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Wednesday Words of Wisdom: Malcolm X

malcolmxI believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I’m not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn’t know how to return the treatment.
—Malcolm X

I’m still working on my words about Baltimore, but this quote comes to mind as  informative and deeply applicable.  A lot of poor folks haven’t been treated right for a long time, and as Malcolm’s contemporary once said, “a hard rain’s a gonna fall” if things don’t change soon.

JunkChuck

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3 responses to “Wednesday Words of Wisdom: Malcolm X”

  1. Souldiergirl Avatar
    Souldiergirl

    Amen

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  2. MPHIX Avatar
    MPHIX

    Such things are cyclical throughout history. People are inherently prejudiced, it’s what makes us all unique and able to call upon a particular identity whether real or imagined. And within that exclusivity lie the seeds of opposition. How we manage our individuality in light of our behaviour towards others is something that is completely within our control however. It’s all about degrees of acceptability, rather than achieving the true definition of democracy and equality, which as far as I’m concerned will ever remain an unobtainable myth. We can only ever hope to strive for something like it.

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  3. Bill Jones, Jr. Avatar
    Bill Jones, Jr.

    “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is a great ideal, if you’re willing to have your head bashed it. I never have, so my ideology takes a markedly more pragmatic approach. If they hit you, hit them back harder.

    Rain is cleansing, and cleansing is often anything but peaceful.

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