• Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    You can’t have a successful MLK without a Malcolm X behind him reminding the oppressors of the other option if they don’t compromise with the former.

    • Kindness@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      A good point. However, if violence was all there was, a devastating war would be the end result. The non-violence led the British public to disagree with the military actions.

      A destabilized nation cannot war afar.

      Apologies for butchering The Art of War, I believe the correct quotation includes “disruption at home” though it’s a very fuzzy memory.