NOT CONTRADICTORY = ME TO SAY ?AT ,AN>*ISM IS AB\T OP5+ DOORS TO GREAT] LE>N+ & DO+1 EV5 IF IT MEANS ITS [N DEA?4 ,?AT ATTITUDE WAS ALSO A ,PAN!R ATTITUDE TO KN[L$GE & WORK :I* EV5 ,MAO'S R$ BOOK RE9=C$4 

,SOME KEY WORDS 9 ! DEBATE3 ,! ,/ATE1 ,! 0,MASSES10 & ,! ,REVOLUTION>IES444,& :Y DO ,I SEE ! DIFF]5CES4 

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,I ,A,M ,A,N ,A,N,>,*,I,/ ,:,O ,B,E,L,I,E,V,E,S444 ?AT 0,! ,/ATE0 IS 9H]5TLY OPPRESSIVE AS A ME*ANISM ?AT CANNOT ,G,I,V,E1 ,G,R,A,N,T1 ,G,U,>,A,N,T,E,E ,O,R ,P,R,E,S,],V,E ,FRE$OM1 OR MAKE REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE4 

,)\T ,! ,/ATE1 AN>*Y HAS EXI/$ 9 V>Y+ =MS S9CE ! E>LIE/ HUMAN SOCIAL =MATIONS1 BECAUSE AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT PEOPLE CAN GOV]N !IR [N LIVES1 9DIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY1 BAS$ ON COMMONLY WORK$ \T & AGRE$ UPON VISIONS1 9T]E/S1 MUTUAL AID1 NON-HI]>*ICAL DECISION-MAK+1 CODES ( CONDUCT1 OP5 COLLABORATIVE !ORIES & PLANS = DIRECT & DEMOCRATIC CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( LIVELIHOOD1 & PEOPLE'S P[] TO BR+ AB\T PROSP]ITY1 PEACE1 H>MONY1 FUN1 ADV5TURE1 PROTECTION1 NURTURANCE & AN ATMOSPH]E = SPIRITUALLY HOLI/IC WELL-BE+ )\T ADH]5CE TO PRIVATE PROP]TY1 MONEY1 GOD1 RACE SUPREMACY1 ABLE-BODI$ SUPREMACY1 AGE-ISM1 IMP]IALISM1 ETC4 ,BELIEF ?AT ORGANIZATION & /RUCTURE ( ANY ACTIVITY MU/ BE CONSI/5T & ID5TICAL TO ?AT :I* W\LD *>ACT]IZE ! G5]AL PICTURE ( ! NEW1 FREE SOCIETY 7-TIES7 5VISION$470PREFIGURATIVE0 AS ,C9DY ,MIL/E9 W\LD SAY7 ,!SE ACTIVITIES1 AN>*I/IC OR COMMUNAL 9SPIR$1 MU/ BE ! ,D,N,A 9 EV]Y SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC & MILIT>Y 5DEAVOR ?AT ONE OR ONE'S GR\P TAKES ON 9 ! C\RSE ( ! REVOLUTION4 

,IF ,! ,/ATE1 & EV]Y 9/ITUTION )9 ?AT ,NATION-,/ATE1 IS HI]>*ICAL1 & UNCRITICAL HI]>*Y ( ANY K9D P]PETUATES OR AIDS ! OPPRESSIVE ,/ATE1 !N ,I BELIEVE IT IS A CONTRADICTION TO ! GOALS ( A FREE SOCIETY TO ADOPT ! SAME OR SIMIL> MODELS ( ! ,5EMIES ( ,FRE$OM4 

,I BELIEVE ?AT 0,VANGU>D ,P>TIES0 >E 0,! ,/ATE 9 ,EMBRYO0 & ?AT HI/ORICALLY !Y HAVE L$ TO ! BETRAYAL ( ! V]Y 0,MASSES0 !Y 9ITIALLY *AMPION$4 ,! ONLY TIME ?AT A VANGU>D P>TY HAS NOT BECOME ,! ,/ATE IS :5 !Y HAVE ,L,O,/ ! BATTLE4 ,?IS HAS BE5 SO BECAUSE1 9 ! ABS5CE ( A CRITIQUE ( CULTURE1 ORGANIZATION & ! 9DIVIDUAL1 !Y UNCONSCI\SLY 7& ,NOT-,SO-,UNCONSCI\SLY1 BUT V]Y CLE>LY7 REPRODUCE !IR 9T]NALIZ$ OPPRESSIONS4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ,I SPECIFICALLY MEAN ! REPRODUCTION ( HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IPS1 ELITI/ ASSUMPTIONS AB\T PEOPLE & KN[L$GE & TRADITIONS )9 9ITIALLY OR POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y =MATIONS & 9DIVIDUALS4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ,! ,/ATE IS ,E,V,],Y,:,],E 444 DAMN-NE>4 ,BUT SO >E ,F,R,E,E ,A,C,T,I,V,I,T,I,E,S1 & 9 MANY CASES BO? EXI/ 9 CRAZY & CONFLICT+ WAYS1 SIDE BY SIDE )9 PEOPLE1 COMMUNITIES1 ORGANIZATIONS & P]SONALITIES4 ,REAL PEOPLE1 REAL MU?A 444 

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,NATIONALI/S1 ,M>XI/-,L59I/S1 AU?ORIT>IANS 9 G5]AL SEE ,PEOPLE AS A 0,MASS ,BODY0 & BELIEVES ?AT ! 0MASSES' NE$ AN ORGANIZATION ( PR(ESSIONAL REVOLUTION>IES TO BO? $UCATE & LEAD !M4 

,! 0MASSES' NE$ ! 0SCI5CE0 & ! 0PLAN02 !Y NE$ !IR CONSCI\SNESS ,R,A,I,S,$4 ,! PR(ESSIONALS HAVE BO? ! 0SCI5CE0 & ! WAYS & MEANS TO CONSCI\SNESS-RAIS+ & REVOLUTION-MAK+4 ,?US1 ! 'MASSES0 HAVE TO BE ,M,O,V,$2 !Y >E ,D,E,A,D1 ,I,G,N,O,R,A,N,T UNTIL ,! ,5LI<T5$ ,ONES GIVE !M ! BREA? ( LIFE & ! LI<T ( KN[L$GE4 ,! ,LIB]ATION OR ,! ,REVOLUTION WILL BE A*IEV$ ?R\< ! 

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444:O PROCLAIM !MSELVES ! 0,REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,MASSES40 ,! 0MASSES0 >E SE5 AS 9 A /ATE ( 9]TIA ,U,N,T,I,L ACTIVAT$ BY ! PR(ESSIONALS4 

,AN>*I/S SEE ,PEOPLE AS 9DIVIDUALS ) ! WILL TO LIVE1 LE>N1 LOVE1 WORK \T !IR [N 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE DE/9IES 9/9CTIVELY OR SPONTANE\SLY4 ,HUMAN DIGNITY IS KEY4 ,! ,PEOPLE >E !IR [N LIB]ATORS1 FOH-REAL4 ,AN>*I/S ALSO BELIEVE ?AT ! 0MASSES0 7OH1 ,I HATE ?AT T]M67 >E NOT ONLY !IR [N LIB]ATORS BUT ?AT !Y CAN DISCOV] !IR [N WAYS TO ,REVOLUTION1 ORGANIZATION & SELF-DET]M9ATION 7! 0SCI5CE07 SPONTANE\SLY OR ORGANICALLY4 ,9 FACT !Y_/WE >E ALWAYS RESI/+1 FI<T+ BACK 9 MANY HIDD5 & NOT SO HIDD5 WAYS4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ! SAME WAY !SE 0PR(ESSIONALS0 CAME TO CONSCI\SNESS IS OP5 TO & POSSIBLE = ,A,L,L4 "9 ,& !RE IS NEV] ONLY ,O,N,E WAY TO CONSCI\SNESS4 ,SO1 AS LONG AS ?OSE :O KN[ ,%,>,E 7MUTUAL AID1 NETWORK7 & COORD9ATE !IR VISIONS & PLANS1 !N !RE BE NO NE$ = ! PR(ESSIONAL OR VANGU>D AS ,A,U,?,O,R,I,T,Y1 & ANY P[] WON W\LD REMA9 GR\ND$ ) ?OSE ACTUALLY F\<T = & SECUR$ IT4 

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,AU?ORIT>IANS SEE !MSELVES AS 0VANGU>DS01 LEAD]S4 ,AS SU*1 !IR 0JOB0 IS TO BE 9 ! =EFRONT 444 LEAD+4 ,LEAD+ :OM8 ,! ,MASSES4 ,!Y UNCRITICALLY ACCEPT ! COMMON-S5SE_/PLACE_/GIV5 ?AT ! 0MASSES0 >E IGNORANT1 /AGNANT1 AFRAID TO MOVE4 ,!RE=E1 !Y MU/ ,B,E ,M,O,V,$1 ,$,U,C,A,T,$1 ,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,$4 ,& AS POSSESSORS ( ?AT ,S,P,E,C,I,A,L ,B,O,D,Y ,( ,K,N,[,L,$,G,E CALL$ ,S,C,I,5,C,E1 ,R,E,V,E,L,A,T,I,O,N1 ,D,I,V,9,E ,W,I,S,D,O,M OR ! ,D,I,A,L,E,C,T,I,C,A,L & ,H,I,/,O,R,I,C,A,L ,M,E,?,O,D,S ( ,?,9,K,+1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ,O,N,L,Y !Y CAN GIVE ! 0MASSES0 :AT !Y NE$ 7EV5 IF !Y DON'T WANT IT674 ,LIKE *ILDR51 Y\ MU/ LEAD ! 0MASSES0 TO P[] ?R\< ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,VANGU>D OR ,! ,ONE :O IS CONV9C$ ( ITS CORRECTNESS OR CORRECT POLITICAL L9E ON SUCCESS4 ,!Y !RE=E PROMOTE CORRECT-L9E ?9K+1 IDEOLOGICAL LOYALTY1 *A9-(-COMM&1 CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[]1 CLASS UNITY1 CLASS /RUGGLE1 RACE NATIONALI/ UNITY1 PROP] RELATION%IPS1 OBJECTIVITY 9 ANALYZ+ ,R,E,A,L,I,T,Y1 ACT+ ON SELF-PROCLAIM$ REPRES5TATIONS ( ! 0MASSES0 & Y\ ,A,L,O,N,E BE+ ABLE TO CLE>LY 9T]PRET !IR NE$S & DESIRES = *ANGE4 

,AN>*I/S SEE !MSELVES AS P>T ( ! 0MASSES0 OR 7) MORE DIGNITY & 9DIVIDUALITY7 ,! ,PEOPLE4 ,?US1 !IR 0JOB IS TO RECOGNIZE !IR EQUAL ID5TITY ) ! ,PEOPLE AS CAPABLE ( !ORY & PRACTICE1 CONSCI\SNESS1 SELF-ACT+1 SELF-DET]M9+4 ,ON ! AN>*I/ MA9 T5ETS ( ,M,U,T,U,A,L ,A,I,D ,& ,C,O,L,L,E,C,T,V,E ,C,O,O,R,D,9,A,T,I,O,N ,( ,/,R,A,T,E,G,I,E,S ,& ,A,C,T,I,V,I,T,I,E,S1 Y\ %>E :AT Y\'VE GOT 7KN[L$GES1 WEAPONS1 EXP]TIZE1 RES\RCES ( ALL K9DS7 TO GET :AT Y\ WANT4 ,?IS WAY ,PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS ( CONSCI\SNESS & EXP]TIZE HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO MIX & GR[1 LE>N & BECOME EMP[]$ ,REVOLUTION>IES )9 ,MUTUAL ,AID =MATIONS4 0,CORRECT ,L9ES0 CAN N[ REFLECT TRUE MULTI-LEVEL1 MULTI-FACET$1 MULTI-EXP]I5TIAL @& EXP]IM5TAL CONTRIBUTIONS ( ALL1 RA!R ?AN ! ELITI/ 0,I ,K,N,[ ,:,A,T,S ,B,E,/ ,= ,Y,\40 ,AN>*I/S !RE=E PROMOTE ,P>TICIPATORY ,DEMOCRACY1 ,DIRECT ,DEMOCRACY1 CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+1 NONHI]>*ICAL LIFE/YLES1 FEM9I/ PRAXIS1 ORGANIC 9TELLECTUAL D>+NESS1 CREATIVITY 9 ACTION1 >T1 C>NIVAL PLEASURE1 AS WELL AS AN ECOLOGICAL CONNECT$NESS TO ,ALL & P]MAN5T REVOLUTION4 

,BLACK ,AN>*I/S DIFF] FROM ,NATIONALI/S & ,M-,L'S & MO/ ALL ,BLACK COMMUNITY RELIGIONI/S 7,*RI/IANITY1 ,NATION ( ,ISLAM1 ,AFRIKAN ,ISLAMIC & OR?ODOX GR\PS1 ETC47 9 ?AT1 ) AN>*I/S 9 G5]AL1 WE ,R,E,J,E,C,T ! NE$ = A ,/,A,T,E 9 TOTO4 ,! ,/ATE IS 9H]5TLY 0EVIL0 & ALWAYS LEADS TO CORRUPTION1 P[] MONG]+ & OPPRESSION ( SOME = ! B5EFIT ( O!RS4 

,NATIONALI/S & RELIGIONI/S (F] ,N,O ?OR\< CRITIQUE ( ,! ,/ATE1 ITS HI/ORY1 ITS HI/ORICAL 0NECESSITY10 ITS CONTRADICTION TO ! V]Y CONCEPT & PRACTICE ( FRE$OM4 ,!Y MAY CRITICIZE ! NEO-COLONIAL ,/ATE1 ! RACI/ ,/ATE1 ! WELF>E ,/ATE1 ! POLICE ,/ATE1 BUT ?AT IS A MATT] ( RE=M+ ITS BEHAVIOR &_/OR REPLAC+ !SE ASPECTS ( OPPRESSOR ,/ATES ) A 0BLACK0 ,/ATE1 A 0BLACK SOCIALI/ WORK]S0 ,/ATE1 OR A 0,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,AFRIKA04 

,M-,L'S (F] A SIMIL> CRITIQUE4 ,!Y WILL EV5 ADMIT ?AT ,! ,/ATE IS 9H]5TLY 0EVIL0 & OPPRESSIVE1 BUT !Y >GUE ?AT IT IS A 0NECESS>Y EVIL0 = ! SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM DEFEAT+ KAPITALISM TO CON/RUCT+ SOCIALISM 9 COMBAT+ C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES & O!R PLOTT+1 HIDD5 PIGS B5T ON RE-KAPTUR+ P[] & RE/OR+ ?+S BACK TO ,! ,GOOD ,OLE ,DAYS4 

,I SAY 444 ,PHUCK ,?AT6 ,ALL ,P[] TO ! ,PEOPLE4 ,?R\< ! ,PEOPLE4 ,NO GIMMICKS1 NO FANCY PUBLIC RELATIONS4 ,EI!R Y\ RESPECT PEOPLE'S CAPACITIES TO ?9K = !MSELVES1 TO GOV]N !MSELVES1 TO CREATIVELY DEVISE !IR [N BE/ WAYS TO MAKE DECISIONS1 TO BE ACC\NTABLE1 TO RELATE1 PROBLEM-SOLVE1 BREAK-D[N ISOLATION & COMMUNE 9 A ?\S& DIFF]5T WAYS 444 ,O,R3 Y\ DIS-RESPECT !M4 ,Y\ DIS-RESPECT ,A,L,L ( US4 

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,I DON'T WANNA GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT EV5 ,A,L,L ,B,L,A,C,K ,A,N,>,*,I,/,S AGREE ON EV]Y?+4 ,WE >E AS DIV]SE AS ANYBODY ELSE4 ,BUT :AT WE DO AGREE ON IS ,T,R,U,E SELF-DET]M9ATION ( ! PEOPLE1 RESPECT = ! 9DIVIDUAL 9VOLV$1 ,R,E,A,L ,R,E,S,P,E,C,T4 ,WE PLACE A HI< VALUE ON COLLECTIVITY & COMMUNALISM & O!R WAYS ( LIV+ & FI<T+ TO 5D !SE MANY =MS ( OPPRESSION AS 0PRE-FIGURE 7-ACTIONS70 ( ! K9D ( SOCIETY WE WANT TO BR+ 9TO EXI/5CE4 

,?IS WRIT+ WILL GIVE Y\ AN IDEA ( :AT L$ ME TO BECOM+ AN AN>*I/4 ,I WANT TO %>E !SE ?\<TS ) Y\ AS ,AN>*I/ ,PAN!R CONT9UES TO COME \T & 9 SPEAK+ \T :5 ,I CAN4 ,I WANT A BLACK AN>*I/ 0TAKE0 ON ?+S TO BE MORE 9 ,! ,MIX 9 \R COMMUNITY ( COMMUNITIES ?AT >E FAC+ G5OCIDE4 ,NO LONG] %\LD ! PREVAL5T NATIONALI/1 PROGRESSIVE & REVOLUTION>Y IDEOLOGIES & ORGANIZATIONAL APPROA*ES HOLD UNOPPOS$ C\RT :5 ! RHETORIC ALWAYS SAYS ITS AB\T ,! ,P,E,O,P,L,E4 ,IF ITS TRULY AB\T 0,! ,PEOPLE0 !N LET IT BE1 & LET US TOGE!R F9D ! WAYS TO MAKE ?AT HAPP5 SO ?AT ,W,E444,W,E444,W,E444CAN W9 & BE FREE4 

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